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01/16/10 – Ohio Winter Folk Fest and Record Swap/Art Fair – Stuart’s Opera House

Ohio Winter Folk Fest and Record Swap/Art Fair When Saturday, January 16, 2010 1:00pm - All Ages Where Stuart’s Opera House (map) 52 Public Square, Nelsonville, Ohio 45764 Cost: FREE Nelsonville, Ohio, USA 45764 Other InfoStuart's presents our first ever Ohio Winter Folk Festival with a full slate of great bands including Vetiver (Sub Pop Records) who Pitchfork Media calls "dizzyingly euphoric tangle of freaked-out folk and scratchy strings...Vetiver is swampy and sublime, a compelling mix of sweet, candlelit laments and jagged hymns." Ohio bands including The Black Swans, Super Desserts, and Moon High from Columbus will also play, along with Athens own' Adam Torres. Music Swap Meet and DIY Craft Fair in the lobby starting at 1pm. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Record Swap and DIY Art Fair are FREE! « Back to the calendar

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INTERVIEW: Adam Torres and Brian Wiebe (from Aquabear Reader #1)

INTERVIEW: Adam Torres and Brian Wiebe (from Aquabear Reader #1)

In 2007, Adam Torres released his hauntingly perfect album Nostra Nova. Adam performed solo as Nostra Nova and with others (including members of Southeast Engine and Five Deadly Venoms) while continuing to play in Southeast Engine as well. Athens Musician Network called Nostra Nova “the best locally produced record in a decade” adding “this record should be part of every Athenian’s collection.” Filmmaker and good friend of the Aquabear Brian Wiebe made a video for the song “Breakneck Jane’s Fifteen Minute Escape” from Nostra Nova. Aquabear had a chance to talk to both Adam and Brian about the video and a lot more, you can find the full interview and  after the break. This was originally published in Aquabear Reader #1 in Spring 2008.

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