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Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is an American jam reggae band, based in Rochester, New York, and founded in 2004. ''"The band’s five masterful musicians weave layers of complex music within a reggae framework and may be one of the most diverse bands in the genre."'' -Jambase The band's album "In These Times" peaked at #5 on Billboard's Reggae Album Chart. The band's album "Steady" hit #1 on Billboard's Reggae Album Chart on October 9, 2014.〔 ==History== *2004 Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad was formed in 2004 when childhood friends Chris O'Brian, James Searl, and Matt O'brian teamed up with local Rochester guitar player Dylan Savage and started playing shows in Ithaca, NY. Prior to 2004 the guys had been playing music together for several years in their home town of Rochester, NY. Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad based their name off a fictional band "Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band" in the novel "Another Attraction" by Tom Robbins.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://thewaitingroommusic.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/giant-panda-guerilla-dub-squad-interview/ )〕 The band has been noted for their live shows, which are often recorded by concert tapers and posted on Etree and the Internet Archive. *2006 The band's debut album 'Slow Down'〔(Slow Down ).〕 was released in 2006 and received regular airplay on Sirius and XM Radio. () *2008 In 2008 the band played at Warren Hayne's Mountain Jam (festival) at Hunter Mountain Skit Resort on May 30.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://archive.org/details/gpgds2008-05-30.zoomh4flac16 )〕 *2009 In 2009 the band released a live recordings album titled ''Live Up!!''. The album features 11 tracks that were record on the bands 2008 and 2009 national tours. *2010 2010 saw the departure of founding member Matt O'Brian and keyboard player Rachel Orch.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview w/ Matthew O'Brian formerly of Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad )〕 The band also released ''Live Up!! Volume II'' featuring 10 live recordings from the bands Southeast USA tour. The band also played at the 2010 All Good Music Festival gaining further notoriety in the jam band circuit. *2011 In 2011 the band added guitarist Dan Keller from North Tonawanda, NY on lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals, and harmony. On July 23, 2011 the band played the Gathering of The Vibes music festival in Bridgeport, CT. They also returned to the All Good Music Festival for the 2nd consecutive year. *2012 The band released the album 'Country' on January 31, 2012, on the California-based record label Controlled Substance Sound Labs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=Jeff )〕 With this release, the quintet has charted new territory and put together a lyrically driven roots Americana-music album. On April 10, 2012, the band released a full electric album, 'In These Times', also on the Controlled Substance Sound Labs label.〔 The psychedelic roots sound is more familiar to fans who have gotten to know the band through their concerts and live recordings. The band's music was featured on NPR's radio program ''All Things Considered'' on January 28, 2012, at 5 p.m. EST.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://twitter.com/#!/nprwatc/status/163383220128333825 )〕 *2013 In 2013 the band recorded ''"Steady"'' coproduced by Craig Welsch of 10 Ft. Ganja Plant.〔 Tony Gallicchio of Rochester, NY joined the band in place of departing keyboard player Aaron Lipp.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cosmicvibeslive.com/index.php/blog-1/giant-panda-guerilla-dub-squad-set-to-release-new-album/ )〕 The band continued to make waves on the jam band circuit with a performance at the The Peach Music Festival (a music festival started by The Allman Brothers Band) on August 17, 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://archive.org/details/gpgds2013-08-17.schoeps.sbd.flac16 )〕 *2015 In 2015 the band released their second americana album titled ''"Bright Days"'' on Easy Star Records. The album features 9 original songs recorded at the Rear Window Studio in Brookline, MA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/giant-panda-guerilla-dub-squad-release-bright-days-may-18th )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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