The Ultimate Bear Resource wiki / BearMusic

Yes, Bears make music, and Bear music isnt so much about a genre as it is about a shared point of view. I first became aware of it when I heard Martin Swinger's album "Bear Naked". It was 2002, and being new to the Bear community at the time, I wanted to celebrate the pride of being a Bear not just through celebrating our sexuality, but by showcasing and celebrating the totality of who we are, INCLUDING our sexuality. Being a musician, I thought the perfect way to do that was through a concert of bear identified musicians, giving Bears not only a look, but a voice, so I started Bearapalooza, a Bear music festival, that has now been in NYC, Philly, Seattle and it's current homebase of Nashville. Since then we have seen the rise of Bear Internet Radio, A Bear Record Label, and Bear performers performing at Bear Runs all over the world.

Friday September 21st 2007

Part of the Music City Bears

Bear Jam 2007 - Viva Nash Vegas

Blue Genes Back Pocket on Church Street

featuring - Freddy Freeman - Kendall - Bigg Nugg - Michael West -

Andy Northrup - Elijah Black - Roger Mapes (the artist formerly known as Yolanda)

and many more still to be confirmed

more information coming soon

Saturday October 6th 2007

Sawmill Camping Resort

Dade City Florida

Lineup and more information coming soon !

http://www.bearapalooza.com

If we have missed a favorite band or performer, feel free to add them.

Organizations:

Lesbian & Gay Country Music Association

http://www.cyberwolves.net/lgcma/

Events:

Bearapalooza

a unique rock concert event bringing together talented musicians of the bear community, held periodically at various Bear Events , and annually in Nashville, TN.

http://www.bearapalooza.com

http://www.myspace.com/bearapalooza

Labels:

Woobie Bear Music

Greg Hudson started this little label with Bear Tracks 1 in 2003 and has since released 3 compilations and is branching out into distributing individual artists, like Kendall and Freddy Freeman, as well as a GLBT themed compilation. http://www.woobiebearmusic.com

Artists:

More coming soon, with links

Andy Northrup - Edgy Poignant Folk / Pop

http://www.myspace.com/andynorthrup

Bearatones

An 8 bear singing group from Seattle

http://www.bearatones.com

Bear Crusader - Pop Punk / Emo / Powerpop

http://www.myspace.com/bearcrusader

ELECTRO ILLUSION - Electronica / Psychedelic / Rock

http://www.myspace.com/electroillusion

Elijah Black - Rock / Alternative / Blues