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13th Annual Athens Community Music Festival is August 20, Schedule Announced
For the past 13 years Athens has celebrated its diverse and talented music community with the annual Athens Community Music Festival and this year’s takes place this coming Saturday, August 20th. Over 30 bands (all Athens!) at 6 different venues all day and night. The festivities kick off at Donkey with a performance from one…
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07/30/11 – Aquabear Legion FREE All-Athens Summer Show – Casa Cantina
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Sometimes the Bear Eats You Too: Brian Hates Rusted Root
Hello, internet! This pocket-sized episode of STBEY Too features Brian & Randy discussing the natural beauty of Maine, why Rusted Root is so damn terrible, and a fat kid’s YouTube food reviews. You may have heard the Rusted Root argument in a previous edition of STBEY Too, but the audio quality sucked. Now, you can…
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Jerry DeCicca + Adam Remnant Embark on Misra Living Room Tour
Misra Records is very excited to announce the first in a series of living room tours. Jerry DeCicca (The Black Swans) & Adam Remnant (Southeast Engine) will be playing a string of intimate and all-acoustic house shows throughout July. It will be a unique tour of two critically acclaimed modern songwriters in an unparalleled environment.…
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Sometimes the Bear Eats You: Episode Four
STBEY is back after a brief delay with a fourth episode that manages to be equal parts raucous and somber. This time we focus on Ohio’s current capital city, Columbus! Listen to the rockin’ sounds of Wheels on Fire (even though they’re from Athens), Super Desserts and Narrow and the Brights. Laugh at three goons…
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STBEY Too: Aquabear Legion Volume 4 CD Release Show
On June 11, 2011 the Aquabear Legion Volume 4 CD was unleashed upon an Athens, OH populous that was salivating for some unbelievably awesome home grown Ohio tunes. Their craving was satiated on that night by the two-disc, 38 band compilation of compilations. Now you, our faithful followers, can experience all of the magic of that evening…
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06/11/11 – Aquabear Compilation Release Party with Seascapes, Whale Zombie, Black Owls, and more! – The Union
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ACRN’s Lobsterfest Takes Over Athens
This weekend, June 2nd through 4th, the All Campus Radio Network (ACRN) presents its annual Lobsterfest. This year’s fest features many local and regional bands to create a full and diverse lineup. This event is sponsored by ACRN and in part by the Student Activities Commission and local businesses. Lobsterfest kicks off Thursday at 10…
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RECORD REVIEW: The Black Swans – Don’t Blame the Stars
The Black Swans Don’t Blame the Stars Misra, 2011 Jerry DeCicca is one hell of a songwriter. He has quietly amassed a catalog of gems over the course of several stellar albums, an ep and a handful of equally stellar 7″ tracks that follow a solemn tradition, a niche of singer songwriters that defy categorization.…
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Sometimes the Bear Eats You Too: 2011 Nelsonville Music Festival – Day 3
Groggy and muddy, I catch what I can without getting Todd’s handheld digital recorder too wet. I hope our listeners enjoy what we’ve posted. Next year will be even better! Featuring: Y La Bamba, Chris Biester, Over the Rhine, Drakkar Sauna, Wanda Jackson, Neko Case Sometimes the Bear Eats You Too: 2011 Nelsonville Music Festival…
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Sometimes the Bear Eats You Too: 2011 Nelsonville Music Festival – Day 2
I awaken on the floor of Brian and Sherri’s hotel room (Thanks, you two!) to the sounds of someone retching in the room next door. Then, I record what I can before my second shuttle shift. I missed Yo La Tengo but managed to get some of The Flaming Lips for you. Featuring: The Black…
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Sometimes the Bear Eats You Too: 2011 Nelsonville Music Festival – Day 1
I arrive at the NMF with Andrew and Mackenzie and capture what I can before hopping on one of the extended golf carts to shuttle festival goers between the campground and the Historic Village of Robbins Crossing. Featuring: Weedghost, Hex Net, Justin Townes Earle, Whale Zombie, Drakkar Sauna Sometimes the Bear Eat You Too: Nelsonville…
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INTERVIEW: Times New Viking
Times New Viking is one busy little band. Last week, they released their latest record entitled Dancer Equired on Merge Records. Contrary to what you may have heard, it’s the band’s strongest work to date—a logical evolution of the vociferous rock and roll the group has been pounding into our eardrums since their inception. A…
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Sometimes the Bear Eats You: Episode Three
We’re back with a bigger, badder, bolder episode three! Noah and Kris take on the Queen City in this edition of Sometimes the Bear Eats You (which we have affectionately dubbed STBEY and pronounce “stebby”). All questions, or at least the following four, will be answered. Who won Noah’s exclusive loop tape by correctly answering…
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04/22/11 – Aquabear in Columbus! – Kobo
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Aquabear in Columbus at Kobo THIS FRIDAY!
Aquabear Legion heads up to Ohio’s capital city this Friday, April 22 for a show at Kobo (2590 North High Street, Columbus) for a very awesome show… Black Owls (granville) Hex Net (athens) She Bears (columbus) Moon High (columbus) Alwood Sisters (columbus) Everyone will play in that order with Alwood Sisters kicking the evening off…
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Nobrow Music Collective debuts at ARTS/West TONIGHT
Athens brand spanking new Nobrow Music Collective will make their debut tonight (Saturday, April 9) at ARTS/West with a FREE performance of Terry Riley’s masterpiece IN C. For this performance the NMC will be made up of musicians from various OU ensembles (Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, New Music Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble) as well as musicians…
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Weekly wrap up.
We have, as of right now, 28 hours left on our Kickstarter, which will fund our new comp. In 30 days, we have raised an amazing $1,015 dollars from 37 awesome people. If you want to join these fine folks, you have mere hours to do so! There are sweet gifts at each giving level,…
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REVIEW: Southeast Engine “Canary”
Canary is the album I have been waiting for Southeast Engine to make. It is really good. Seriously. I have always had a great deal of respect for this band and Adam Remnant’s songwriting, but they’ve never before grabbed my attention the way this record does. In my almost 10 years in Athens these guys…
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Support Aquabear on Kickstarter! Only a Few Days Left…
As many of you may have heard, Aquabear Legion is getting ready to release our eighth compilation, Aquabear Legion Volume 4 later this Spring and to help pay for it we started a Kickstarter project. Well, we have been blown away by the support we have received! In 25 days we have raised 124% of…
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And we’re back to normal: Weekly wrap-up.
So, we have 8 days left to go in our Kickstarter campaign to fund our new comp, Aquabear Volume 4, and we have raised 124% of our goal. That’s a whopping $935 from 33 donors. Needless to say, we are floored, humbled, and amazed. Thank you so much. Todd and Brian have begun work on…
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16th Annual Blackoutfest Lineup Revealed
There’s a blackout in store for Athens just a few weeks from today, and fortunately it’s not the kind that will leave you reading by candle light. Rather, the 16th annual Blackoutfest will be taking place April 14-16, organized by the locally-based Blackout Booking and bringing bands from across the nation as well as regional…
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RECORD REVIEW: Wheels on Fire – Cherry Bomb EP
This album seems like a demonstration of how deeply Wheels On Fire can worm four songs of their greaser surf-rock into your skull. It’s a cleaner break from the straighter rock sound of Get Famous!, and more in line with beach riffs of Liar Liar. (So much so that there’s a different version of a…