Black Bear Saloon http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com adventures of a northern irish rock band posterous.com Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:55:20 -0700 Curfew approaches! http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/curfew-approaches http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/curfew-approaches Every year Pete Jez hosts the Curfew festival, and every year he says it's the last time. So he's clearly a degenerate liar, but besides that a decent sort.

Here's the class poster. Oh, and we're on it, in case you hadn't ascertained the relevance of this post!

Next weekend!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:40:24 -0700 Scuzz TV have been playing us... http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/scuzz-tv-have-been-playing-us http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/scuzz-tv-have-been-playing-us We'd like them to play us a whole lot more though. So, if you want to feed our fevered egos email requests@scuzz.tv and ask them to show Black Bear Saloon: Face The Future.
Exactly like the one below, but on the telly!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:11:00 -0800 Face The Future single released! http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/face-the-future-single-released http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/face-the-future-single-released

It's finally available to buy!

We'll have it up on iTunes and everywhere else soon enough (3-4 weeks), but we're using Bandcamp first for all the reasons Ron detailed on this thread he started on Fastfude.

We're only asking a minimum payment of 99p (but you can pay more!) - for this you get two tracks:

A: Face The Future

and

B: Al Bronco, which has had its guitars re-recorded by Peter, who wasn't in the band when the song was first laid down, so think of it as a new mix!

You also get our music video, which is in iPhone/PSP/loads-of-stuff format, and the artwork for the single in a PDF (front and back covers). However, the front cover is embedded into the tracks so that it's there for you when you drag it into iTunes, Windows Media Player or whatever you use, as is all the meta-data, lyrics etc.

Speaking of artwork, we should thank PJ Holden for his great rendition of the bears on the front cover, Rick Trainor for the photograph on the back cover and Ryan O'Reilly for designing the Black Bear Saloon logo ages ago.

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So that's the pitch - all the money you pay goes to us, minus what PayPal charges for receiving monies (dammit!), so we'd rather people bought via Bandcamp than other sites, but as long as you throw us cash via some means we'll still be friends.

Thanks everyone for all your support up to now!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:30:26 -0800 Belfast4Haiti Gig http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/belfast4haiti-gig http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/belfast4haiti-gig

Marty, the gent who made our marvellous music video, made this video of the massive Belfast4Haiti gig that took place in the Limelight Complex on the 31st of January.

Ron was one of the organisers of the gig, and you can see him and his perfectly straight hair in an interview at the start - we also make a live appearance at the end.

It's a great document of a great day.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:19:58 -0800 A Bunch of Serious Men http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/a-bunch-of-serious-men http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/a-bunch-of-serious-men
Yesterday we had some photos taken by snapper-extraordinaire Rick Trainor of Red Sky Photography. 

Shoots with Rick are always great fun, no matter where they are. Get in touch with him if you need something eye-catching done with little or no fuss. Or lots of fuss - he's well capable of complex set-ups. Just have a look at his blog for many great examples of his work. 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:13:45 -0800 Face The Future - the Music Video! http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/face-the-future-the-music-video http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/face-the-future-the-music-video Well, it's here:

and we couldn't be prouder of it!

Huge thanks to Marty Stalker for writing, directing and editing, Rich Trainor for putting the camera in the right place, Richard Lavery for lighting the sucker and a big thanks to Moyah Lavery for enduring the central role of Goldie. It can't have been pleasant.

Thanks are also due to Rus' girlfriend and jewellery designer/creator extraordinaire Catherine B. for getting the bear masks to look so creepy - trust us, they were positively friendly when they arrived in the post!

Thanks also to the owners of the Ballyboley Inn, the Snook family, Ron's dad, James Morrison, Ann Summers (for selling really long hand-cuffs!) and anyone else who pitched in to help but who we've forgotten!

The track will be released soon as a single backed by Al Bronco and will be available with the music video in iPhone/PSP/Whatever format.

Watch it again.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:28:50 -0800 Not much to say but... http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/not-much-to-say-but http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/not-much-to-say-but

We're excited. Yep.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:41:00 -0800 Marty Stalker's view on the shoot http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/marty-stalkers-view-on-the-shoot http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/marty-stalkers-view-on-the-shoot

Another perspective on our video shoot, this time from our Director and script-writer Marty Stalker.

