Category: Aquabear County Fair
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COUNTY FAIR PREVIEW: In Silent Movies
In Silent Movies are a new-ish Athens band that has already sharpened a pretty distinct sound and we are glad to welcome them aboard the first ever Aquabear County Fair performance on Thursday, March 4th at The Bruce Manor. Each time I see these guys, I am more and more impressed. Come see them at…
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COUNTY FAIR PREVIEW: Megachurch
Aquabear is pretty excited about Cleveland, Ohio’s Megachurch making its first visit down to Athens… These guys are damn good, they even opened up for Mission of Burma at last year’s Studio-Rama. A drummer and two basses, these guys have spent a good deal of time over the years in many other projects both past…
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COUNTY FAIR PREVIEW: Manor Animals
Manor Animals are an Athens supergroup of sorts, made up of the five residents of The Bruce Manor house on West Union Street in Athens. Tim Race (Russenorsk), Zach Inscho (Seascapes, Russenorsk), Alex Eiler (She Bears), Josh Landis (In Silent Movies), and Mike Jones (also of In Silent Movies) make up a group that despite…
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COUNTY FAIR PREVIEW: Thx. Tiger
FULL DISCLOSURE: I am playing with this project at the Aquabear County Fair, and played with Scott in Casual Future for years. Thx. Tiger is the current outlet for Scott Spice’s recordings, Scott (and myself and others) played for years in Athens band Casual Future. We stopped playing last June because most everyone was moving…
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COUNTY FAIR PREVIEW: We March
Oh man, I cannot in any way at all think about my life without We March. When I came to Athens as an Ohio University freshman in 2001, We March was one of the first bands I saw down here and it made me feel instantly at home. These guys are the real deal. And…
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COUNTY FAIR PREVIEW: Chris Biester
Chris Biester is arguably the best damn musician in this town, so what better way to open up the Friday night Casa show then with a set from him? Chris hosts the weekly Wednesday Open Stage at Casa Cantina and melts all of our faces with the occasional Chickenpussy performance besides working as an artist…
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COUNTY FAIR PREVIEW: Weedghost
There is one band that has played every Aquabear County Fair, and the even played the first Aquabear Showcase at The Wire in 2005. That band is Weedghost. They will be joining us at again at The Union on Saturday, March 6th. Comprised of Andrew Lampela and Kris Poland, Weedghost has been making and looping…
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COUNTY FAIR PREVIEW: Men of Gentle Birth
So. Aquabear has decided to preview one band EVERY DAY in the weeks leading up to the Aquabear County Fair on March 4-6, 2010. In all, 15 bands will be playing this year over the course of three nights and three venues. Today marks our first entry: Columbus, Ohio’s Men of Gentle Birth. They will…
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4th Annual Aquabear County Fair is THIS WEEKEND: March 4-6, 2010!
The 4th annual Aquabear County Fair takes place March 4-6, 2010 in Athens, Ohio and we are thrilled to announce the lineups for that weekend! And this one is shaping up to be one of the best we’ve had… Saturday, March 6th at The Union, 8pm This Moment in Black History (Cleveland) Makebelieves (Athens) Men…
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03/07/09 – 3rd Annual Aquabear County Fair – The Union
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03/06/09 – 3rd Annual Aquabear County Fair – Casa Cantina
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03/05/09 – Aquabear County Fair Kickoff – The (bruce) Manor
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02/12/09 – Aquabear Benefit w/ She Bears, Tim Race (of Russenorsk), Zach Oden (of Sad Bastards) – Casa Cantina
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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…