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Fishbear

About Me

Fishbear's music defines 4th Wave Ska.

The band infuses the roots of ska with indie rock, klezmer and more to create a fresh new sound. Contagious melodies backed by a tight rhythm section and catchy horn lines form the heart of Fishbear’s original music. Witnesses report an ecstatic stage presence and spontaneous dance parties at all Fishbear sightings.

Fishbear's sound evolves from too many influences to mention, but takes root in ancestral origins like Toots & the Maytals, the Beatles, African orchestra, gypsy music, early rockers, klezmer horn blowers, genius rappers, and the primal beats and rhythms of Pleistocene man.

The fish and bear have mated.

Find your way to Fishbear and dance!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/08/2007
Band Website: fishbearmusic.com
Band Members: Contact:
http://fishbearmusic.com/contact.html

Josh Jackson: Trumpet, vocals

Seb Shader: Trombone, Mandolin, Vocals, Violin, Radio, Viola, Whistling

Travis Hendrix: Alto Saxophone, Keyboard, Vocals, Double Bass

Ben Weiner: Drum Set, Vocals

Hadley Black: Guitar, Vocals

Gaven Hayden-Town: Bass Guitar, Vocals

Influences: Gravity, hunger, thirst, desire, quesadilladilladilladilladillas, Thomas Kemper, salt 'n' vinegar and the Club.

some music as well.
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Sounds Like: Fourth Wave Ska

Record Label: Object Records
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

A Special, Specific Salute

Thank you diehards who came out to the Hopmonk show last Sunday night, which was a school and work night. You guys are awesome.Also, Theep is being pressed. 1000 copies should be in our hands any day ...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:15:00 GMT

THEEP!

Dearest Friends, Fans, and Foes, Our long overdue five song EP that we recorded this summer is officially streaming on myspace. We still have to finish the packaging for the disc (which is guaranteed ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:42:00 GMT

Hopmonk: This time with Hungarian Flavor

So our September 6 show at Hopmonk is fast approaching, and we've recently learned that this time we'll have an awesome opening act: Little Cow. This band has been described as "Hungary's hottest expo...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:11:00 GMT

Update Regarding the Sick and Crippled

Dearest Fans, As you may know, Fishbear's Injured Reserve list has grown tremendously as of late.It is my distinct pleasure to inform you that all is ging well for the sick and crippled members of ...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:13:00 GMT

Old Cancellation Notice

Dearest Fans Our show at Tres Hombres scheduled for tonight is cancelled, because our bass player, Gaven Hayden- Town is very sick. There is a possibility that members of Fishbear may play songs ac...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:06:00 GMT

News Update!

............ Hello Fishbear Fans! .. .. Welcome to the first ever Fishbear News Update! Here at the heavily guarded Team Fishbear headquarters, we craft only the finest news and infor...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:50:00 GMT

Quesadilladilladilladilladilla, etc.

Welcome to a lesson in Fishbear cooking.This creation is called a Quesadilladilladilladilladilla, etc. Each 'dilla' represents a layer of the greater Dilladilladilladilladilla. So, for instance, if yo...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:13:00 GMT

Theep Song List

Track List for The EP (Theep) is as follows, though not necessarily in this order:Minorska (this is a completely new and freshly exciting recording)Mayan Tensions ("Why do I spend all my time on you?"...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:52:00 GMT

Regarding Theep

To Whomever is Curious or Concerned  We spent this past Monday and Tuesday recording our upcoming EP at the absolutely amazing studios at Skywalker Ranch. We had the high honor to work with most estee...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:34:00 GMT

Web Invasion!

The web invasion has begun!  With help from Sophie Weiner and our ever growing team (Team Fishbear) we've launched profiles on a pooload of websites! Check them out:  Reverb Nation, Facebook, Bebo, Tw...
Posted by on Fri, 29 May 2009 08:27:00 GMT