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March / April Tour + Acoustic Songs + Dan Keller

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Our US Tour with Rebelution kicks off Tonight in Philadelphia! Hawaii’s The Green will be opening the first 10 shows. The “Winter Greens Tour” ends April 3 in Ventura CA.

Our headlining Northwest run begins April 5, with stops in San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver!

>> TOUR DATES <<

Free Acoustic Songs
We performed live on XM/Sirius at the end of January. Download 3 Free acoustic songs from the performance HERE.

Online Store – New Items

We’ve got fresh gear in our online store… Hoodies, Girls V-neck Shirts, custom GPGDS Vaporizer, and Guitar Picks! STORE

Dan Keller
As we blast out on this next tour, we would like to introduce you all to Daniel Keller. Dan lives and breathes music naturally. He will be joining us on guitar, keys, and good vibrations throughout this next tour. We hope that you all get to know him, welcome him to our tribe, and treat him with love and respect.
Playing in GPGDS has been a whimsical journey for all of us. Many characters and loved ones have passed through this wave of music playing. Our lives are all the more full because of these colorful personalities and presences. It is never a decision, as much as it is a matter of fact and a mark in the time. Nobody auditions for this group. People just happen to become the right fit at the right time. Dan Keller has strummed his way into our lives slowly over the past few years. Most notably he was introduced to us by way of The Buddhahood, one of our Rochester family groups which was founded by our guitar teacher and mentor Tony Cavagnaro. After Tony passed away, Dan stepped into his place and filled in for the great void that Tony left. Dan did it with class, humbleness, and prestige. We are honored to have such a player joining us. Welcome Dan!

Concert Photos

Some of our favorite photographers documented a couple of our January shows. Check out 01.27.11 Boston photos by Rich Gastwirt and 01.28.11 NYC photos by Julian Mackler.

Final February Shows + All Good Music Festival

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Final shows of February are coming up! Our huge US Tour with Rebelution kicks off March 1…

Thu, February 24 – CANTON, NY – Java Barn [St Lawrence U]
Fri, February 25 – SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Putnam Den (18+)
Sat, February 26 – BURLINGTON, VT – Higher Ground (All Ages)

All Good Festival banner

Psyched to announce we’ll be playing All Good Music Festival this summer!

Walther Productions is thrilled to present the initial lineup for this year’s All Good Music Festival, “Celebrating 15 Years and The Music That Brought Us All Here“. Once again, the festival will take place in Wild and Wonderful Masontown, West Virginia on the rolling green fields of Marvin’s Mountaintop and will feature over 40 bands with No Overlapping Sets allowing fans to see every set and every band on the line-up.

4-Day, 3-Day and ‘Even Better’ Tickets are available now!

Visit http://allgood.missiontix.com to get yours today.
Check out AllGoodFestival.com for more info.

Initial All Good Artist Announcement:

FURTHUR featuring PHIL LESH & BOB WEIR
Primus
Pretty Lights
moe.
Umphrey’s McGee
John Butler Trio
Yonder Mountain String Band
Keller Williams
Galactic
Toots and the Maytals
JJ Grey & Mofro
The Infamous Stringdusters
Papadosio
Toubab Krewe
Big Gigantic
Hot Buttered Rum
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Everyone Orchestra
Orgone

Stay tuned for many more acts to be announced!

FEBRUARY 5 ITHACA + NEW MUSIC

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

NY MASSIVE, join us for a very special show this Saturday, February 5 @ Castaways ITHACA! We’ll be playing a rare Acoustic set, to be followed by a full Electric set! 18+ $10

We’ve got a few more shows later this month and then we kick off a massive US Tour on March 1
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Archive.org – 1.27.11 & 1.30.11
Our 1.27.11 Boston and 1.30.11 Baltimore sets are up on Archive.org for free stream / download! Thanks to tapers Z-MAN and Timothy Brown. We had a blast during our Northeast run with Umphrey’s McGee!

LivePanda.com
We’ve got new live releases for sale at LivePanda.com and free downloads!

GPGDS 02.05.11 Ithaca NY

Umphrey’s McGee Shows + February Dates

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Umphrey’s McGee & GPGDS
Our 4 show Northeast run with Umphrey’s McGee kicks off this Thursday! We’ll be joined on stage by some special guests, so get there early and hang with us in the bamboo…

Thu, January 27 – BOSTON, MA – House Of Blues (All Ages)
Fri, January 28 – NEW YORK, NY – Best Buy Theater (16+)
Sat, January 29 – PHILADELPHIA, PA – Electric Factory (All Ages)
Sun, January 30 – BALTIMORE, MD – Rams Head Live (All Ages)

February Shows
In February we’ve got NY shows in Ithaca, Fairport, Canton and Saratoga Springs! Then we hit Burlington VT on 2/26 @ Higher Ground!

Sat, February 05 – ITHACA, NY – Castaways (18+) will be a special show… we’ll be opening the night with a rare Acoustic set, to be followed by a full electric set!

