The Panda Band
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| The Panda Band | ||
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 Left to right: Stephen Callan, Chris Callan, Damian Crosbie, David Namour, Gabriel Nicotra
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Genre(s) | Indie pop | |
| Years active | 2003 –present | |
| Label(s) | Independent/MGM | |
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| Damian Crosbie David Namour Stephen Callan Chris Callan, Gabriel Nicotra |
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The Panda Band are an indie pop band originating from Perth, Western Australia. Their unique brand of genre jumping music has earned them a reputation amongst local and international musicians alike. They have toured nationally as support acts for bands such as The Sleepy Jackson, Little Birdy, The Grates and Evermore.
They originally existed in the late nineties as Philius Phog until Crosbie went travelling Europe. They reformed and played their first gig as Generic Boy Band (with Crosbie, Namour, Nicotra and Chris Callan in the band) in an opening heat of the National Campus Bands Competition in the latter half of 2003. They failed to make it past the first round.
At the WAMi Weekender in June 2003, they played their first gig as The Panda Band, with late addition Steve Callan on keys, at a showcase which also featured The Nordeens and Ikey Mo at The Carton Hotel in Perth.
Their first single "Eyelashes", received medium airplay on Triple J and FBi Radio, whilst their second single "Sleepy Little Deathtoll Town" (taken from the EP of the same name) entered the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004, at number 73.
Their first full length album This Vital Chapter was released in Australia on August 5, 2006 and in the United States on Spetember 18, 2006, with a special iTunes pre-release on the 25th of July. A national tour followed which saw band take New Rules For Boats around Australia with them. They were also joined at various points by Jump 2 Light Speed and Jeff Strong. Immediately following the album tour, they went on The Sleepy Jackson's Personality - One Was A Spider, One Was A Bird Australian tour. They followed this up in November with an east coast of Australia tour with The Exploders from Melbourne and Perth band The Dirty Secrets. The tour was called "Way Of The Exploding Panda".
The Panda Band performed at the "Escape To The Park" concert on November 25 at King's Park, Perth, Western Australia, alongside Josh Pyke, Tex Perkins, Sarah Blasko & Augie March. They will also be peforming at the Southbound Festival at Bussleton in January 2007.
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[edit] Band Members
- Damian Crosbie - lead vocals/guitar
- David Namour - bass
- Stephen Callan - keyboards/samples
- Chris Callan - guitar/backing vocals
- Gabriel Nicotra - drums/percussion
[edit] Discography
[edit] Awards and Nominations
[edit] Awards
- 2006 WAMi Awards - Best Indie/Pop Act
- 2006 WAMi Awards - Best Drummer - Gabriel Nicotra
- 2005 WAMi Awards - Most Promising New Act
[edit] Nominations
- 2006 WAMi Awards, Best Instrumentalist - Stevie Callan
- 2006 WAMi Awards, Best Bassist - Dave Namour
- 2005 WAMi Awards, Favourite Newcomer
- 2005 WAMi Awards, Best Indie/Pop Act
- 2004 WAM Song Of The Year Awards - Best Indie/Punk Song - "Eyelashes" - Damian Crosbie and Dave Namour
- 2003 WAM Song Of The Year Awards - Best Indie Pop/Rock Song - "Birds On The Bridge" - Damian Crosbie
[edit] Fast Facts
Steve Callan, Gabriel Nicotra and David Namour also play in Perth band Rollerskates, who are self-described electro funk terrorists.
Chris Callan heads up Perth band Eye Spy, who are knwon for their takes on songs from the Super Mario Brothers Nintendo games.
The Panda Band made the front cover of X-Press Magazine upon the release of This Vital Chapter.
The Panda Band is signed to Bam*boo Records, and is managed by Scott Adam, who is the head honcho of Q-Stik Records.
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