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Saturday, September 6, 2008

The Lookout Bears of Chattanooga, TN are inviting everyone to their ChattaBear & Santa Ball - a 'pre-HiBearnation event' that will be happening from November 5th thru the 9th in '09. This is going to be their 4th year of this charity fundraising event. Head on over to their site and you'll be able to register for this event as well as take a look at their photo galleries, and if you're interested in assisting in their charity by way of donation, you can contact them Kenny, their prezBear.

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Monday, August 25, 2008

Join the men of Bearapalooza, The Middle Tennessee Bear Alliance, The Carolina Bear Lodge, The Nashville Conductors & The Virginia Mountain Bears for RocktoBearfest, a Smoky Mountain weekend getaway in the month of October at Timberfell Lodge, Tennessee's Premier Private Men's Resort & Campground (and check out who Mr. Timberfell is - Cole - triple woof...?). This event will be taking place from October 10th thru the 12th.

All of these groups will be hosting special events throughout the entire weekend, and Bearapalooza will be doing their live show with all your favourite Bear performers. There will also be an 80s campfire sing-a-long. DJ Michael Carrera and DJ Cub will rock 'The Tavern' each night at the 'Bear Belly Dance Party'. There's a lot more going on as well, just check out their site for all the info, and click here to see their YouTube video ad.

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Monday, January 21, 2008
Time to check out some music by the talented and seriously cute Michael West who is also the co-producer of Bearapalooza. Head on over to his MySpace page where you can listen to a few of his tracks, see some photos of the handsome musician, and learn more about him in his bio. Here's a little bit from his MySpace page "With strong vocal performances, diverse songwriting ability, and universal appeal easily identify Michael West as a serious talent. His high-octane style uses no formula at all. Instead he offers a blend of abilities, styles and enthusiasms uniquely adapted to himself, on stage. He is an artist who creates a unique musical blend of melodic pop with a rich mixture of classic blues, rock and roll, and soul. Michael West is currently living in Nashville, TN  and he is working on his new release titled 'Choice' which will be released on Woobie Bear Music".

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Sunday, October 7, 2007

Awhile back, I posted a couple of articles about the Bear Music Awards website. The 1st article was simply announcing it, and the 2nd article was more or less questioning its validity. Since these postings, I have received a bit more info.

The idea behind Bear Music Awards belongs to Ken Renales, a music producer who runs Cubbyhole Records (article); an independent recording label which lists quite a few artists actually, one of them being Ken Renales, aka Uncle Buzzy.

Orlando Santiago (website - articles - TubeBear profile), is a musician and he was nominated for an award. They initially contacted him however he never saw his name added to the Bear Music Awards site nor was there any follow-up whatsoever, only that the voting had been closed. From Orlando "I think this has been a great idea but poorly executed... just like any beginner he must be overwhelm in all the little things that a show like this must have. I encourage anybody that wants to help our community, so any way we must sponsor this type of activity and this is a learning experience that someone will have and maybe next year they will create a better show".

The winners will be announced at Nashville's Hall of Fame Lounge in Nashville, TN on October 20th. You can buy your tickets from their site. And a little note - in the last article, I mentioned that their MySpace was no longer available - Orlando Santiago pointed out that they in fact moved their MySpace page to here.

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Monday, August 6, 2007

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".

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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Do you have a favourite Bear musician you wish to nominate? Now is the time by heading over to the Bear Music Awards site and nominate. It's quite simple - send them a link to your Bear musician of choice as well as any MP3s you might have of them. Check out the list of those who have been already nominated.

The winners will be announced at Nashville's Hall of Fame Lounge in Nashville, TN on October 20th. You can buy your tickets from their site, and as they mention on their site: "the Bear Music Awards are for Bears, voted by Bears, attended by Bears... this is YOUR award show!".

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Press Release: From September 6th thru September 9th, the Music City Bears hold their annual Bear Jam, in Nashville, TN. Bear Jam is their single largest event of the year, drawing nearly 200 furry fellas and benefiting Nashville CARES - the largest AIDS outreach and educational resource in Tennessee and the new LGBT cultural center, OutCentral, due to open in October.

