Tag: Podcasts

  • The Western Reserve – Down to High Street with Tim Minecci – Episode 040

    The Western Reserve – Down to High Street with Tim Minecci – Episode 040

    Brian sits down with author/podcaster/musician/researcher/fellow Ohio music obsessor Timothy Minneci who hosts the Dig Me Out podcast, runs the fantastic Columbus music blog Down to High Street, and just released his new book The Black Sky. The conversation goes to all of those projects and interests and Tim’s slate of Columbus music he brings to…

  • The Western Reserve – All Nelsonville Music Festival Part 2 – Episode 038

    The Western Reserve – All Nelsonville Music Festival Part 2 – Episode 038

    Sunday at the Nelsonville Music Festival was always the best. I think most of my personal memories relate to happy Sundays, when you got to soak it up for one more day and the greatest work was behind us. It felt like I could relax a little bit. I wanted to make sure to put…

  • The Western Reserve – Episode 036

    The Western Reserve – Episode 036

    NOTE: This was recorded during the Covid-19 Pandemic, but before the events of this week related to the murder of George Floyd by 4 Minneapolis police officers. While recognizing that this is just a small Ohio music podcast on a far-flung website I still feel it is important to use the platform I have to…

  • The Western Reserve – Guest Host: J.R. Fisher – Episode 035

    The Western Reserve – Guest Host: J.R. Fisher – Episode 035

    We have a special guest host for the new episode of The Western Reserve: Columbus musician and all around solid human being J.R. Fisher! J.R. hosts episode 35 and curates the playlist for this one too. A sampling of some fantastic music from Ohio including The Sundresses, Wussy, Dead Boys, and Raven. Enjoy! New City…

  • The Western Reserve – Best of Ohio Music 2019 – Episode 033

    The Western Reserve – Best of Ohio Music 2019 – Episode 033

    Happy New Year! We join in on all the year-end, list-making fun here at The Western Reserve and set you up with just over an hour of some of our favorite music from Ohio this past year. Everything from The Kyle Sowashes to Matthew J. Rolin to no stars to Tiger Village. Enjoy! Kneeling in…

  • The Western Reserve – 4th Annual Ohio X-Mas Spectacular – Episode – 032

    The Western Reserve – 4th Annual Ohio X-Mas Spectacular – Episode – 032

    Your favorite all-Ohio music podcast celebrates the hap-hap-happiest season of all with our own holiday tradition: the annual Ohio X-Mas Spectacular! Brian is joined as always for this one by Sherri and they play one solid hour plus of great Christmas tunes from the Buckeye State. Topics covered include favorite songs, traditions, and even a…

  • The Western Reserve – Colemine Records – Episode 031

    The Western Reserve – Colemine Records – Episode 031

    New episode of The Western Reserve is ALL-Colemine Records this time. We curate an hour or so from the catalog of this Loveland, Ohio based label featuring music from Ohio and elsewhere. From the label’s website: “Colemine Records was founded in late 2007 with the simple idea of putting out raw, authentic SOUL music on…

  • Athena Headache – Episode 003

    Athena Headache – Episode 003

    A brand new episode of Athena Headache is here, bringing you the best Midwestern music that is experimental, improv, weird, and everything inbetween. Brian hosts this one, and sticks mostly in Ohio and vicinity for the playlist, but stays away from the Athens-heavy lineup of the first two episodes. You will hear from everyone from…

  • The Western Reserve – Episode 027

    The Western Reserve – Episode 027

    Just a regular ol’ episode of The Western Reserve here, packed to the brim with great Ohio music. There are new things (Herzog, DANA, Mery Steel, Leggy), older things (Great Plains, Mirrors), and some inbetween too. If you like this podcast please support us by subscribing, leaving nice reviews, telling friends, etc. We will back…

  • The Western Reserve – Best of Ohio 2018 – Episode 026

    The Western Reserve – Best of Ohio 2018 – Episode 026

    We are back from our Winter break here at Western Reserve with a belated, but still lovingly produced, Best of Ohio 2018 episode! This of course just scratches the surface of the great music put out from the Buckeye State last year, but it’s a solid 51 minutes of tunes. The Breeders – “Nervous Mary”Wussy…

  • The Western Reserve – Episode 024

    The Western Reserve – Episode 024

    Happy Holidays everyone! Our 3rd annual all-Ohio Holiday Spectacular is coming up soon too (it’s the aptly named Episode 25), but let this good old fashioned no themes at all episode of the show tide you over. Everything from Bygones to Cobra Verde here, and lots of new releases too. http://aquabearlegion.com/podcasts/western-reserve/Western-Reserve-024.mp3 Bygones – “Under That…

  • The Western Reserve – Requests! Again! – Episode 023

    The Western Reserve – Requests! Again! – Episode 023

    So many good requests we had to make two episodes! In case you missed it, our 22nd episode of Western Reserve was also all-request. Lots of great music on both episodes and in this one you will hear Brainiac, Supernobody, Rashaan Roland Kirk, Ward Jarvis, James Gang, Ass Ponys, and more. And it is the…

  • Athena Headache – Episode 002

    Athena Headache – Episode 002

    Welcome to another episode of Athena Headache (number 2 if you are counting) here on Aquabear Legion, this podcast is the place for all of the weird, strange, noisy, improv, and experimental music from the Midwest we can jam into it. Episode 002 is hosted by Andrew Lampela. We hope you enjoy!  Perfect for your…

