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02/19/11 – Buffalo Killers + Chickenpussy +Hexnet + D-Rays (Aquabear & Blackout Booking Present) – The Union
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02/19/11 – Supermassive – Jackie O’s
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02/18/11 – Elemental Groove Theory – Jackie O’s
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Weekly wrap-up!
It’s unseasonably warm in Ohio this weekend. Which is good, considering all the awesome shows you need to get yourself to. Stuff you missed or need to revisit: Columbus folk-rockers The Black Swans are attempting to raise $3000 to fund the release of their new album on vinyl, via the website Kickstarter. They’re almost halfway…
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Buffalo Killers + Chickenpussy + Hexnet + D-Rays at the Union 2/19
Perhaps you’ve heard, but Aquabear Legion and Blackout Booking have once again teamed up to present a jam-packed night of rock and roll at the Union this Saturday, February 19. Headlining the evening will be Cincinnati-based psychedelic blues-rockers Buffalo Killers, who last appeared in Athens this past October. Over the past year, the trio has…
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RECORD REVIEW: Whale Zombie – Whale Zombie LP
The guys in Whale Zombie know what they’re doing. They’ve crafted a sound and persona that borrows from numerous characteristics of pop rock history while somehow maintaining an identity that’s all their own. Playing with the vigor of a bunch of teenagers who just bought their first battered secondhand instruments and the finesse of seasoned…
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5th Annual Aquabear County Fair (March 3-6 in Athens) Lineups Announced!
This year mark’s the 5th annual Aquabear County Fair so we decided to make it bigger than ever before. We’re pretty excited for this one… many more details to come. This year we present 16 bands total in Athens, Ohio over 4 days on March 3-6. 15 Ohio bands and even 1 from Japan. Thursday,…
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02/12/11 – The Werks – Jackie O’s
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02/11/11 – Athens Does Athens: Big Fundraiser for Athens County Humane Society – Donkey Coffee
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Weekly wrap-up!
What you missed this week, and what you need to do this weekend. In case you missed it, The Nelsonville Music Festival announced its headliners last Friday at Casa: The Flaming Lips, Neko Case, and George Jones. One of the best things about the Nelsonville Fest is the ridiculous amount of talented local and regional…
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02/10/11 – Fox \’n\’ Hounds – Jackie O’s
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02/05/11 – Bruce Dalzell + The Wayfaring Stringband – Donkey Coffee
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02/05/11 – Black History Month Kick-off Party ft. Mojoflo – Jackie O’s
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02/05/11 – The Honeycutters – Stuart’s Opera House
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Flaming Lips, George Jones, Neko Case to Headline May’s Nelsonville Music Festival
Stuart’s Opera House has announced the headliners for the 7th annual Nelsonville Music Festival on May 13-15, 2011. The Flaming Lips (saturday), George Jones (friday), and Neko Case (sunday) were all announced last night at the “kind of halfway” party at Casa Cantina in Athens. The festival always has a great spread of Ohio bands…
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02/04/11 – \\\”Kind of Halfway\\\” to Nelsonville Music Festival Party w/ Duke Junior + Scubadog + Whale Zombie (FREE SHOW) – Casa Cantina
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02/04/11 – Weird Science + Wheels on Fire + Main St. Gospel + Goodnight – The Union
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02/04/11 – The Fayble Family Band + Rachel Mousie – Donkey Coffee
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02/04/11 – Jones for Revival + Romeo Champagne – Jackie O’s
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Weekly wrap-up!
I’m so stoked Friday is here. Mostly because this weekend is going to be awesome. Here’s some stuff you might have missed this week. We held our fifth annual Pancake Breakfast, with the new addition of all-local food. Almost 70 people came to ARTS/West to eat delicious pancakes, listen to 78s, and hang out. Thanks…
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02/03/11 – Guinea Worms + 99c Dreamz + Mousetrap Breakfast Serial + Blithe Field – Smiling Skull Saloon
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RECORD REVIEW: Megachurch – Megachurch
“Holy shit! These guys are fucking awesome!†That was how I responded when I first saw Megachurch play live at last year’s Aquabear County Fair. That exact same reaction held true when I first heard this album. Their music is a punch to the gut. It hurts a little bit, but it makes you feel…
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Psychedelic Horseshit sign to FatCat
As if the recent glut of Ohio-centric record label signings wasn’t enough, you can add Columbus-based Psychedelic Horseshit to the list. FatCat Records, an independent English label most famous for its discovery of Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Rós, today signed the noisy Ohio collective fronted by the ever-opinionated Matt Whitehurst. Psychedelic Horseshit’s painfully lo-fi recordings—dubbed ‘shitgaze’…
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01/31/11 – Rattletrap Stringband (FREE SHOW) – Casa Cantina