Recorded for Donewaiting/Each Note Secure's A Very Ohio Christmas compilation, this Bicentennial Bear song was recorded in 2010, much before word of this reunion was ever discussed as a reality. Last night, the band Tweeted a link to the song , and that's good enough reason for us to repost the song. I'll be at their first show tomorrow night at The Bowery Ballroom and I am super excited. The Whigs will also be performing on Fallon tonight. All I Want for Christmas (is an Afghan Whigs Reunion) by Bicentennial [...]
This year's list of favorites is fairly sedate (even for me), with just a little ruckus here and there. Lots of morning-coffee music, which I guess says something about my 2011. But music's strength is its pliability. It can be whatever you need it to be at the moment, especially when we have instant access to virtually any song ever recorded, often for free . Judging by this list, I needed music to be a salve more than a release valve this year. I also never expected my favorite album to come from someone who held the [...]
Bicentennial Bear wished for it last Christmas, and one year later dreams do come true. The Afghan Whigs are reuniting! Celebrate by listening to their song: All I Want for Christmas (is an Afghan Whigs Reunion) by Bicentennial Bear On Sunday 27th May 2012 Alexandra Palace will host the first show in 13 years from Cincinnati's rock legends THE AFGHAN WHIGS. Formed in 1986, the bands career from then until 2001 saw them release six acclaimed albums highlighted by the classic Gentlemen LP in 1993. Fusing classic [...]
It's the holiday season and while we all think about what gifts might be waiting for us at the end of the month, there is a gift that showed up in our inboxes and Twitter feeds this morning that should excite all fans of The Afghan Whigs. The legendary Cincinnati rock band are reuniting for their first live shows in 13 years in 2012 and the masses are acting like a kid on Christmas morning. On the weekend of the 25th-27th May 2012 at Alexandra Palace, London, All Tomorrow's Parties present the second UK I'll Be Your [...]
There were a lot of tributes going on Friday night in honor of Halloween at various clubs around town. I found myself at Kobo where Alert New London was performing at The Strokes , Speed Governor was performing as Nirvana , The Moving Parts were performing as Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers , and members of Bicentennial Bear, Miranda Sound and Kopaz were performing as Van Haken . In case you missed it, Sammy Haga r and Gary Cherone both were in attendance (Hagar holding a sign throughout Van Haken's [...]
Flyin Bicycle has been bringing his video camera to many shows this summer. Here's a sampling below. You can see the rest on Facebook or the Flyin Bicycle Vimeo page .
MP3 : Warpspeed Bicentennial Bear was created in the ashes of Miranda Sound, my favorite band from Columbus and some of my bestie bros from the Buckeye state. Billy Peake soldiered on, bringing in Sean (also from MS), Scott (MS), Adam (Celebrity Pilots), and newcomer Leah. They've recorded their first full length and will be celebrating with a release show next Friday, June 10 @ Kobo in Columbus, OH. Tweet
As part of the digital holiday compilation donewaiting.com has released with Each Note Secure , one song that hit a big chord of holiday cheer and nostalgia is Bicentennial Bear 's All I Want for Christmas (is an Afghan Whigs Reunion) . Give it a listen: You can buy the single for $1 or the entire 16-song album for $10. 100% of proceeds will go to Gracehaven in Columbus OH. Gracehaven is a 501(c) 3 organization that raises awareness about the issue of domestic minor [...]
Bicentennial Bear features Billy Peake, Scott Haynes and Sean Sefcik from Miranda Sound (RIP), my favorite band from Columbus, along with Adam Dowell (Celebrity Pilots) and Leah Wahlin. They're currently working on their debut album to be released at some point this year. Wet your whistle by downloading these two recent recordings: MP3 : Cardinal Codes MP3 : Year of Our Ladybirds You can catch them perform at the Offramp Stage Sunday during Comfest @ 1:30pm.
MP3: Celebrity Pilots - Lost a Limb I'll admit to not being the most observant dude in the world, but the mere existence of this record came as surprise to me. After a couple of previous albums and a live presence in town respectable for a band that splits roots between Columbus and Cleveland, I haven't heard much from the The Celebrity Pilots in the last year or so. Then this... practically a sneak attack of a CD release with an added guitar player and new sixteen-song collection called [...]
MP3: Smug Brothers - Low Like Nothing MP3: Smug Brothers - Build Your Collections All three locals on this bill would be worth venturing out to see separately, so seeing the Kyle Sowashes , Ghost Shirt and Bicentennial Bear play a free show together at Carabar is a no-brainer (esp. if part 1 of Lost Weekend's two-night anniversary extravaganza isn't your thing). Icing on the cake is Dayton's Smug Brothers , fronted by Kyle Melton and featuring Don [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News The musician Billy Peake, in an article for the music blog Done Waiting, reports that he was driving with a friend to Guided By Voices Appreciation Night in Columbus, Ohio Friday when he received a text from a fellow performer in the evening's lineup who was already at the venue. "Bob F---ing Pollard is at the bar!," it read. Seven minutes later, a text from another musician arrived: "Uncle Bob is here." Indeed, Robert Pollard [...]
Last night, as my bud Dan Bell drove us to the Treehouse, I got a text message from Joe Peppercorn at 9:02: "Bob Fucking Pollard is at the bar!" At 9:09, a text arrived from Justin Hemminger of SPD GVNR : "Uncle Bob is here." Being a fan of GBV, and having seen Pollard get hammered at random Ohio bars over the years, this revelation shouldn't have alarmed or surprised me. Pollard is a drinker. He is as well known for his obnoxious love of modest lager as he is for his high [...]
Here's what I've been up to lately over at The Other Paper: Review of Paper Airplane's new CD, White Elephants (local) Low Anthem/Langhorne Slim live review Reviews of Monolithic Cloud Parade's debut, Children with Wolf Heads , and Wing & Tusk's debut, The Secret of Toadflax Tea (both local) Live reviews of Bicentennial Bear, Miranda Sound, Jon Chinn + 1803 (locals)
The Summit is where I'll be tonight. But mainly I'm just posting this because the poster is awesome.
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