1 year agoAwhile back, my wife and I went to go see a screening for a film called “Call + Response” at the Jimmy Carter Center. We were in a room with about 75 people and everyone in the room had their eyes opened that night.
I found out that there are over 27 MILLION slaves in the world TODAY!! The film shows the plight of modern day slaves, child soldiers in Africa, sex workers in the States, and more.
You also get musical performances from Cold War Kids, Rocco DeLucca, Imogen Heap, Natasha Bedingfield, Matisyahu, Emannuel Jal (my fav….) and many many more. I was also introduced to a Dr. Cornel West - who was my favorite in the film. Anyways - its playing here in ATL, I I would highly reccomend it.
ALL proceeds of the film go to charity. It’s showing at Midtown Cinemas and Le Font Theaters Oct. 9 - 16.
Click the photo to go to the “Call + Response” website and there you can see if its playing in a theatre near you.
Paste Magazine - Rock N Reel at Sea Cayamo Contest
Um - since some of you have not really figured out to go over to the “new” panda site to get my blogs - I will post this here as well. Get all my random ramblings, etc over at www.pisforpanda.com
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So, our very own Damion Suomi is up for voting at the Paste Magazines “Rock N Reel at Sea Cayamo” contest. Basically it gives Damion the chance to play on this awesome cruise, along with Lyle Lovett, The Indigo Girls, Patty Griffin and more…and we need to get the most votes to move onto the next round! So please click here and not only give Damion a 5, but check out the rest of the artist on there as well - they are all pretty great. Micah Dalton is a favorite of mine as well.
1 year agoThis is where you will find all my ramblings now. Including the one about me going to orlando this weekend with my lovely wife. She is awesomazing.
1 year agoP is for Panda - Mixtape Volume 1 in stores!
Its really happening! P is for Panda is very stoked to have the first music release “P is for Panda - Mixtape Volume 1” in stores today! We put together a mix tape of 8 of our favorite unsigned bands and they let us use two songs each. We give the mix tape a $1.98 price tag, which is cheaper then a gallon of gas! You wont find the release in Best Buy, Wal mart, etc - but instead you will find the mix tape in stores like Criminal Records in Atlanta, Fingerprints in Long Beach, Greene Records in Santa Ana, Homers in NE, Park Ave CDs in Orlando, etc…..These are stores where people who LOVE music work.
We believe in the independent stores. For a list of stores - please visit either www.cimsmusic.com or www.thealliancerocks.com
For those of you in the Orlando, Fl area, Park Ave CD’s is having an in-store for the mix tape release. Sept 7th at 7 pm. Featuring Gasoline Heart, Damion Suomi and Mike Dunn and the Kings Of New England. Each band will be playing 3 acoustic songs and the first 20 people to buy the Mix Tape will receive a limited edition 10X10 screen print of the cover. So come join us at a great store, with great bands! p.s.
You can also buy the Mix Tape online at iTunes, Amazon.com and of course - our store
Chad.
1 year ago
I got this in the mail Friday. I became a fan of Emmanuel Jal after watching the documentary “Call and Response” Emmanuel is one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Forced to leave his home and forced to fight in a war when he was just a kid. A lady named Emma saved him and now he is a rapper. I love this way he thinks and love the African influence in his music. Take a listen to WAR CHILD. You can search for the video on youtube.com as well. I dig it. Maybe you will too.
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1 year agoDont play in a hurricane. Dumb.
1 year agoIt's my birthday
So every year that my birthday rolls around, I try to tell everyone not to do anything for me, etc etc. I try to act like its not going to happen. No, its not my fear of turning older, I actually could care less, but more about me hating being on center stage. Well, our buddy Will Sansbury told us about an organization called Charity Water and we looked into it and I was sold. Here is a way to combine my birthday with something that is on my heart. Yes, I know, my birthday is actually August 31st, but hey, it’s for a good cause. Here is the “generic” e-mail they send out, which I thought was a great way to explain what they are trying to do…..
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Hey Everybody
I’m using my birthday this year to support charity: water’s September campaign to bring clean and safe drinking water to the people of Ethiopia.
I recently learned that more than 1.1 billion people in the world today don’t have the most basic thing: clean water to drink. And 4,500 kids die each day from water-related disease. I’ve been supporting an organization called charity: water that has been working to make a real difference.
So I’ve decided to give up birthday gifts this year and ask people for donations instead to help people in need. 100% of the money raised will go directly to building freshwater wells, which will be proved with GPS coordinates and photos on Google Earth.
Please make a donation on my page:
http://www.charitywater.org/birthdays/fundraiser/sept/view/226
Thank you!
Chad Pearson
David Motter of Norasound.com sent us his submission. He calls it Bat Ghost. I kinda like it alot. You??
1 year ago
Scott Windsor of Umbrellas rocking the Swarm Panda.
1 year ago
Its up and its available on itunes! Only $1.99. For real. Thats pretty cheap.
1 year agoTrumpet? Cello? ATL?
Um, weird post….but the very talented Mr. Suomi (www.myspace.com/damionsuomi) is recording some new songs with mr Matt Malpass and they would love to get some trumper and cello on a song or two. Would you be down?? It would be a non payng thing, but it would be lots of fun?? Like a TON of fun? For real - if you are interested - you can e-mail me at chad (at) pisforpanda (dot) com. Oh - it would be for next week I think. I could be wrong.
1 year ago