Kofi Goodwin – Life Pilot Fundraiser

Friends & Family and music supporters

We are proud to announce that we will be taking part in a wonderful benefit concert on the afternoon of Saturday, August 7 2010 in Farmington NY.

Tickets: http://www.hopealivefoundation.org

The benefit is to support our best friends the Goodwin family who recently went through some difficult medical matters with their young son Kofi. Best friends of GPGDS and long time supporters, Matthew and Vanessa Goodwin are the two young parents of Kofi Goodwin who recently had to undergo very serious eye surgery that will continue to need medical support throughout his childhood. This benefit hopes to raise the funds to ease the financial burden as much as possible for this family who has always been full of love and supported their community when it is in need.

We are all so grateful to have Kofi with us in this world. For all of us as best friends, this was a very real scare in our lives and a lesson of how health, family, and friends is the greatest wealth to celebrate. This benefit is also a celebration of life and truly defines the essence of what HOPE ALIVE is all about; friends helping friends celebrate life through personal expression.

So please come and enjoy the get down. Their will be much music and fun to be had.

Thanks,
Panda

If you can’t attend, please donate anyway

JULY NEWSLETTER – Read it!

Full list of TOUR DATES

We had a blast at Party In The Park, Sterling Stage, and Nateva this past weekend! Thank you all for the great vibes and energy.

Can’t wait to rage these festivals: All Good, Upstate Boogie, GrassRoots, Mustock, Bella Terra, Snow Ridge Jam Fest, and West Beach Festival!

Check out the Mustock GPGDS CONTEST! Lignum VA is an 80 minute drive from DC, and 20 minutes from Fredericksburg VA.

We had a blast on our annual NYC boat cruise! Our brother Julian Mackler shot some video:

Read the June NEWSLETTER – Northeast Shows + Summer Festivals + Rochester

New Tour Dates Announced

Watch three New Videos

We’ve gotten to catch up on some rest during the first half of May. Had some great shows in Syracuse and Ithaca! But now it’s time to get back on the road… the rest of spring and summer is going to be MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC!

Steel Pulse Shows
We’ve got four shows coming up with reggae legends Steel Pulse! We’re playing some sick venues in Providence RI, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Richmond from May 19-23. Especially pumped for the 9:30 Club in DC, been wanting to perform there for years!

Southeast + FL Tour
We then continue on down the east coast hitting Blacksburg, Charlotte, and Charleston, followed by a five show Florida tour! Had a couple great runs through the Sunshine State so far this year, stoked to see old friends and new faces this time around.

NYC Boat Cruise
Thanks to everyone who joined us 4/30 for the sold out show at Mercury Lounge! It was a very special night – a room packed with friends and family, bursting with good vibes and sounds. We are psyched to be coming back to NYC on June 24 for a Rocks Off Concert Cruise aboard the Half Moon!

Van Engine Fund Progress
Over $5,000 has been donated to our van engine fund so far. We can not thank you enough! We still have almost $11,000 more to go…
Donate to our van engine fund – in exchange we’ll send you unreleased music consisting of 7 songs, along with lyrics and additional song info! (Suggested minimum donation $5)
DONATE HERE

Can’t wait to see all of you at the upcoming shows and festivals! We’d love to hear from you, please get in touch with us on Facebook

The past month of tour has been epic! Played many new places and met many new faces. Respect and Thanks to G. Love & Special Sauce and their crew. Special thanks to Timo and Mark for joining us on stage at a bunch of the shows! We are on the road again…

COLORADO Tour
We are stoked to be coming back to beautiful CO! Join us for five shows from April 6-10. The 4/8 and 4/9 dates are with John Brown’s Body and Toubab Krewe! Get there early because we play first.

Rochester + NYC
Join us for a couple special shows at the end of April back in our home state! April 24 in Rochester at Water Street Music Hall and April 30 in New York City at Mercury Lounge. Sick afrobeat band The Superpowers will be opening both nights.

Photos + Festivals
Check out the photo album LIFE: February 2010. See us off the stage and catch a glimpse of the people who help make our touring life possible!

Now that spring has arrived, summer is just a few months away! We’re playing some great festivals this summer including Nateva, GrassRoots, Wakarusa, Sterling Stage, Mustock and more.

