Bears of Blue River Save the Civic on Feb. 8

Bears of Blue River will play a homecoming show as a "Save the Civic" Fundraiser at Muncie Civic Theater on Monday, February 8th.

The doors are at 6:30 PM with a 7 PM start time. A portion of all proceeds go to the "Save the Civic" fundraiser.

This date falls two and a half weeks into The Bears of Blue River two and half month tour schedule. The Bears of Blue River (Chicago, IL) will be touring most of early 2010 in support of their new EP "The Killer Bee Scare" which was engineered and produced with friends, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's. (Sony/Epic)

The Bears of Blue River are celebrating the Tuesday, January 26th Release and hit the road Wednesday, January 20th for a circuit running through the end of March. Their travels will take them all through the Midwest, up and down the East Coast, to the warmth of Florida and through the Gulf of Mexico to Texas for SXSW.

Prominent stops along their travels include a Daytrotter Session in early February, a performance on KARE 11 Showcase MN (NBC) with an average viewing audience of 100,000, a cozy show at Arlene's Grocery in New York's Lower East Side for representatives from Sony, lead Music stories in the circulated Midwest entertainment rag NUVO, as well as Redeye and Metromix features, Hype Machine feature, UK Write Ups, greeting the audience of 2,000 locals for the Ghent Bar Tour in Virgina, and a wide ranging, eclectic mix of venues from Bowling Alleys to Art Galleries.

All the while Minneapolis based, Tinderbox Music will be pushing the EP hard via the College Radio Circuit for a National Radio Campaign.


The Bears of Blue River: The Killer Bee Scare (EP) ZIP
http://www.sendspace.com/file/icfntr


recent press:
"On Killer Bee, Bears frontman Gavin Wilkinson set out to make an album with melodies that stick in your head. He succeeded. His band has crafted an indie folk-pop gem that blends styles ranging from the mid-century styles of Johnny and June Carter Cash to Simon and Garfunkel, Roy Orbison to Frankie Lymon....The benefits of his musical education are evident on The Killer Bee Scare, with five catchy songs that linger in your mind. Along with Gard's show-stealing vocals, McManus becomes a musical tailor, weaving his bass through the melodies like thread, pulling all the elements together into a cohesive unit while also giving the songs a buoyant boost. Wilkinson ditches the somber mood that drove This Story and replaces it with a lighter introspection on relationships and age. Finally, his male band mates come together and drape the compositions with doo-wop harmonies, a perfect element to an already pleasurable listening experience." - NUVO


"Chicago sextet The Bears of Blue River serve up bubbly indie-pop with a pinch of country twang and cutesy boy/girl vocals on their newly released debut EP, "The Killer Bee Scare." The combination of jangly guitars, exuberant harmonies and gently chugging rhythms works wonders on record, and will likely hold up just as strongly on stage tonight"- Metromix


"a truly delightful mix of folk pop that is simply charming (and cleverly carries enough of an edge to avoid ever becoming too saccharine or twee). Bubblegum is carried along on a jaunty melody, sweet vocals, and a catchy chorus that makes you think of waking up in a log cabin to early morning sunshine. Crayola begins as a slightly more subdued number before a bold chorus stirs everything up, and Betty Homemaker is carried along on a trademark Johnny Cash beat with classic "his and hers" vocals that playfully build to a swelling, climactic finish.
The Bears Of Blue River are from Chicago and we like them a whole lot. " - The Mad Mackerel (UK)


"Symphonic melodies, folky guitar plucking, and the all-around peaceful aura of the music and vocals caught my ear! I tend to like bands that use both a male and a female voice in creaming melodies and harmonies. Bears of Blue River do that brilliantly." - Sunsetintherearview.com


"These lovely, glowing, folksy little pop numbers bop right along with charming male & female vocals and strong instrumentation." - WLUR 91.5


"Your music makes me want to walk naked through the woods!" - NBC Correspondent Rob Hudson


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