Tag: Wheels on Fire
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The Western Reserve – All Nelsonville Music Festival Part 2 – Episode 038
Sunday at the Nelsonville Music Festival was always the best. I think most of my personal memories relate to happy Sundays, when you got to soak it up for one more day and the greatest work was behind us. It felt like I could relax a little bit. I wanted to make sure to put…
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The Western Reserve – Episode 021
This episode of The Western Reserve features all bands and artists that I have not played yet in the first 20 episodes, and on top of that every artist is from a different city or town in Ohio! We cover everything from the big ones (Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati) to small towns with huge musical impacts…
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Stolen Gear Benefit at The Union This Saturday
Some jerks stole all of Dropdead Sons (Scott Winland, Chris Burget, Brandon Robinson, Chris Corbin) gear from their rehearsal space last week. Scott put together a really great show to help raise money to get that gear back. The Union in Athens, Ohio will host  a reunited Whale Zombie, The County Pharoahs, Wheels On Fire,…
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The Union’s Fall Lineup Includes Rocket From the Tombs, Mike Watt, R.Ring, and More
The Union Bar and Grill is putting together a great slate of Fall shows with many more to come I am sure. Head on over to their Facebook page for all the details and updates but make sure to mark your calendars for some great shows. Some of Ohio’s finest will grace The Union’s upstairs stage:…
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14th Annual Athens Community Music Festival is August 11
Every year one of the best things about summer in Athens, Ohio (besides the quiet and numerous public parking options) is the annual multi-venue Athens Community Music Festival, which celebrates its 14th year on Saturday, August 11. The night is a sampling of Athens music of all varieties, so get a good nights rest and…
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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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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…
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5th Annual Aquabear County Fair – Night 1 – The Union
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Aquabear County Fair Preview: NIGHT ONE Thursday, March 3 at The Union
The 5th annual Aquabear County Fair is coming up this weekend (March 3-6) and we think this year just might be the best yet. The Aquabear is serving up four days of Ohio music with 16 bands. THURSDAY, MARCH 3rd the County Fair kicks off at The Union with Zoobombs (Japan), Wheels On Fire (Athens),…
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5th Annual Aquabear County Fair (March 3-6 in Athens) Lineups Announced!
This year mark’s the 5th annual Aquabear County Fair so we decided to make it bigger than ever before. We’re pretty excited for this one… many more details to come. This year we present 16 bands total in Athens, Ohio over 4 days on March 3-6. 15 Ohio bands and even 1 from Japan. Thursday,…
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Maps & Atlases Live at Stuart’s Opera House’s Cabin Fever Festival
For those of you who didn’t make it out to Stuart’s Opera House (my employer and all around awesome place) for the Cabin Fever Festival a few weeks back missed one hell of a show. Great Ohio music from Pomegranates, Wheels On Fire, Alwood Sisters, Whale Zombie, and Bird and Flower in a beautiful space.…
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Best of Ohio Music 2010
I was very excited to come up with a list of my favorite music from Ohio this year, particularly because not too much on the national scene really blew me away this year. The following list however features some very, very good music and all of it comes at high suggestion for me. Great records…