DONATE – Receive UNRELEASED MUSIC
Our van broke down in February while on tour and we had to replace the engine. We took out a huge loan to cover the cost, so we could continue touring. Full story. $4,760 has been donated so far, but we still need to raise an additional $11,240 to cover the total cost.

Please donate to our van engine fund – in exchange we’ll send you unreleased music consisting of 7 songs, along with lyrics and additional song info! (Suggested minimum donation $5)
DONATE HERE

Upcoming Shows
April 06 – ASPEN, CO – Belly Up Aspen (16+)
April 07 – STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO – Ghost Ranch Saloon (21+)
April 08 – BOULDER, CO – Fox Theatre w/ John Brown’s Body + Toubab Krewe (21+)
April 09 – ENGLEWOOD [Denver], CO – Gothic Theatre w/ John Brown’s Body + Toubab Krewe (16+)
April 10 – FORT COLLINS, CO – Aggie Theatre (All Ages)
April 24 – ROCHESTER, NY – Water Street Music Hall w/ The Superpowers (16+)
April 30 – NEW YORK, NY – Mercury Lounge w/ The Superpowers + Hahn Solo (21+)
May 01 – ALBANY, NY – Red Square (18+)
May 07 – SYRACUSE, NY – Westcott Theater w/ Easy Star All-Stars (All Ages)
May 14 – ITHACA, NY – Castaways (18+)
May 22 – WASHINGTON DC – 9:30 Club w/ Steel Pulse (All Ages)

More tour dates coming soon!

Tonight we kick off a month-long US Tour with G. Love & Special Sauce! We’ll be playing a few states for the first time ever, such as Texas on 4/3. Shows are happening all over the place – looking forward to meeting new people and seeing old friends. We play first every night, so get there early!
TOUR DATES
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We’ve got a headlining show (not with G Love) on Monday, March 8 @ Iowa City Yacht Club! Looking forward to playing IC again. Info

Our van broke down on February 13 while on tour and we had to replace the engine which cost a fortune! Read more. Please donate to our van engine fund – in exchange we’ll send you unreleased music consisting of 7 songs, along with a text document including lyrics and additional song info! (suggested minimum donation $5)
DONATE HERE

Greetings Friends and Family,

We are reaching out to you for help in a time of need. We are about to pile into a rental car and head to Atlanta from North Carolina in an effort to not miss tonight’s show. On Saturday our usually reliable workhorse of a van decided it had enough and could travel no further after the engine somehow cracked. Breakdowns and vehicle troubles come with the territory and is something we imagine most every touring band deals with at one time or another. The timing is never convenient but usually with some quick thinking and creative problem solving, a major crisis can usually be avoided.

While we are no strangers to mechanical setbacks on the road, this time the situation is more challenging and we need all the help we can get to make this repair and complete our current and future tour dates. Our van is in the shop right now and needs its engine replaced, which for this particular vehicle comes at a cost of $16,000! While this is a large sum of money for an independent band like ours we are optimistic that if everyone can help contribute even a small amount of money, together we can get this van back on the road and continue on with our relentless tour schedule.

We have setup a link to our PayPal account where anyone can make a donation. In return for your generosity we will email you some previously unreleased GPGDS music! (suggested minimum donation $5)
Donate here

We have a tremendous amount of respect for all of you who have helped support us over the years by coming to our concerts, purchasing our albums and helping spread our music far and wide. Reaching out to you for help is not something we take lightly.

We can’t express how much we appreciate your help during this difficult time. THANK YOU!

Love and Respect,
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

We’re five shows into our East Coast Tour with John Brown’s Body! Things have been going great thus far. Come see us! Tour Dates

New Video “.45″ live 01.01.10 at Water Street Music Hall in Rochester NY. Video by the Kyros Project.

“Love You More” live 01.01.10 at Water Street Music Hall in Rochester NY. Video by the Kyros Project.

We’ve got four shows coming up in NEW YORK:

January 21 – CANTON – Java Barn (All Ages)
January 22 – ITHACA – Castaways (18+)
January 28 – BUFFALO – Nietzsche’s (21+)
January 29 – ALBANY – Red Square (18+)

Then we hit the road for a massive East Coast Tour with our friends John Brown’s Body from January 30 – February 21! Visit the tour page for all dates and help us spread the word on Facebook