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Music Is More Important Volume 1 - A 17 track sampler, featuring songs from our 3 studio albums, live releases, and never before released material.

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Upcoming Dates

  • May 17

    Cambridge [Boston], MA at Middle East Downstairs

  • May 18

    Ithaca, NY at The Haunt

  • May 19

    Millerton, NY at Uphoria Festival

  • May 25

    Newmarket, NH at The Stone Church

  • May 26

    Greenfield, MA at StrangeCreek Campout

  • May 27

    Baldwinsville, NY at Paper Mill Island

  • Jul 13

    Lone Tree, IA at Camp Euforia

  • Jul 22

    Painesville, OH at Painesville Party In The Park

  • Jul 27

    New York, NY at Rocks Off Concert Cruise - The Jewel

  • Jul 28

    Girard, PA at The Gathering @ Chaffees

  • Jul 29

    Norwich, NY at Chenango Summer Jam

  • Aug 03

    Naples, NY at Inspire Moore Winery

  • Aug 04

    Sterling, NY at Sterling Stage – String Fling

  • Sep 01

    Thornville, OH at Dark Star Jubilee

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    We got lost in Iowa in the middle of the night and this older than sin country hillbilly took us in for the night. He wanted to play a game of chance that he picked up riding trains during the dust bowl. He had these old goat teeth and he wrapped random words around the teeth on small scraps of blotter held together by twisty ties. He put the teeth in an old jar and had us draw straws at who was gonna shake the teeth. Chris was selected and as he shook the jar the old man started to chant some speaking tongues kind of language that we were unfamiliar with. By chance, when the teeth rolled they spelled out Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad. He asked us what we did and we told him we were in a band. He said it was necessary for us to take this moniker as our new band name or suffer dire consequences of fate on our travels. Read the whole Interview with James

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