AQUABEAR LEGION

As 2009 draws near, the Aquabear Legion has a lot planned. But it is important to recognize everyone who has been involved with us this year.

2008 Aquabear Legion Performers:
*the following musicians played Aquabear events in 2008
Machine Go Boom
Silo Circuit
Casual Future
Nostra Nova
Sun God
Weedghost
The X Bolex
Southeast Engine
Men of Gentle Birth
Dinner of Swords
She Bears
Sad Bastards
godversussatan
1point3
Kaslo
Mike Elliott
Zephuros
Flotation Walls
Lowell Jacobs
Dead Winds of Summer
Nyodene D
Bobb Hatt
Colonies
Donner Party Dinner Party
Russenorsk
Bram Riddlebarger
Jesse Remnant
We March
Remainder
Barn Burning
Winter Makes Sailors
String Gone Deaf
Clan of the Cave Bear

Special thanks to our volunteers and all those who have helped:
ARTS/West, Emily and Dan Prince, Andrew Lampela, Kris Poland, Amy and Max Jacops, Sherri Oliver, Brian Wiebe, everyone who helped with Reader, and all of the musicians and venues in Athens and across Ohio.

Check our website and Myspace for all the events coming up in 2009!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
www. aquabearlegion. com

Come celebrate the holidays with Aquabear with an awesome show at ARTS/West. (the) Giants of Gender are absolutely amazing, if you are around Athens you have to check this show out.

The Aquabear Legion is honored to have our monthly concert at ARTS/West be part of this year’s ART/oberfest. ART/oberfest is a community arts celebration here in Athens complete with all kinds of visual art, music, workshops, vendors, and more.

We are helping kick the weekend off:

Aquabear Live @ ART/oberfest
Friday, October 17th
ARTS/West
132 W. State, Athens
7pm-10pm
FREE!

with:
Russenorsk
Bram Riddlebarger and His Lonesome Band
Jesse Remnant

FREE!

Find out more about ART/oberfest at their blog
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Friday, October 24th
Aquabear Night @ The Union
with:
We March
1point3
and more.
10pm
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Aquabear Legion Volume 3 was reviewed in Speakeasy magazine. Thanks to Terry O’Donovan for a great review.

Aquabear continues our monthly concert series at ARTS/West in Athens on Friday, September 19th at 8pm! This month we will feature:

Casual Future - www.myspace.com/casualfuture
Flotation Walls - www.myspace.com/flotationwalls
Weedghost - www.myspace.com/weedghost

Come on out and support local music and still make it out to see some great shows in uptown Athens afterward…

AND…

Next week we are having an Aquabear Legion Noise Showcase at The Union in Athens on Thursday, September 25th at 10pm (sharp).

There will be a whole bunch of Athens noise makers doing drone, freeform stuff, improv, and probably just banging on things to some sounds come out. Look for an update this weekend with a full lineup and poster…

And don’t forget:
Saturday, Sept. 27th: RECLAIM MUSIC FESTIVAL (www.reclaimmusicfestival.com)

Sunday, Sept. 28th: Monthly Noise Night @ ARTS/West, 6pm

Aquabear Legion continues our monthly showcase at ARTS/West on Saturday, August 16th… featuring a wonderful lineup of Athens music from:

Mike Elliott
Kaslo
Zephuros

Starts at 8pm sharp and it’s only 3 bucks! This will be one of the last shows in this area from our good friend Zephuros, so come out!

Aquabear Record Swap on Sunday, August 24th! 1pm-6pm at ARTS/West, FREE ADMISSION! Come on out for our first ever Record Swap and find LP’s, CD’s, 7″, 45’s, Cassettes, Gear, and most importantly local music from local bands. Tables can be purchased for only $10! Send us an e-mail if you are interested. 6 vendors already! We’ll be playing records all afternoon as well. Donations will be encouraged at the door.

The Aquabear Legion is celebrating the release of yet another compilation (Volume 3!, our 5th overall..) on Saturday, July 26th at Casa Cantina here in Athens. The compilation features music from: We March, Southeast Engine, Machine Go Boom, Casual Future, Silo Circuit, Russenorsk, The Makebelieves, The Hiders, Woody Pines and The Lonesome Two, The X Bolex, 1point3, Kaslo, Mike Elliott, Spooktober, Men of Gentle Birth, Sun God, (the) Giants of Gender, and maybe even a few more.

Machine Go Boom (Cleveland)
Casual Future (Athens), 1point3 (Columbus)
Weedghost (Athens)

will be featured at the party on Saturday, July 26th at Casa. 10pm.

The compilation will be available and there will be some other new Legion merchandise as well including buttons, stickers, and more. Come on out and help us celebrate and here some really great music.

The Legion was honored to have a wonderful story about us appear on the front page of the Saturday, July 12th Athens Messenger. Go ahead and take look at it here.

Thanks again to Matt Gallagher for the great story!