Tag: John Runnels

Morning Bear

| August 1, 2015
Morning Bear

by Tim Wenger Soft, intricate, and real- that is how the new EP from Morning Bear (John Runnels) hits. Runnels walks a fine line of emotional expression through both lyricism and guitar work on the record. A clear demonstration of a musician influenced heavily by his surroundings, the music has a unique Colorado flair to […]

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Higher Ground Music Festival Artist Preview: Morning Bear

| April 1, 2015
Higher Ground Music Festival Artist Preview: Morning Bear

by Tim Wenger Morning Bear, aka John Runnels, has been spending his due time sweating his ass off driving around the western United States playing gigs and building a reputation. This hard work has landed him a spot on 2015’s Higher Ground Music Festival here in Denver, and CMB took the opportunity to get his […]

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Stories From The Tour Life: Grayson Erhard and Morning Bear Western US Tour Summary

| March 1, 2015
Stories From The Tour Life: Grayson Erhard and Morning Bear Western US Tour Summary

by Grayson Erhard Starting off the tour was a surreal experience, knowing that Morning Bear and I were about to be on the road with no breaks—just nonstop music and driving for 20 days. Like tour kickoffs are expected to be, the show at the Aggie in Fort Collins was awesome. It never ceases to […]

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Aspen Hourglass- Unreleased Acoustic Goodness

| November 1, 2014
Aspen Hourglass- Unreleased Acoustic Goodness

Aspen Hourglass just dropped the video of unreleased acoustic material, and as is our custom with these guys, we decided to let front man Grayson Erhard talk us through the entertaining (and sometimes sketchy) process that led to it. CMB: Tell us about the process of making the video. GE: We got randomly asked by […]

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