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If BEAR were a movie, they wouldn't be like that. BEAR are that band you won't ever forget seeing live. A threat. They come to you, they confront you, they give you the feeling that you are not safe in the audience. And what a rare gift that is, in our safe world of comfort stable mediocrity, where security has become the ultimate value.
By that, BEAR revoke the spirit of great hardcore bands of the 90's... bands like Catharsis or Gehenna, bands whose raw energy, uncompromising delivery and relentlessly violent performance was as energizing and invigoratingas it was puzzling for the oftentimes baffled audience, who had their teeth caved in by guitars thrown in their direction, and a bearded front man caving through them like a derailed freight train, coming to a flaming halt at the end of the room, behind the mixing desk.
BEAR hail from Antwerp, Belgium's 2nd largest city and home to a thriving local metal and hardcore scene ever since the 90's, which is when members of BEAR first met at a local venue where all punk- & hardcore-bands made a stop when touring Europe. This year marks their 10th anniversary as a band. With 3 albums released since on Let it Burn and Basick Records, performances at festivals such as Graspop, Roadburn, Rock Herk, Euroblast, UK Tech Fest, Complextiy Fest and headline tours through Europe and India, the band has made themselves a name in the heavy music underground scene as one of the most punishing live acts out there. OBEY THE FUCKING BEAR. ///
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Owsley "Bear" Stanley: R.I.P.
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JamBase
A KEY CULTURAL ICON PASSES Counterculture icon and LSD pioneer Owsley “Bear" Stanley died after an automobile accident in his adopted country of Australia on Sunday, March 13, 2011. A statement released on behalf of Stanley's family said the car crash occurred near his home in far north Queensland. He is survived by his wife Sheila, four children, eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The highly reclusive, camera shy Stanley was believed to be 76. For more on his history click ...
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Bear Creek Music Fest Adds Soulive, Zach Deputy, NMS
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ANDERS OSBORNE, BEATS ANTIQUE, BREAK SCIENCE, DR. LONNIE SMITH, MARCO BENEVENTO TRIO, ERIC KRASO & CHAPTER 2, JENNIFER HARTSWICK ALSO ADDED The Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival is thrilled to add a slew of new artists to the 2011 lineup. New to the lineup are Soulive, The New Mastersounds, Anders Osborne Trio, The Coup featuring Boots Riley, Zach Deputy, Break Science, Marco Benevento Trio, Eric Krasno & Chapter 2, Spam All-Stars, Jennifer Hartswick Band, Snarky Puppy, Nigel Hall, The ...
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Redwing Blackbird - That River Skinned a Bear (2010)
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Something Else!
By Mark Saleski There are so many things we depend upon in the Monadnock region of New Hampshire that it's sometimes easy to forget that not all of them have been around forever...or will continue to be so. Just as the mountain itself solidly anchors our mental picture of the area, there are so many other landmarks—the covered bridges, churches, and stone walls—all of which are relatively recent additions to the the Monadnock timeline. This is how I tend to ...
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Buzzmedia Adds 6 Major Music Blogs: The Hype Machine, Purevolume, Popmatters Gorilla vs. Bear, Concrete Loop and RCRD LBL
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(UPDATE 2) BuzzMedia has added today 6 major music blogs. PureVolume, PopMatters, Gorilla vs. Bear, The Hype Machine, Concrete Loop and RCRD LBL join Stereogum, Buzznet, Idolator and Absolute Punk in the web entertainment publisher's music portfolio.
UPDATE: BuzzMedia tells Hypebot that HypeM, RCRDLBL and Pop Matters are partnerships. “All sites will retain their own editorial control." Each of the blogs have been considered major independent voices in music. Together they reach five million fans per month and ...
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Polar Bear Featured at AAJ!
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All About Jazz
Polar Bear has been on an upward trajectory since its inception in 2005. A critic and fan favorite in England, the quintet - saxophonists Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart, bassisst Tom Herbert, guitarist Leafcutter John and drummer Sebastian Rochford - will be releasing its latest CD, Peepers (The Leaf Label, 2010) on March 1, 2010.
AAJ Contributor Bruce Lindsay interviewed the group earlier this year, and his in-depth interview, Polar Bear: Raw and Spontaneous, was published a couple weeks back ...
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British Post-Jazzers Polar Bear Interviewed at AAJ
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All About Jazz
During the six or seven years since its formation, British quintet Polar Bear has garnered extensive praise from critics, fans and fellow musicians. Most famously, perhaps, the band was described by music critic Paul Morley as “dream jazz"--high praise, indeed. The band's second album, Held On The Tips Of Fingers (Babel, 2005), was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. The band has a great reputation as a live act, attracting audience members from the jazz world and beyond. On the ...
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David Crosby's Reason for 1985 Golden Bear Show Cancellation Beats Them All
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Michael Ricci
When a concert venue cancels a show these days, nine times out of 10 the reason given is scheduling conflicts, a catch-all phrase that can mean “We couldnt sell enough tickets" to “The star attraction got a better gig."
Cancellation explanations dont get much better than the one issued by the Golden Bear back in 1985 when David Crosby bowed out of a booking at the Huntington Beach club whose legacy is being saluted this weekend with shows Friday and ...
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Legendary Golden Bear to Roar Again
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Michael Ricci
This weekend, benefit shows at the Legendary Golden Bear will celebrate the long-defunct Huntington Beach music club, which once hosted Bob Dylan and the Byrds, among others.
For three decades, the club was Orange County's answer to such L.A.-area folk and rock institutions as the Troubadour, the Ash Grove and McCabe's, hosting scores of local and touring performers not the least of which were Janis Joplin, the Byrds, Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, Neil Young, the Doors, B.B. King, Steve ...
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Weir, Wasserman, Lane, Greene: Blue Bear Benefit on 9/12
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A Benefit For Blue Bear School of Music Featuring: Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman and Jay Lane Along With Special Guest Jackie Greene
Bob Weir The Blue Bear School of Music is one of San Francisco's leading destinations for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels who want to enjoy learning and playing rock, blues, jazz, folk or pop. Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman, Jay Lane and special guest Jackie Greene were recently announced as headliners for a benefit ...
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Bear Creek Additions
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Bear Creek Artist Additions and Pre-Party
Bear Creek 2008 - The Spirit of the Suwannee by Mahone Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival, located in Live Oak, FL, is proud to announce the latest artist additions and roster for the Thursday night, November 12 pre-party. Additions recently added Include: Robert Walter's 20th Congress, Toubab Krewe, Dr. Claw, Telepath, Yonrico Scott Band, Donna Hopkins Band, Avis Berry's Soul Revue and artist's-at-large Skerik, Mike Dillon, Roosevelt Collier and The Shady Horns.
The ...
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