Tag: Weedghost

  • 12/16/11 – Aquabear Legion X-Mas: Weird Science, Bonzai, State Park, Weedghost – Casa Cantina

    12/16/11 – Aquabear Legion X-Mas: Weird Science, Bonzai, State Park, Weedghost – Casa Cantina

  • Aquabear X-Mas at Casa THIS FRIDAY!

    The holiday season is upon us. Aquabear Legion is hosting a special X-Mas show at Casa Cantina in Athens this Friday, December 16th starting at 10:30pm. Weird Science, Bonzai, State Park, and Weedghost will play music all night (in that reverse order with Weedghost kicking things off around 10:30pm) and we will have Aquabear Volume…

  • 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 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Best of Ohio Music 2010

    I was very excited to come up with a list of my favorite music from Ohio this year, particularly because not too much on the national scene really blew me away this year. The following list however features some very, very good music and all of it comes at high suggestion for me. Great records…

  • Weedghost Tour Update: Sheboygan, Wisconsin!

    Those Weedghost boys are still at it, visiting the noise rock mecca that is Sheboygan, Wisconsin and spending some quality time with our Aquabear Wisconsin agent Sir Rick Dogdson! Photos above and dispatches from Andrew after the break!

  • Weedghost Tour Update: Chicago!

    “Wow. Chicago was fantastic. After a leisurely dinner at Revolution Brewery with Stacy and Wiebe, it was decided that we would play Wiebe’s living room. Perfect. Stace made a few phone calls, those friends made a few calls and boosh, an audience. They were privy to a bit of history. Weedghost play two songs? Last…

  • Weedghost Tour Update: Yellow Springs to Chicago

    Weedghost continues trekking across the Midwest and sending us updates of their adventures. Regarding Sunday night’s set at The Shire in Yellow Springs Weedghost says “Awesome set in the barn. Some bluegrass, courtesy of Blue Moon Soup. Beers, dogs eating the shit out of any moth they can catch, beers…and we sold $20 worth of…

  • Weedghost Tour Update: Yellow Springs, OH

    Weedghost Tour Update: Yellow Springs, OH

    We plan to continue to update the site with the on-the-road exploits of Weedghost as they trek across the upper Midwest. The boys should be on right about now at The Shire in Yellow Springs and then its off to Chicago. Andrew sent along the following communication: “The trunk is packed, the obscene amount of…

  • Weedghost Launches Tour

    Weedghost and Aquabear go way back, well all the way back actually. These guys played our first showcase at The Wire in 2005 and have played every Aquabear County Fair  and numerous other shows, comps and everything else over the years. They are launching an “awesome six day, three show disc golf journey across the…

  • 07/10/10 – Aquabear Live @ ARTS/West with Moon High, Whale Zombie, Weedghost

  • COUNTY FAIR PREVIEW: Dead Winds of Summer

    Dead Winds of Summer is the solo project from Andrew Lampela (Weedghost, Kid Panda Hands, Goodbye Goats, SacLunch, Wizzard Beasts, and 9 million more). Dead Winds is equal parts improv, loops, and atmosphere and just like Andrew’s other projects in those veins this one hits the mark right on. This is the perfect way to…

  • COUNTY FAIR PREVIEW: Weedghost

    There is one band that has played every Aquabear County Fair, and the even played the first Aquabear Showcase at The Wire in 2005. That band is Weedghost. They will be joining us at again at The Union on Saturday, March 6th. Comprised of Andrew Lampela and Kris Poland, Weedghost has been making and looping…

  • 4th Annual Aquabear County Fair is THIS WEEKEND: March 4-6, 2010!

    The 4th annual Aquabear County Fair takes place March 4-6, 2010 in Athens, Ohio and we are thrilled to announce the lineups for that weekend! And this one is shaping up to be one of the best we’ve had… Saturday, March 6th at The Union, 8pm This Moment in Black History (Cleveland) Makebelieves (Athens) Men…

  • Venue Spotlight: ARTS/West

    by Kris Poland – Go West, Young Bands There is a place on West State Street where Athens music lovers can see some of the area’s best musicians display their talents. It is a place where engaging local paintings and photographs adorn the walls and where community members meet to consolidate support for the arts.…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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 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…