Category: News

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Thanks!

    Thanks to all the bands, filmmakers and artists who helped make the Fair happen this past weekend, it was amazing. We really appreciate the support and we hope to see you throughout the year. There is some footage of the weekend here: http://www.youtube.com/user/AquabearLegion

  • Aquabear County Fair! March 5-7, 2009!

    The 3rd Annual Aquabear County Fair March 5-7, 2009 in beautiful Athens, Ohio Thursday, March 5th Kickoff at The (Bruce) Manor with Russenorsk Dinner of Swords Battle Rabbit 7pm Friday, March 6th Night One at Casa Cantina with Brainbow Casual Future Five Deadly Venoms Weedghost 10:30pm Saturday, March 7th L’Aqua Porter Film Festival at ARTS/West…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Photos of January Aquabear Legion Showcase

    The folks at Athens D.I.Y. Blog have some photos of the last Aquabear Legion Showcase. Click here to view the album.

  • Submarine Spaceship, October Fist, Death Beef @ Arts/West

    http://www.myspace.com/octoberfist http://www.myspace.com/submarinespaceship http://www.myspace.com/deathbeef

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • Live @ ARTS/West: Friday, 11/14

  • Free Aquabear Show on Friday, 10/17 and Aquabear Night @ The Union on 10/24

    The Aquabear Legion is honored to have our monthly concert at ARTS/West be part of this year’s ART/oberfest. ART/oberfest is a community arts celebration here in Athens complete with all kinds of visual art, music, workshops, vendors, and more. We are helping kick the weekend off: Aquabear Live @ ART/oberfest Friday, October 17th ARTS/West 132…

  • Speakeasy Magazine Review

    Aquabear Legion Volume 3 was reviewed in Speakeasy magazine. Thanks to Terry O’Donovan for a great review.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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!

  • Aquabear Live @ ARTS/West on July 12!

    Aquabear’s monthly concert series Live @ ARTS/West continues with a great show on Saturday, July 12th at 8pm with Athens’ own Sad Bastards and Godversussatan (members of Men of Gentle Birth!). The show will of course take place at ARTS/West (132 West State Street in Athens), music will start at 8pm and its only 3…

  • Aquabear Legion Summer Events

    Aquabear Summer Schedule! Aquabear Legion has a lot going on this summer… 6/28: Monthly Noise Show @ ARTS/West, 6pm 7/12: Aquabear Monthly Show @ ARTS/West w/ Spooktober and Sad Bastards, 8pm 7/26: CD Release @ Casa w/ Machine Go Boom, Casual Future, 1point3, Weedghost, 10:30pm 7/27: Monthly Noise Show @ ARTS/West, 6pm 8/16: Aquabear Monthly…