Aquabear Legion

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  • Southeast Engine’s Mountain Stage Performance on NPR This Weekend

    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…

  • Aquabear at ARTS/West THIS THURSDAY: Chat Logs, Many Mansions, Dead Winds of Summer

    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…

  • Aquabear and Disjointed Record New Compilation for 2012: 16 BANDS in 16 HOURS

    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…

  • 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…

  • Aquabear Hosts FREE Show at Casa Cantina THIS FRIDAY

    Aquabear Legion is hosting another FREE show at Casa Cantina this Friday, August 26th at 10:30pm! The D-Rays will headline the evening with their surfy punk rock tunes, Dune is a new Athens stoner rock band featuring members of We March (and many other Athens bands), Homemade Drugs (ex-Sandcrawler) hail from Cincinnati and are in…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • Aquabear Legion Volume 4 is (almost) OUT! Release Party at Union This Saturday!

    Things are really exciting here at Aquabear HQ. Our brand new compilation Aquabear Legion Volume 4 is all finished up and ready to be heard by all, coming in at a whopping 38 songs from 38 Ohio bands all on 2 CD’s. We are celebrating the official release THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 11th at The Union…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Weekly wrap up.

    We have, as of right now, 28 hours left on our Kickstarter, which will fund our new comp. In 30 days, we have raised an amazing $1,015 dollars from 37 awesome people. If you want to join these fine folks, you have mere hours to do so! There are sweet gifts at each giving level,…

  • Support Aquabear on Kickstarter! Only a Few Days Left…

    As many of you may have heard, Aquabear Legion is getting ready to release our eighth compilation, Aquabear Legion Volume 4 later this Spring and to help pay for it we started a Kickstarter project. Well, we have been blown away by the support we have received! In 25 days we have raised 124% of…

  • And we’re back to normal: Weekly wrap-up.

    So, we have 8 days left to go in our Kickstarter campaign to fund our new comp, Aquabear Volume 4, and we have raised 124% of our goal. That’s a whopping $935 from 33 donors. Needless to say, we are floored, humbled, and amazed. Thank you so much. Todd and Brian have begun work on…

  • 16th Annual Blackoutfest Lineup Revealed

    There’s a blackout in store for Athens just a few weeks from today, and fortunately it’s not the kind that will leave you reading by candle light. Rather, the 16th annual Blackoutfest will be taking place April 14-16, organized by the locally-based Blackout Booking and bringing bands from across the nation as well as regional…

  • Weekly (ok, monthly) wrap-up.

    Whoops, I accidentally took most of March off. Sorry about that. Not wanting to rest on our laurels, we launched the Kickstarter for our upcoming comp, Aquabear Legion Volume 4. As I write, we are at 114% of our goal. AMAZING. On that note, please know that the more money we raise to produce this…

  • Aquabear Spring Break TONIGHT at Casa Cantina in Athens!

    Attention Athenians! Our wonderful town is extra sleepy this week so come out an enjoy YOUR well deserved break from all the craziness of the students with an awesome FREE show of Ohio rock and roll at Casa Cantina TONIGHT (Thursday, March 24) at 10:30. We welcome Athens ex-pats In Silent Movies down from Columbus…

  • Times New Viking Get Back to Their Roots

    In this latest promotional video for Times New Viking’s upcoming release Dancer Equired, the recent Merge Records signees traipse through the snow in their Ohio hometowns. The short film takes the viewer to the small towns of Troy, New Lebanon and Gahanna, Ohio—all the while being serenaded by cuts from TNV’s new record. If the…

  • Aquabear County Fair Preview: DAY FOUR Sunday, March 6 at ARTS/West

    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. We finish the 5th annual Aquabear County Fair off with a FREE afternoon potluck at the always awesome…

  • Weekly wrap-up: Aquabear County Fair Edition

    Fact: I can never remember what this post is called. I will type “Weekly Update” into the post field and stare at it for a minute before I realize that’s not right. Time for a catchier name. Something like ReBear.. but not dumb. Holy shit, it’s Aquabear County fair week, finally. I get that we’re…

  • Aquabear County Fair Preview: NIGHT THREE Saturday, March 5 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. SATURDAY, March 5th the County Fair moves back to The Union for a huge night of rock and…

  • Aquabear County Fair Preview: NIGHT TWO Friday, March 4 at Casa Cantina

    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. Remember to head over to our Facebook to see our favorite videos of all of this year’s bands.…

  • 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),…

  • Weekly wrap-up!

    The Aquabear is running at full steam right now. We’re less than a week out from the 5th Annual Aquabear County Fair, pummeling through the paperwork in our quest to become a non-profit organization, and pulling together our latest comp, Aquabear Legion Volume 4 along with a Kickstarter (more on that very soon) project to…

  • Aquabear Legion Volume 4 Due Out in Spring! 2-cd’s and Over 30 Ohio Bands!

    The Aquabear Legion is excited to announce our 8th release of Ohio music, Aquabear Legion Volume 4! The 2-cd compilation (which will feature over 30 Ohio bands) will be released this coming Spring as a handmade screenprinted package with original artwork from NYC via Athens artist Jed Collins. Full list of bands announced next week,…