  • The Western Reserve – Requests! – Episode 022

    The Western Reserve – Requests! – Episode 022

    This episode of The Western Reserve and the next one are all requests! I think I cover everyone on the show, but thanks again for participating. Lots of great music this time including Them Wranch, My Dad Is Dead, Darrin Hacquard, and a whole lot more. If you like the show, tell some friends! http://aquabearlegion.com/podcasts/western-reserve/Western-Reserve-022.mp3…

  • The Western Reserve – Athens 2001-2006 – Episode 19

    The Western Reserve – Athens 2001-2006 – Episode 19

    I can’t believe it took me 19 episodes of this podcast to do an all-Athens episode from my college years. This was a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well. A whole bunch of firsts here: this is the first time I play We March (!?!) and The Makebelieves (!?!?!), and…

  • The Western Reserve – Episode 18

    The Western Reserve – Episode 18

    No themes for episode 18 of The Western Reserve. Just an hour of great music from all around Ohio kicked off with a special tribute to our friend, the late Uncle Fun, and his band Bargoyle. The show is rounded out with Swearing at Motorists, Blueprint, Terrestials, Swim Team, and many more. Unrelated note: I…

  • The Western Reserve – Gladden House Sessions at the Nelsonville Music Festival (2014-2017) – Episode 17

    The Western Reserve – Gladden House Sessions at the Nelsonville Music Festival (2014-2017) – Episode 17

    Another amazing Nelsonville Music Festival (produced by Stuart’s Opera House) just finished up and we thought it made sense to have an NMF episode of The Western Reserve! Episode 17 brings you some of the wonderful Gladden House Sessions hosted by Josh Antonuccio and presented by Ohio University School of Media Arts and Studies, WOUB Public…

  • The Western Reserve – Guest Host: Emily Votaw – Episode 16

    The Western Reserve – Guest Host: Emily Votaw – Episode 16

    This installment of The Western Reserve features special guest host Emily Votaw! Ohio is a strange place, capable of producing even stranger, more beautiful music! Join WOUB’s Emily Votaw as she guides you through some tracks from some of her favorite weirdos from Ohio. http://aquabearlegion.com/podcasts/western-reserve/Western-Reserve-016.mp3 Guided By Voices — “Chasing Heather Crazy” Future Bummer —…

  • The Western Reserve – Episode 13

    The Western Reserve – Episode 13

    Happy New Year! After finishing up 2017 with a few new episodes we are trying to keep that momentum going in January. No themes this time, just a solid hour or so of Ohio music. Old stuff (The Pagans), brand new stuff (Drift Mouth, Slackluster, Ampline), and everything inbetween. Full track list below. Enjoy. http://www.aquabearlegion.com/podcasts/western-reserve/Western-Reserve-013.mp3…

  • The Western Reserve – Best of 2017 – Episode 12

    The Western Reserve – Best of 2017 – Episode 12

    Another year is in the books and it was a great one for Ohio music. Brian plays some of his favorite songs of the year including Supernobody, Vacation, Van Dale, Pere Ubu, Water Witches, The Magic Words, Day Creeper, The Village Bicycle, Smug Brothers, Bloody Show, R. Ring, Speaking Suns, Obnox, WV White, The Crooked Spines,…

  • The Western Reserve – Second Annual Ohio Christmas Spectacular – Episode 11

    The Western Reserve – Second Annual Ohio Christmas Spectacular – Episode 11

    It’s the holiday season! That means it is time for another all-Ohio Christmas Holiday Spectacular! This is the second annual edition and Brian is again joined by his real life podcast co-host in marriage, Sherri. Everyone from Johnny Paycheck to St. Lenox, Dean Martin to The Heartlanders, and everything in between gets heard here. Brian…

  • The Western Reserve – Episode 10

    The Western Reserve – Episode 10

    Another solid hour plus of Ohio rock and roll, no themes for episode 10, just a lot of good music. Kicks off with Los Nombres from Lorain, Ohio circa 1977 and doesn’t look back. Everything from The Breeders to Messrs to Lung to Counterfeit Madison gets a play this time around. Enjoy. Look for number…

  • 6 Bs and a P: Hoagie – Episode 71

    6 Bs and a P: Hoagie – Episode 71

    The Browns are just terrible. Terrible. And we had fairly low expectations. Anyway, we put off a show for a while just because we couldn’t even talk about it. We try below. Actually, a more apt description is that we try NOT to talk about the Browns but end up doing it anyway.  We’ll be…

  • The Western Reserve – Lorain/Cleveland (1997-2004) – Episode 9

    The Western Reserve – Lorain/Cleveland (1997-2004) – Episode 9

    This episode transports back to my youth, and my first experiences with Ohio music being made by friends and people in my immediate community. We start way back in the late 90’s with tales of the Pork Grinder’s Ball in Lorain, and move on to Refugee Records, and the early forms of Aquabear Legion. Lots…

  • The Western Reserve – Episode 8

    The Western Reserve – Episode 8

    It always feels like it’s been too long since we posted a new episode of The Western Reserve, so please enjoy Episode 8! Just under an hour of music from all around Ohio, no themes or gimmicks this episode. Music from everyone from Gaunt to the The New Vinton County Frogwhompers Marching, Singing, Srumming, and Plucking…