Gorge Trio is an American experimental rock band based in

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Band members

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*Chad Popple *Ed Rodriguez

Discography

Albums

* ''Dead Chicken Fear No Knife'' (Freeland Records - Italy, 1998) * ''For Loss Of'' - w/ Milo Fine (Freeland Records - Italy, 1999) * ''The Made Ups'' (Self Released, 2002) * ''Open Mouth, o' Wisp'' (

, 2004)

External links

Gorge Trio - MySpace

Puzzling Archive, MP3 tracks from the first two out of print albums
* Allmusic entry for Gorge Trio {{Authority control Rock music groups from California American experimental rock groups Musical groups from Oakland, California