You can read his day-by-day, blow-by-blow account here, and visit his company Scattered Images here.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:01:11 -0800 Interview in GO Belfast http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/interview-in-go-belfast http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/interview-in-go-belfast After much traipsing around the Ormeau Road, I managed to snag a copy of this month's GO - an entertainment magazine that come out in Belfast.

One quick run through the BBS scanner and it's yours to read without so much as getting out of your chair. Enjoy!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:07:14 -0800 Single Release Format poll http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/single-release-format-poll http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/single-release-format-poll http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTI0NjIzNTU0Mw/web

It might help us make some decisions if you lot were to vote on this. Cheers!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0800 Black Bear Saloon: The final scenes… « Red Sky Photography http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/black-bear-saloon-the-final-scenes-red-sky-ph http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/black-bear-saloon-the-final-scenes-red-sky-ph
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Once again we send you in the direction of Rick Trainor's blog wherein he describes shooting the last few scenes for our music video.

We really can't wait to see the end result!

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So, here's the last couple of photos from our last location. I dare say there will be more from Rick soon, but for now there's just these two panorama's with a ghosty Mike in them....

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/832461/rsz_sunnysidecomics.png http://posterous.com/users/k0c3HjZij7 Ron Abernethy theronster Ron Abernethy Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:40:00 -0800 Band rehearsals http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/band-rehearsals-0 http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/band-rehearsals-0

Right, while we're at it, here are some more photos from Carrie Davenport - she came up to our practice room a while ago to take some pics of us for some reason(!), and these are the results.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:26:00 -0800 Production photos from Video shoot - Limelight http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/production-photos-from-video-shoot-limelight http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/production-photos-from-video-shoot-limelight
Saturday morning we were shooting part of our music video for Face The Future, which we're hoping to release early in the New Year. We were lucky enough to have the Limelight loaned to us for some of the performance sections.

Also fortunate was the presence of First Lady of NI Music Photography Carrie Davenport, who was able to document a lot of what went on that morning. She also managed to find herself roped into being a bear in one or two shots!

Here are her pics from the morning. If you need some top-notch photos of your band or an event, you could do a hell of lot worse than contact Carrie.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:43:00 -0800 Black Bear Saloon: A Local Band and a Kick Ass Music Video « Red Sky Photography http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/black-bear-saloon-a-local-band-and-a-kick-ass http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/black-bear-saloon-a-local-band-and-a-kick-ass
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Rick Trainor, director of photography for our music video just put up this blog-post about working with us at the weekend there. Rich says some very nice things about us, and it would be remiss of us if we didn't point out how incredibly professional he was.

Can't wait to see the finished product...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/97697/BBS.jpg http://posterous.com/users/k0c3y03ZtL Black Bear Saloon Black Bear Saloon Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:35:54 -0800 Video Shoot - Day 2, Location 2 http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/video-shoot-day-2-location-2 http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/video-shoot-day-2-location-2

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/832461/rsz_sunnysidecomics.png http://posterous.com/users/k0c3HjZij7 Ron Abernethy theronster Ron Abernethy Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:13:19 -0800 Video Shoot - Day 2, Location 1 http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/video-shoot-day-2-location-1 http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/video-shoot-day-2-location-1

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/832461/rsz_sunnysidecomics.png http://posterous.com/users/k0c3HjZij7 Ron Abernethy theronster Ron Abernethy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:06:57 -0800 Video Shoot - Day 1, Location 1 http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/video-shoot-day-1-location-1 http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/video-shoot-day-1-location-1

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/832461/rsz_sunnysidecomics.png http://posterous.com/users/k0c3HjZij7 Ron Abernethy theronster Ron Abernethy Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:16:25 -0800 What ARE they up to? http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/what-are-they-up-to-0 http://blog.theblackbearsaloon.com/what-are-they-up-to-0

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/832461/rsz_sunnysidecomics.png http://posterous.com/users/k0c3HjZij7 Ron Abernethy theronster Ron Abernethy