Golden Bear is lead by songwriter/guitar player Chris "Grizzle" Gregory. He is joined by labelmates Matt Gardiner and Tom Marshall Brent Pennington, Andy McAllister, and Jamie Reaves all of The Channel. Golden Bear's debut album also features contributions from members of fellow Austin bands including Voxtrot, The Black Angels and Tia Carrera and Will Oldham cohort Pink Nasty.Golden Bear's debut is a sincere, charming and lovingly crafted album that leaves these Bears from Austin poised for big    [ read more ]

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"Headphone bands", or groups that slog through live sets like they're washing the dishes are one of our major pet peeves. And while SXSW might not be the ideal concert environment, with its often less-than-optimal sound engineering and extremely ADD (or nonexistent) crowds, acting too cool for school is no way to stand out. Seriously, how 'bout a little showmanship? That's one reason we love Austin locals Golden Bear. Their frontman?a spitfire of a mini-mountain man?designed and made his own rhinestone-beda   [ read more ]

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