15,000 fans descended on Oxford Maine this past 4th of July weekend for the inaugural Nateva Festival. The 3 day festival had performances by Umphrey’s McGee, Further, The Flaming Lips, moe, G.P.G.D.S., John Brown’s Body and many others. Check out these stunning photos by Rich Gastwirt. Do you like the photos? Become a Fan! Pete [...]
Interview by Tyler Curtis Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, a band out of Rochester NY, is making a huge impression on the reggae scene. The band has gone from as many as 7 musicians, to now a 4 piece reggae dub powerhouse, providing you that downright kinky reggae, to that full dub sound. While they may [...]
Photos & review by Buffalo native and new BTJ contributer Matthew Buckley. Nietzsche’s – Buffalo, NY Rochester natives, and roots reggae touring veterans are back at it in 2010 in a big way. After performing hundreds of crowd pleasing shows the past several years the band is back on the road, this time in support [...]
One of our favorite bands G.P.G.D.S. has just released their 2nd album. This “best of” live album from select shows in 2008 and 2009 features original songs that fans from Maine to California have grown to love over the years. The production on this album which blends soundboard and audience recordings gives an intense live sound that [...]
Another incredible year at one of America’s longest running music festivals. Check out these photos of Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Donna The Buffalo, Hank Roberts, and the grounds at Trumansburgh in 2009. Click image below for full slide show! Related Posts:
*** Click HERE for 2009 band schedule *** July 16th to 19th 2009. Our favorite festival of the year – the 19th annual Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival has announced their lineup. Donna the Buffalo has been hosting the festival for 19 years to raise money for the fight against AIDS and other worthy causes, provide regional [...]
While cruising Giant Panda Guerila Dub Squad’s website a few months ago we saw they were touring with a band from California called Rebelution. We checked out their website and were immediately impressed with their unique fusion of reggae and rock made popular by Sublime in the 90′s. Opening for Slightly Stoopid at the best [...]
G.P.G.D.S is defining east coast reggae every night out with its intense dubs, melodic guitar play, and amazing improv. The band finally had a chance to play the “Pirate Ship” aka Nietzsche’s in Buffalo, NY and raised the roof with two sets of intense original reggae. The bands music can be described as lively, roots [...]
GPGDS killed it on Saturday night here in Buffalo. I went to this show unsure of what to expect. I had heard the guys on Sirius and listened to a few of their shows on The Archive but wasn’t completely sold. I love keyboards in a band and GPGDS has a dynamic duo that laid [...]
