New Limited Edition Poster - April 13th, 2009 2:00am

EJ Hill Poster

Artist EJ Hill from Columbia College Chicago has designed and screenprinted an AWESOME new poster for These Machines.

I love it.

The posters are 5 layer screenprinted by hand, numbered and signed by the artist. They are LIMITED EDITION. Only 13 available.
The posters are $20 and only available at Thru & Thru Records shop. Pick one up and love it.
- Jack



Mr. Bear Mario Paint Remix - April 11th, 2009 1:48pm



Mr. Bear Featured on PBS' RTN 2008 - March 19th, 2009 9:15pm

Road Trip Nation

A few songs from These Machines were featured on PBS' Road Trip Nation: Australia 2008. Watch PBS for the reruns or prchase the DVDs at Road Trip Nation.com



Mr. Bear on NPR! - Jan. 12th, 2009 5:05pm

NPR

Mr. Bear was just featured on NPR's Second Stage Program for These Machines. Read and Listen here:

NPR's Second Stage - "Rubber Duckies"

Don't forget also that the These Machines re-release comes out tomorrow, Jan. 13th, 2009.
It's available in all three Reckless Records stores in Chicago. Also, in Minneapolis, the album is available in all three Cheapo music stores. People in Arkansas can pick it up at the Hastings in Conway. More store locations to come.

Buy it online at the Mr. Bear Online Store or Thru & Thru Records Store.



THESE MACHINES Available for Pre-Order! - Dec. 31st, 2008 3:15pm


Poster

Click Poster to pre-order THESE MACHINES, Re-released on Thru & Thru Records on January 13th, 2008!

OUT WITH THE OLD / IN WITH THE NEW - Dec. 10th, 2008 2:32pm



These Machines hand-made Limited Editions are now SOLD OUT. Like I said before, no more will be made.
But...

The new Re-Release of These Machines through Chicago/Minneapolis based lable, Thru & Thru Records, will be released in early January 2009 and above is the new cover art! All artwork and design for the re-release is COMPLETELY different from the previous Limited Edition and the CD is being properly manufactured for wide scale release.
Click on the Cover above to get slightly bigger look at it.

Biya!

- Jack



A FEW THINGS! - Dec. 10th, 2008 12:00am

First off, I've uploaded the one and only Mr. Bear Christmas original, Mistletoe, Friend or Foe? onto the Mr. Bear MySpace for the Holidays. I recorded it last Christmas and released it on the Mistletoe, Friend or Foe? Christmas EP (available in the Mr. Bear Store if you'd like to buy a copy, including two bonus Christmas covers). Now you can hear it for free as many times as you want until Christmas! The song is part true story, part fiction. You can read all about the backstory to the song on the Mr. Bear MySpace Blog under "A few Words About 'Mistletoe'". Click HERE to listen on MySpace!

Secondly, Limited Edition hand-made copies of These Machines are about to be completely out of stock. Literally only like 3 left. If you want These Machines, but miss out on the handmade copies, OR you are holding out for the real dealz, the wait will not be long. The These Machines reprints with COMPLETELY NEW art work will be out very early January 2009. Official release date will be announced very soon along with pre-order options!

Lastly, the lable, Thru & Thru Records, of which is helping me re-release These Machines has the beginnings of a new website over at www.thruandthrurecords.com. Everyone should go check it out! This will be one source for purchasing the These Machines re-release!

That's all for now. Have a happy holidays!

- Jack



The New MR. BEAR Website is up!


If you couldn't already tell. New domain. New look. And soon there will be more NEW things coming from Mr. Bear. Stay tuned and keep your eye out. More updates to follow shortly.
Feel free to take a look around at everything!