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About Me

Great Dane started as a project between Ben And Dre. They (we) recorded an eleven-track CD in November of 2005 called "one-leaf tree" that's available for sale at CDBaby.com . It rocks and you should buy it. In early 2006 and after quite a bit of auditioning, Dave, Ben H. & Jim came on board to help us make the project into a band (because we've heard it said before that you're not a real band unless you play shows and stuff like that~ whatever). Ben and Jim left at the end of August 2006. Greg came on board days later. Dre left in November, and those of us who remain are taking a moment to reflect on life and sound. While we continue to reflect, please enjoy the music.
Ben is playing electric guitar in myspace.com/oaksoldier , and asks that you please give them a listen.
Thank you for reading and stay tuned.
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Music:

Member Since: 10/18/2005
Band Website: greatdaneband.com
Band Members: Ben: Guitars, Bass, Banjo, Noise
Dave: Percussion
Greg: Bass, Rhodes, Guitar, Nicotine
Influences: anything that sounded good at the time, and even some things that sounded not-so-good. gin, whiskey, pot, beer, deteriorating mental fortitude, les pauls through marshall stacks, fat & naked men in tiny cardboard boxes, slayer & jimmy chamberlain.
Sounds Like: "anyone? anyone? Bueller?" We've been compared to Bob Mould & Beck, neither of which really gets at what we're doing, but we reckon it's a start. Dean suggests we sound like Dinosaur Jr. or The Figgs. I figure that's getting closer. Thanks, Dean. Paul, in MA, definitely hears Pink Floyd in our music, as well as some '70's progressive & Nirvana-era alternative bands. Thanks, Paul. Chris, in Derby (UK), akins us to Radiohead, with some additional influence from Ride or other early 'shoegaze' bands. Outstanding~ thanks, Chris. Mer thinks that we resemble the Pixies and with a female singer we'd sound like Sonic Youth. Thanks, Mer (who, incidently, is a female singer~ go figure).
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Pictures from Sully's 10/21/2006

Despite some apparent scheduling confusion which caused us to go on much later than originally communicated (sorry to those of you who had to leave before we even got to go on~ Ellen, Beth, Otis, etc....
Posted by Great Dane on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:50:00 PST

Our show last night at The Space (10/18/2006)

so, we had a show last night. more of a last minute thing, or so. Rory from the Space tipped us off to a slot opening, and we took it. we're glad we did. incidently, it was the...
Posted by Great Dane on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:29:00 PST

Live Photos From Station 319 (08/26/2006)

For your viewing pleasure; pictures from the second night of our little mini-tour through New England ("mini" meaning two shows). We played for the extremely awesome, incredibly friendly an...
Posted by Great Dane on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:40:00 PST

Photo Set- Geno's in Portland, ME (08/25/2006)

Thank you to everyone who came out to see us at the mighty Geno's (Will, you are the man), especially those of you who drove all the way up from Connecticut! We played with the crazy chicks and ...
Posted by Great Dane on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 04:02:00 PST

Preview Two of Our New Songs

hey y'all. ahead of our actual CD release, we've got two brand new tunes up on the site for your enjoyment; affectionately titled "Busted Lung" & "Drive". they still have to go through mastering, ...
Posted by Great Dane on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 06:05:00 PST

Pictures from the Show @ Sullys in Hartford (5/26/2006)

After playing a number of shows out of state, it was nice to finally play for the hometown crowd! Thanks to Rob @ Sullys and to Girth for giving us a spot on the bill. Special thanks to al...
Posted by Great Dane on Sat, 27 May 2006 09:16:00 PST

Pussycat Lounge Picture Set (5/10/2006)

Thanks to those of you who came out (Chris [happy early birthday, you old bastard!] and Monica, Sarah and Co.) to our last NYC show for a little while. Great stage, good sound, $700 Heinekens (h...
Posted by Great Dane on Thu, 11 May 2006 07:58:00 PST

Alchemy Photos (5/3/2006)

Great show. rad, even. we played with some excellent local bands. special thanks to Gavel's Weight for putting on an awesome show. reminded me of Quicksand. looking forwa...
Posted by Great Dane on Fri, 05 May 2006 06:28:00 PST

The Lit Lounge Show 4/27/2006~ Photos

Thanks to everyone who came by to check out the show. Special thanks to the Danger O's for putting on a great show, and for getting in touch afterwards. Here's some pictures from the day/n...
Posted by Great Dane on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:29:00 PST

C J Sparrow Photos

hey y'all~ thanks to everyone who showed up last night! it turned out to be a pretty awesome night. much better turnout than we expected. here are some pictures of the show, courtesy...
Posted by Great Dane on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:59:00 PST