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Touch of the Panda

and upon the panda's touch, the fiddlehead unfurls

About Me

born from the loins of the great and terrible unbearable, the panda emerged... sent forth to touch the quivering diaphragm within us all... armed only with alternating currents and scraps of wood, metal and skin, the panda's goal: adjust the vibrational frequencies of the forms that float upon the orb and void...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/26/2006
Band Members: NATHANIEL TALBOT(vox, hair, high notes, some low notes, tight jeans, fingerstyle magic) TATE PETERSON (low notes, biceps, some higher notes, FX sensie, occasional crooning, power to melt faces) ANDREW HARMON (Banging noises, stick twirling, morale builder, all around nice guy) NICK O'GARA (hot stuff)
Influences: Bill Frisell, Leo Kotke, The Bad Plus, Kelley Joe Phelps, John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood, John Scofield, Tin Hat Trio, Doc Watson, Elliott Smith, The Kinks, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Skerik (ie: Critters Buggin, Super Heavy Organ, Syncopated Taint Septet, Dead Kenny Gs, Coalition of the Willing, etc), Charlie Hunter, Marvin Gaye, Jacob Fred Jazz Odessey, Tortoise, Broken Social Scene, Stereolab, The Sea and Cake, Blonde Redhead, Flaming Lips, Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, The Mars Volta, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, Pedro the Lion, Soundgarden. heartbreak, love, war, peace, death, life, oceans, chaos, greek food, each other, our friends, our mothers, our fathers, stuff, things, etc.
Sounds Like: whale intercourse
Type of Label: None

My Blog

RIP: Joe Zawinul 1932 - 2007

I was lucky enough to see this legend once back in the late 90's. His music has always been a huge influence on me. He will be missed. -TateFrom his website:Joe Zawinul was born in Earth time on 07 Ju...
Posted by Touch of the Panda on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:45:00 PST

Losing it All to You....

As previously reported, Touch of the Panda began recording their first and only album in March of 2007. Originally planned to have been released sometime around June/July of 2007, I regret to inform y...
Posted by Touch of the Panda on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:59:00 PST

Goodbye Blue Monday...1922 - 2007

R.I.P.  Kurt Vonnegut 1922 - 2007
Posted by Touch of the Panda on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:46:00 PST

Last Show Ever, Album due late spring/early summer

Yah so we're playing our last show tonight. Maybe not ever, but for a while at least, since Nathaniel will be in the woods for the next 8 months. And that's cool. Because as I contemplate what the pas...
Posted by Touch of the Panda on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:31:00 PST

R.I.P. Godfather of Soul 1933-2006

Thank you, Minister of Super Heavy Funk, for your life of dedication to the funk over which you reign King Supreme. Our souls will never quite quiver the same....
Posted by Touch of the Panda on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 02:54:00 PST

blog???

We at Touch of the Panda are still not sure what a blog is exactly...
Posted by Touch of the Panda on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 08:23:00 PST