Author: Brian Koscho
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01/16/10 – Ohio Winter Folk Fest and Record Swap/Art Fair – Stuart’s Opera House
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Thank You To All Who Worked With Aquabear in 2009!
Thank you to all of you who have worked with Aquabear Legion in 2009, let’s make the list even longer for 2010! www.aquabearlegion.com Support Ohio Music and Art! Bands who played live for Aquabear: The Makebelieves The Deathers The Hairy Hearts Men of Gentle Birth godversussatan Weird Science Weedghost Seascapes Liz Pahl Dead Winds of…
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11/21/09 – Aquabear’s 5th Birthday Party – The Union
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INTERVIEW: Adam Torres and Brian Wiebe (from Aquabear Reader #1)
In 2007, Adam Torres released his hauntingly perfect album Nostra Nova. Adam performed solo as Nostra Nova and with others (including members of Southeast Engine and Five Deadly Venoms) while continuing to play in Southeast Engine as well. Athens Musician Network called Nostra Nova “the best locally produced record in a decade” adding “this record…
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She Bears New Album!
Aquabear Legion has a record review, an interview, and at some point today a track from streaming and download. She Bears are releasing their new album I Found Myself Asleep, TONIGHT (Thursday, October 15) at Casa Cantina in Athens, this is a FREE SHOW with debuts from Manor Animals and Scubadog. Aquabear is celebrating with…
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RECORD REVIEW: She Bears – “I Found Myself Asleep” – Self-released, 2009
She Bears is a six-piece band from Athens, Ohio who have found their voice with their new release I Found Myself Asleep. I had the opportunity to play several of their earlier shows with them in my former band Casual Future, and one thing that stuck out to me was how good they sounded then.…
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INTERVIEW: She Bears
She Bears are releasing their new record, I Found Myself Asleep tonight at Casa Cantina. Aquabear had a chance to talk to Stephen Pence about the band, their new album, boats, getting drunk, record contracts, and a lot more. It should be noted that an original idea for the interview was for me to send…
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Music Swap Meet at Stuart’s THIS SATURDAY!
Aquabear Legion and Stuart’s Opera House are teaming up for another Music Swap Meet this Saturday, October 10th in the Stuart’s lobby (52 Public Square in Nelsonville) from 10am-5pm! Lots of great LP’s, CD’s, Gear, and a whole lot more all for sale, and FREE ADMISSION! If you are interested in reserving a table please…
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Aquabear Puts Up Two New Comps FOR FREE! More comps to come this Fall!
Aquabear Legion Volume 2 and Aquabear Legion Volume 3 are now available for FREE DOWNLOAD, and three more compilations will be joining those shortly too. All in celebration of Aquabear’s 5th anniversary! 5 years = 5 new and free compilations. Add those 5 to the 3 already up and you got yourself a whole lot…
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PREVIEW: 11th Annual Athens Community Music Festival this Saturday
One of my favorite nights of the year is coming up this weekend, the 11th annual Athens Community Music Festival. This night is Athens’ own version of SXSW with 38 Athens bands playing at 6 venues around town. Other weekends of music throughout the year in Athens have wonderful music (Blackoutfest, Nelsonville Music Festival, and…
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Fugazi: “Instrument” Screening on 4/9!
Aquabear Legion is hosting a screening of Fugazi’s “Instrument” DVD at ARTS/West. Thursday, April 9th at 7:30pm $2 suggested donation *cover space, anything extra benefits Aquabear Legion A collaboration between filmmaker Jem Cohen and the Washington D.C band Fugazi, the project covers the ten-year period from the band’s inception in 1987 to 1997. Far from…
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Aquabear Reader #3! Submissions and Advertisers Needed!
The Athens-based Ohio music, art, and film collective Aquabear Legion is starting to get ready for the third issue of our FREE magazine The Aquabear Reader and we need your help! The Aquabear Reader needs writers, photographers and anyone who wants to help to contact us. This is a 2,000 hard copy circulation magazine made…
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Aquabear Benefit @ Casa on Thursday, 2/12!
TONIGHT Thursday, February 12th at Casa Cantina in Athens, Ohio She Bears Tim Race (of Russenorsk) Zach Oden (of Sad Bastards) this’ll be a good one. we hope to see all of you there.
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Attention Ohio Filmmakers! Submit to the L’Aqua Porter Film Festival!
The Aquabear Legion will be hosting our first ever film festival titled L’Aqua Porter Film Festival as part of our third annual Aquabear County Fair (March 5-7, 2009). Aquabear’s good friend, filmmaker, musician, and OU school of film alum Brian Wiebe will be curating the L’Aqua Porter Film Festival. And we need your films. If…
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Aquabear Pancake Breakfast @ ARTS/West on 1/25
Aquabear Legion is holding a Pancake Breakfast in the basement of ARTS/West on Sunday, January 25th from 2pm-5pm. This is our big fundraiser for the Aquabear County Fair on March 5-7, 2009 and we want everyone to come out and support local music and art! Come eat all the pancakes you have along with coffee,…
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Aquabear Thanks for 2008!
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…
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Sat 12/27 Aquabear X-Mas @ ARTS/West with (the) Giants of Gender!
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.
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Aquabear Live @ ARTS/West on Friday 9/19, Union show on 9/25
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…
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Aquabear Live @ ARTS/West on Saturday, 8/16 and Aquabear Record Swap on Sunday, 8/24
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…
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Compilation Release Show: Sat. 7/26 @ Casa
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…
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Aquabear Makes Front Page Of Athens Messenger!
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!