QRO puts up its spotlight on to show us your Bear Hands.
Name: Bear Hands
Associated act(s): Rubbing Alcohol
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY (originally)
Members: Ted Feldman (former), Val Lopez, TJ Orscher, Dylan Rau
Albums: Golden EP (2007), Burning Bush Supper Club (2010), Distraction (2014), You’ll Pay For This (2016), Fake Tunes (2019), The Key To What (2024)
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Interview with Val Lopez and Dylan Rau in 2008
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Review as part of CMJ 2008 Day Two at Mercury Lounge in New York, NY on October 22nd, 2008
Photo gallery from Mercury Lounge
Review as part of 2009 Siren Music Festival on Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY on July 17th
Live review at Leeds Festival in Leeds, U.K. on August 29th, 2009
Review as part of CMJ 2009 Day Four at Piano’s in New York, NY on October 23rd, 2009
Photo gallery from The Rumpus Room in Brooklyn, NY on January 11th, 2010
Photo gallery from Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, OR on March 2nd, 2010
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Photo gallery from Whitney Museum in New York, NY on July 23rd, 2010
Review as part of CMJ Day Two at PureVolume House in New York, NY on October 20th, 2010
Photo gallery from PureVolume House
Photo gallery from Brooklyn Bowl as part of CMJ 2010 Day Two in Brooklyn, NY
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Photo gallery from Brooklyn Bowl on February 27th, 2011
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Photo gallery from Music Hall of Williamsburg on December 16th, 2011
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Photo gallery from Irving Plaza as party of CMJ Day Three in New York, NY on October 18th, 2012
Review as part of Northside Day Two at Cameo in Brooklyn, NY on June 14th, 2013
Photo gallery from Brooklyn Night Bazaar in Brooklyn, NY on November 22nd, 2013
Interview with Val Lopez and TJ Orscher in 2014
Photo gallery from Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY on February 26th, 2014
Review as part of SXSW Thursday at The Market in Austin, TX on March 13th, 2014
Review as part of SXSW Saturday at Stubb’s in Austin, TX on March 15th, 2014
Review as part of Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago, IL on August 3rd, 2014
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Featured in “Top 30 Albums of 2014”
Photo gallery from Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, TX on October 8th, 2016
Photo gallery from United Palace Theatre in New York, NY on November 4th, 2016
Photo gallery from Van Andel Erna in Grand Rapids, MI on May 31st, 2019
Photo gallery from Mercury Lounge on June 3rd, 2019
Interview with Dylan Rau in 2019
Tour dates:
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Bear Hands playing “Long Lean Queen” live at Maxwell’s:
Bear Hands playing “Sickly Brunette” live at Hugs:
Bear Hands improvising a song live for the first time at Brooklyn Bowl on February 27th, 2011:
Bear Hands playing “Crime Pays” live at Knitting Factory:
Bear Hands playing “Vietnam” live at Knitting Factory:
Bear Hands playing “Mr. Radioactive” live at Mercury Lounge on June 3rd, 2019:
