Musical Bears Dare To Crush! 

The first annual Beartaria Times National Festival was a musical success.

Remarkable, considering the Bears were entering uncharted territory. Bear Musicians came from all over the United States, each having studied the music remotely, putting on great shows, despite minimal rehearsals in person. Anchor Bear and many others blew away bears of all ages as the performers gave their all.

This year, the lineup is three times larger!

Bear Headliner 

Once again, Anchor Bear is the Headliner, bringing his bear-famous brand of soul and energy! Owen Benjamin enthusiastically chose to have Anchor take the stage after his Saturday night comedy special filming. Thanks to the fresh setlist, Bears will hear their favorite Anchor Bear songs, even if they might have to stay up a little later than usual!

Bear Legends

The rest of the musical lineup is spectacular. The Vox Day/Dark stream contingent is represented beautifully by our very own Cactus Eater Bear doing Booster Patrol songs in the unique Vox-inspired Punk-Metal/Shred/Boomer Rock style. Many other long-time Bears are featured doing bear-themed originals and some great covers. The schedule features Flo Cal Bear, Grungy Blues Bear, Copper Bear, Cano Bear, and yes, even Jackobat doing acoustic versions of his unique originals, to be joined later in his set by Guest Bear artists!

Bear Variety

The hits keep coming. Colorado’s Music Bear does a run of his Nature Soul/Alternative. Husband-wife Accordion/Guitar duo “A Couple of Yahoos” showcase their front porch Folk. Missouri Band “Simply Prodigal” brings their original Praise Rock, while Crrow777Radio Co-host/ Producer Jason Lindgren returns with this original Pink Floyd-inspired Rock set. 

Bear Wedding

History is being made this year; Wobbly Bear and Hometown Bear’s wedding is happening at the festival! The WobblyTown Wedding Band will play special music for the newlyweds on the main stage as the couple has their first dance and the Bears celebrate the happy couple. 

Bear Band

Backing many of these Allstar Bears is a world-class group, with Bandleader Telecaster Bear and Drummer Peacemaker Bear returning from last year. Featuring Atlanta Guitarist Anthony Cappolino, Bassist Sea Level Bear, Music Bear on various instruments, Drummer Hoodilidaddle Bear, plus Surprise Guests.  

Bears making music memories is a beautiful thing! Onward. 

Bear Roster:

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The Last Moomin is a man who requires little introduction from those who have been around the Bear community. From some of the funkier grooves of Fancy Pants and Lolipops to the up-tempo Bearody “Everybody Needs Some Gravy”, The Last Moomin’s music has been featured on many playlists of Bears.

“Beartaria” is one of the newest original pieces by The Last Moomin. The lush reverb on the electric snare paired with held-out piano chords give a very relaxing vibe. This space allows the guitar and vocals to really shine through. The Last Moomin has a very unique voice as he croons about the status of his garden in Beartaria.

“My New Grapevine’s doing well. But it’s still pretty small. The runner beans — They’ve been crushing. They’re nearly 30 Rogans tall.

A Lyric from the last moomin’s new song beartaria

The grape vine line particularly stood out to me due to its honesty. In the garden — as well as life — we sometimes don’t always get things right the first time we attempt something new. It takes persistence to achieve a flourishing garden. Even if your grapevines don’t turn out good one season, we must learn from our mistakes and try again for the next harvest.

When I reached out for comment, Moomin stated that although the grapes yielded no grapes, it did yield him a song.

You can check out The Last Moomin’s new song “Beartaria” along with his other work on his YouTube channel. Help local Bear musicians by liking and subscribing to create a better community of musicians.

Hailing from Chicago, it is he, Anchor Bear! He grew up playing in bands–rock, punk, and pop. However, he was truly starting to live out a more traditional lifestyle with a loving wife and children. He weaned off of making music due to the scene’s trajectory, but the Bears supporting Owen in the wake of ‘cancel culture’ from Hollywood and Twitter was the inspiration to once more create music–this time for the Bears!

He is now creating original content about homesteading and truthfulness. With this medium and publication he aims to assist Bears with mixing, critique, and ideas of making their own music. Music is a powerful force, dear readers. It is an amplified method of communication that helps people understand a message rudimentarily due to its effectiveness of relaying a message beyond the bounds of the written word.

Anchor Bear found himself early on–as most young people do–reflecting messages and sounds of mainstream artists like a mockingbird. Now older, it’s his imperative to follow through with positivity, start to finish. Be mindful of the instruments that you choose for your message, O’brothers!

It shall be the sonic gravy, my dear readers.

Readers of this section of Beartaria Times can expect reviews of music from fellow Bears and musicians in the truth movement. He will highlight upcoming acts, new songs, and break down the psychology and messaging of certain songs to help people learn the ways music can be utilized for higher levels of communication, be it interpersonal or for large audiences. The goal is to promote music that resonates with the messages and themes that the Bears put out.