The theme of Bear Jam is Viva-Nash Vegas. Attendees will enjoy a full weekend of activities including live music, dinners, tours, parties and social activities. Some of the highlights include:

- Vegas Strip -  'ShowBears' Grand Banquet and King of the Casino contest. Enjoy an afternoon of casino games or get hitched in our quickie Wedding Chapel. Settle in for an evening extravaganza beginning with a buffet dinner and 'ShowBears', our original musical comedy revue. Top it off by entering our 'King of the Casino' contest and party the night away. You might even bump pelvises with Elvis!

Bearapalooza  (TubeBear profile ), The Bear Music Festival - Once again, Freddy Freeman's ( website ) showcase of talented musicians of the Bear community will be a part of the festivities. 8 hot Bear music acts will take the stage at Blue Gene's Back Pocket. This years featured performers are Bigg Nugg ( website  - TubeBear profile), Future Villain Band, Nekked, Max Christopher, Tommy Johns, Andy Northrup, Lil' Fuz, and Freddy Freeman. The show promises to be a day of musical divergence with acts spanning the spectrum from Blues and Folk to Hip-Hop and Punk, to Pop and Nashville Country. This event will also be open to the general public.

- Sin City After Hours - Each night, participants can relax at a private after-hours party where they can get better acquainted. 'What happens at Bear Jam - Stays at Bear Jam'.

Download and listen to their MP3 promotional commercial for Bear Jam here.

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Friday, July 6, 2007

Freddy Freeman has been doing music in the Bear world for years now, and altho his new website is still under construction, you can go on over to his MySpace page to get more info about this talented husky singer. He has a CD out called 'Break The Silence' which he released in December '06, and from his MySpace page you can listen to a few of the tracks such as 'Free Man' and 'Echo'.

Freddy is also known for creating the ever increasingly popular Bearapalooza (archived article - TubeBear profile) ~ an event which gathers a ton of handsome talented men who put on great live shows. The next upcoming Bearapaloozas will first be at Bear Jam (archived article) in Nashville, TN from September 6th thru the 9th, followed by another show at the Sawmill Campground in Dade City, Florida on October 6th.

Now, make sure to check out Freddy's video on YouTube entitled Sexiful. You'll definitely see a whole other side of Mr. Freeman, I guarantee you that.

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Monday, July 2, 2007

Viva Las Vegas is how you're greeted over at the Music City Bear's website because these guys are gearing up for their upcoming Bear Jam which is taking place from September 6th thru the 9th in Nashville, Tennessee.

The following is from their site: "a 3 day celebration of fur, food and fun benefiting Nashville Cares and OutCentral, featuring Vegas Style shows, games, parties and plenty of opportunities to place your bets on that hot bear you have had your eye on". Their site has all the details for you to register, and check out their gallery from prior runs.

One of the major events coinciding with the Bear Jam is Bearapalooza (TubeBear profile). From their site: "This is going to be an exciting show with lots of new energy from rising Hip-Hop star Bigg Nugg (TubeBear profile), passionate folk rock duo Nekked, the power punk of Future Villain Band, and performer Lil' Fuz, as well as favorite regulars Freddy Freeman, Tommy Johns, Andy Northrup, and Max Christopher. This will be an evening offering everything from intimate folk and pop to energetic rock and funk to in your face roof raising rap".

Lastly, go here and check out their Bear Jam - Viva Nash Vegas video they made, and remember, "there's a 100 hundred hairy Bears out there just waiting out there".

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Smoky Mtn. Spring BearFest, an event hosted by the East Tennessee Bears, Inc... is unfortunately sold out. This event is taking place soon - from March 22nd thru the 25th at Gatlinburg, TN. Let's hope those who go have clean fun and take a boatload of photos.

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Wednesday, January 3, 2007

The Lookout Bears, a social club in Chattanooga, TN are making plans for their upcoming ChattaBears Thaw 2007 which will taking place from April 12th thru the 15th.

From their site: "(it's) the weekend of Friday the 13th so we are doing a horror flick theme. There will be lots of movies, trivia, contests and fun filled hours to make our 2nd annual Bear run as much, if not more, fun as it was for 2006. There will be museum outings as well as a ride on the Chattanooga Ducks and more".

Now just what is a Chattanooga Duck you might ask? Well you better email them and ask because, to be honest, I'm a little scared to ask... or it could be this cool looking thing, I'm not sure.

ps - and somewhat related yet not related - one of the members of the Lookout Bears, Dr. Rick, writes an article the Chattanooga Pulse - check out his latest entry. It'll make you want a new year's resolution, even if you're a few days late.