three chords, overblown melodrama, oohs and ahhs, cheap dynamic shifts in lieu of considered construction, hamfisted metaphors, boys and girls, two bedroom studios + one good engineer (Dave), swooning, singing, shortcomings
BEAR CAT are two good friends. Dan discovered some time ago he was in fact, half panda, half human. Deciding to write a song to his ancestors, he freestyled "Panda I Love You" to Jocee , who promptly harmonised and somehow made a throwaway of a throwaway tune into something vaguely cute.
So BEAR CAT was born, but before anyone could recognise them they put on masks, and are today a mystery band. Their identities remain a secret. Through the use of various cheap gimmicks they have shared stages with such artists as Chicago's Andrew Bird and Sufjan Stevens-labelmate Halfhanded Cloud.
While Dan has the guitar skills of a four year old coupled with a limited Johnny Cash-getting-way-too-excited set of vocal chords, he proudly claims to have completed book one of the Suzuki method violin course at around age ten, Jocee is teaching him book 1 of piano, and has recently started to cut his own hair without using a mirror. His biggest inspiration is "everything" and also celebrity crushes, bands that sing out of tune and Cyndi Lauper. The musical finesse of the group, Jocee Tuck, is an innocent young girl with a voice that makes you want to shout from a mountain. Jocee has previously studied to be a sign language interpreter and can dance like crazy to anything. Despite excellent musical training, Jocee still manages to knock over an instrument or hit the wrong button at least once a show. This drives Dan wild but he just can't stay mad at her. Awww.
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The Prime Numbers is in the running for the peoples' choice Wildcard in the Mammoth Band Experiments. The Wildcard winner will join Dick Dynamite & The Doppelgangers, Sora Shima, Radiator and The Knights Of The Dub Table at the grand final, this Thursday night at Flow.
good morning! I'm up an hour early cause even though I set my bedside clock back an hour, my internal alarm was having none of that nonsense! So I'll turn up the volume on your songs and learn the lyrics! Have a great Sunday, panda dudes and dudettes!
Hiya :) popbitch is a subscription ezine; some craic, so it is! they recommended your quirky fun, I'l probably recommend you to someof me mates here( most of who you see on my top list I drink with every week when gigging, anyways!) love what youre doing, Pandas are proud of ya! rena :)
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