>> TOUR DATES <<

Umphrey's McGee & GPGDS

1.1.11 Rochester + New Video + Umphreys & Rebelution Tour

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

2010 has been an amazing year for us! Thanks to our friends, family, and fans for all your support. We’re kicking off 2011 back where it all began…

Saturday, January 1 @ Water Street Music Hall ROCHESTER NY

Show Lineup:
GPGDS Acoustic set @ 8 PM, Mosaic Foundation, GPGDS full Electric set, RootsCollider after party!

NEW VIDEO
Check out “Get Me Through” acoustic, recorded at the MoBoogie loft in Denver! We love www.MoBoogie.com and you should too

Umphrey’s McGee January Shows
We’ve got 4 shows with Umphrey’s McGee from January 27 – 30 in Boston, NYC, Philly, and Baltimore! We’re psyched to be supporting UM and encourage you to get your Tickets Now: TOUR

Rebelution Winter Greens Tour
On March 1st, we kick off a huge US Tour with our brothers Rebelution!

Buy your ticket online to receive a Free Download of the “Winter Greens Tour Sampler” featuring multiple songs from all bands on the tour! Winter Greens Tour

Winter Greens Tour

December Shows + Jan 1 Rochester + 2011 Dates

Friday, November 26th, 2010

We closed out November with three incredible NY shows… we had our biggest turn out ever in Ithaca, NYC, and a sold out Thanksgiving eve at Water Street Music Hall! Here’s our Facebook post from 5 AM after the Rochester show:
Amazing experience tonight Rochester!! Every band should have our crowd. You r all unbelievably loving and kind. We want you every night. You are the inspiration. Keep the supply high. Thank you…..love panda

December Tour
We’ve got a bunch of shows in December throughout the Northeast! Roanoke, Philly, State College, Boston, Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo are you ready?! Tour Dates

January 1 – Rochester NY
We’ll be kicking off 2011 with a special night at Water Street Music Hall! $5.50 Limited Presale Tickets: On Sale Now

Umphrey’s McGee Dates & Rebelution Tour

We are super psyched to announce we’ll be supporting Umphrey’s McGee at 4 Northeast shows in late January! Then on March 1 we kick off a big US Tour with our brothers Rebelution. Get ready North America! Tour

GPGDS January 1, 2011 Rochester NY

$5.50 Limited Presale Tickets

NEW YORK NOVEMBER SHOWS

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

We’re back home in Rochester after a couple months on the road! We’ll be spending the rest of 2010 recording our new studio album and playing select Northeast dates, starting with three special November NY shows…

Fri, November 19 – ITHACA, NY – Castaways (18+) w/ Consider The Source

Sat, November 20 – NEW YORK, NY – Mercury Lounge (21+) w/ Super Hi-Fi

Wed, November 24 – ROCHESTER, NY – Water Street Music Hall (16+) w/ The Buddhahood, Filthy Funk

GPGDS 11-24-10 Rochester NY

Colorado Tour + Northeast Dates Announced

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Read the October 21 NEWSLETTER

End of October Shows:
10/22 Lake Tahoe
10/25 Park City UT
10/26 – 10/30 COLORADO Tour

Northeast Dates in November & December!

October News + Change You Video 9/17/10

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

Read our October 1 NEWSLETTER

Brand new video from 9/17/10 at Fox Theatre in Boulder CO! Over thanks to the MoBoogie crew

Here’s a video from July 1, 2010 at Party In The Park in Rochester NY. Additional footage from rehearsal the night before and July 2 at Festival Ameribeat Sterling Stage. Video by HOPE ALIVE MEDIA

LIVEPANDA.com + NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Friday, September 10th, 2010

LIVE UP!! Volume II

LIVEPANDA.COM launched on September 2nd!
*Free Downloads
*LIVE UP!! Volume II
*New Video

Saturday 9/11 ROCHESTER NY
Join us this Saturday, September 11 @ Water Street Music Hall!
The Beautiful Girls (from Australia) will be opening. We love Rochester and can’t wait to see all of you at this hometown celebration! Ages 16+ $10 adv / $12 day of.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR: Sept 11 – Oct 2
Our three-week North American Tour with The Beautiful Girls kicks off this Saturday! We’ll be making our Canada debut (9/12 Toronto, 9/21 Vancouver) and playing the west coast for the first time in a year! We’ve got shows in Chicago, Minneapolis, Boulder, Park City, and Boise before hitting the west coast on 9/20. TOUR

Limited Edition CD
We’ve printed 500 limited edition copies of LIVE UP!! Volume II, for sale while supplies last. They will be available at shows starting this Saturday in Rochester! Each CD is hand numbered and the first 100 copies are signed by the band. The unique eco-friendly cardboard packaging was put together by the bands hands. Screen printed locally at HTB Press. more info
LIVE UP!! Volume II - Limited Edition CD packaging