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Pansy Division

We're homos and we like to rock

About Me

We are a queer band from San Francisco. We've been around since the early 90s and made a bunch of records and done a bunch of tours. We have met some really cool people and some shitbirds. We've played with some amazing bands and some horrible ones too. We like music, both listening to and making... We have a website www.pansydivision.com (the audio page has tons of downloads). We are on Alternative Tentacles Records and they are nice folks. We have put out 8 albums (including our recent Best Of, "The Essential Pansy Division") and a bunch of singles. We used to tour a lot, but jobs, school, and life in general prevent that now. Now we just play the occasional show. Band members are Jon Ginoli, Chris Freeman, and Luis Illades, with Joel Reader, bassist for The Plus Ones and The Avengers (and formerly of Mr. T Experience) currently in the lead guitar role. He also occupies the token hetero role.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/5/2006
Band Website: pansydivision.com
Band Members: Jon Ginoli, Chris Freeman, Luis Illades, Joel Reader
Influences: 60s garage rock, pop, & soul, 70s punk, 80s/90s indie, and various other things
Sounds Like: fun, catchy, very GAY rock & roll!
Record Label: Alternative Tentacles
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tour blog 4

WEEK 3  Baltimore/Hoboken/Boston/two shows in NYCThe first week of the tour was good. The 2nd week was very good. The 3rd week was fantastic! Nothing but excellent shows, in Philly, Baltimore, Hoboke...
Posted by Pansy Division on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:05:00 PST

Tour Blog 3

AUSTIN TX 10-17Best show of the tour so far. We have always had great shows in Austin, and this year was no exception! It was a large, enthusiastic crowd, really getting into the spirit of the show. ...
Posted by Pansy Division on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:30:00 PST

tour blog 2

TEMPE, AZ (10-14-07)We didn't have high hopes for Phoenix on a Sunday night. We were not surprised. Our club was in a strip mall, one portion of a sports bar. This is what it looked like there as the ...
Posted by Pansy Division on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:38:00 PST

Tour Blog 1

Jon's Pansy Division tour blog!We did a podcast. Now we're doing a tour blog for our myspace page. Oh we are oh so 2007!LOS ANGELES Last night was the first show of our tour opening for The Avengers, ...
Posted by Pansy Division on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:07:00 PST

Pansy Division podcast

We've done a podcast for our myspace page and our website. Jon talks about the upcoming tour, the current band lineup, and upcoming band-related film and book projects. The podcast is about 8 minutes ...
Posted by Pansy Division on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:34:00 PST

Where were playing on tour

Many people have asked us why we're playing certain cities and skipping others on the upcoming tour.  We are opening for The Avengers, and it's their tour, and their itinerary.  We have only...
Posted by Pansy Division on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:59:00 PST

Pansy Division tour dates coming soon!

There will be a Pansy Division tour this fall! Omigod!The Avengers have asked Pansy Division to open their fall U.S. tour (Pansy Division members Luis Illades & Joel Reader are also in The Avengers),...
Posted by Pansy Division on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:58:00 PST

We're playing San Francisco's Gay Pride Day June 24!

News flash! Pansy Division are playing San Francisco's Gay Pride event this year!It's Sunday, June 24, at 3:30 PM, on the main stage, on the Civic Center Plaza by SF City Hall. Admission is free, but ...
Posted by Pansy Division on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:41:00 PST

Pansy Division recording news

In April we played our first show in almost a year, and had our first recording session in (gasp!) five years. We recorded four new songs! These will be the starting point for our next album. I guess ...
Posted by Pansy Division on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:38:00 PST

April 21 show update

Got the details on our upcoming show: The Avengers play last, we play in the middle, and the opening band is Southern Girls, featuring former PD guitarist Patrick Goodwin. Since The Avengers are popul...
Posted by Pansy Division on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:47:00 PST