Bears on the Run was a huge success and this year they are now tackling the East coast. The tour lineup will be including: Bobaloo, Elijah Black, Shannon Grady, Kendall, and Matthew Temple. The towns they will hitting are Toronto, Buffalo, Albany, Provincetown, Boston, Baltimore, Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York City.

They are looking for sponsors and they are excited to have LOGO TV as one of their sponsors this year. If you'd be interested in sponsoring Bears on the Run or you'd like to book these guys, contact Shannon (website), or Bobaloo (website ~ TubeBear profile).

Bears on the Run is now over... check out their site for their travel logs as well as videos and other stuff. They also mention on their site that they are planning to do an east coast tour in the spring.

If you want to see some more videos, check out Slacker_x's LiveJournal's video posting - a small slew of videos to be seen.

last but not least, one of the performers in Bears of the Run, Shannon Grady (website) of BTalk, has come out with a new CD. It's called 'It was a Dance'.

The month of October is just around the corner and that means that there are 6 talented cute husky Bears that are coming to an American town near you. The event is called Bears on the Run. Shows begin in Dallas, TX on October 19th and it will end Wichita, KS on November 4th. In between those cities, they will be visiting Austin, Houston, Atlanta, Nashville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis and Tulsa... phew.

Now who are the men that make up Bears on the Run. You can find out more about them here, but below is the lowdown: There's Bobaloo (website - TubeBear profile), Shannon Grady (website), Matthew Temple (website), Nakia (website - TubeBear profile), Elijah Black (website), and Kendall (website). Honestly, if you're near any of those towns or you just have to drive an hour or even 2 to see these guys, then do it... it will be one event I'm sure you will not forget.

From the Bears on the Run site: "Over the last few years, outlets like Bear Radio Network, Bearapalooza and Woobie Bear Music, along with a host of supportive Bear runs, bars and podcasts, have given Bear musicians, songwriters and performers a place to share their talents. This fall, 6 performers will head out in a van for the 1st ever Bear tour which will span 12 cities and 7 states including Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma.

The tour is called Bears on the Run and showcases the talents of Bobaloo (a comedian from Los Angeles, CA - TubeBear profile), Kendall (a songwriter and performance artist from Buffalo, NY), Matthew Temple (a folk singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN), Nakia (a Blues singer/songwriter from Austin, TX), Elijah Black (a rock singer and songwriter from Akron, OH) and Shannon Grady (a singer and songwriter from Minneapolis, MN). Along for the ride will be two videographers who will capture performances as well as life backstage and on the road to be edited into a documentary.

The tour's founder Shannon Grady (a singer and co-host of the popular podcast bTALK) hopes that the tour will grow and open up doors for other Bear artists and find new audiences for their work".

I wonder if Paul McCartney was thinking of these guys when he was singing Bears on the Run. So what do you get when you put 6 very cute and talented Bearish men together on a stage...? A great evening, that's for sure. Bears on the Run will be playing in 11 towns from October 19th thru November 2nd, so make sure to check out their site to see if they are playing in your city.

Who are the guys who make up Bears in the Run...? There's Bobaloo (website), there's Shannon Grady (website), there is Matthew Temple (website), then there is Nakia (website), there is Elijah Black (loud rockin' website), and then the final hunk is Kendall (website).

Also, they are looking for sponsors for this event so if you're interested, click here to learn more how you can support what looks like one superb road show.

This is not the Brady Bear Bunch - altho imagine what the show would have been like with these 6 talented good looking men... instead this team makes up a new ensemble of talent known as the 'Bears on the Run'. Their site is still in the making however this much I can tell you: this team is comprised of 6 artists (4 musicians, 1 performance artist and 1 comedian), and come this October, they will be traveling to Dallas, Austin, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Nashville, Lexington, Columbus, Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis. Phew... that's one hell of a road trip. They are also seeking out sponsors so if you have a Bear friendly business and would be interested in sponsoring, then read this page to find out how you can become a sponsor.

Now to the important part - the good looking men who make up 'Bears on the Run'. To learn more about each of them, then click on that link above (or click here)... however here is a quick run down of the players who make up this band. There's Bobaloo (website), there's Shannon Grady (website), there is Matthew Temple (website), then there is Nakia (website), there is Elijah Black (loud rockin' website), and then the final hunk is Kendall (website). I will post more about Bears on the Run when I get word, but for now just double check that list of cities they will be playing and if you're in the vicinity of any of them... well... prepare to get yourself a ticket or 6 for you and your friends because this is one show you really should not miss.

You might know him as one of the 5 gents who make up BTalk, but did you know Shannon Grady is also a singer, and a very fine one at that. Visit his website to learn a bit more of this fine artist, as well as see some videos of him singing. Here is his MySpace page (where you can listen to more of his music).

His voice is so... I don't know... makes me want to cry. I guess I could call it a soft voice. He has a CD out called '10 Years' that he's selling from his site and he mentions that he is working on a new CD which should be out in sometime July.

And lastly, check out his Shoes/Feet/Art page (FlickR) for those of us with a shoe and foot fetish. C'mon, you wanna look because he has great looking feet as well.