Author: Brian Koscho
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Aquabear Legion New Years Live Music Guide
Aquabear Legion wishes you all a Happy New Year! We can’t wait for 2012 to get started (we have lots of great stuff planned) but you still have a chance to see great live music tonight to ring in 2012 no matter where you are in Ohio. Below are some of our picks… ATHENS: Casa…
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nobrow.music.collective Brings Unsilent Night to Athens TONIGHT!
Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night is a free outdoor participatory sound sculpture of many individual parts, recorded on cassettes, CDs and mp3s, and played through a roving swarm of boom-boxes carried through city streets every December. People bring their own boom-boxes and drift peacefully through a cloud of sound which is different from every listener’s perspective. Since…
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12/16/11 – Aquabear Legion X-Mas: Weird Science, Bonzai, State Park, Weedghost – Casa Cantina
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Aquabear X-Mas at Casa THIS FRIDAY!
The holiday season is upon us. Aquabear Legion is hosting a special X-Mas show at Casa Cantina in Athens this Friday, December 16th starting at 10:30pm. Weird Science, Bonzai, State Park, and Weedghost will play music all night (in that reverse order with Weedghost kicking things off around 10:30pm) and we will have Aquabear Volume…
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The Moose Is Loose: Episode One
Well, Brian decided it was finally time to make his own podcast and he is excited to present the results of the first episode of The Moose Is Loose! This podcast will focus on Ohio music and is named after the first ever compilation project he put together in 2003 (which you can download for…
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Donewaiting Turns 9: Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments (reunion!), Bill Fox, Sundown, and more
From Donewaiting: Columbus’ own donewaiting.com has been around for almost a decade, and that’s reason to celebrate. They are doing that by bringing three amazing bands, an emcee and a deejay to Ace of Cups on Feb. 3. Needless to say, you should go celebrate with them. Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments (whoa), Zero Star, Bill…
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Ohio’s Best: Minimum Tillage Farming
Aquabear is kicking off a brand new series of posts we have named “Ohio’s Best” (at least for now until we come up with something better or this name sticks -ed.) that will highlight all sorts of different things we love about the Buckeye State past, present, and future. This could include websites, venues, record…
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CALLING ALL ARTISTS! What do you think an Aquabear looks like?
The Aquabear Legion is looking for works of art in a variety of forms and types depicting interpretations of our mascot and namesake, the mythical Aquabear. Other than that there are not many limitations or rules, we just want to see what you think of when you think about an Aquabear. We are hoping to…
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Southeast Engine’s Mountain Stage Performance on NPR This Weekend
Last month, Southeast Engine had the pleasure of taping an episode of NPR’s Mountain Stage. This weekend you’ll be able to hear the performance along with sets from The Jayhawks, Hot Tuna, Ha Ha Tonka and Karan Casey & John Doyle! This show was recording in October at Memorial Auditorium right here in Athens. Air…
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11/10/11 – Aquabear Live @ ARTS/West: Chat Logs, Many Mansions, Dead Winds of Summer – ARTS/West
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Aquabear at ARTS/West THIS THURSDAY: Chat Logs, Many Mansions, Dead Winds of Summer
Aquabear Legion is having another fantastic evening of music at ARTS/West in Athens, Ohio on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 at 7:30pm. We hope that you will join us. We welcome Chat Logs and Many Mansions both on tour from the far away land of Brooklyn, opening will be Dead Winds of Summer. Chat Logs is a…
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Aquabear and Disjointed Record New Compilation for 2012: 16 BANDS in 16 HOURS
We are always trying to think of new ideas around here, so it made sense to record as many bands as possible in a short amount of time and put it out as a compilation right? Right? Well, we somehow convinced Mike Makosky of Disjointed Records that it was a good idea and he offered…
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09/09/11 – Aquabear @ ARTS/West with Moon High, Time and Temperature, and more! – ARTS/West
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Aquabear Live at ARTS/West: Moon High, Time & Temperature, Dead Winds of Summer
Aquabear Legion’s Live at ARTS/West series returns TONIGHT (Friday, September 9) with a great lineup featuring Moon High and Time & Temperature from Columbus, Ohio and an opening set from Athens’ own Andrew Lampela’s project Dead Winds of Summer. Moon High come back to Athens after the July release of their new record Six Suns…
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08/26/11 – FREE SHOW with The D-Rays, Dune, Homemade Drugs, Bram Riddlebarger & His Lonesome Self – Casa Cantina
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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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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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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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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…