ABOUT:

GorillavsBear.net is a Texas-based music blog.  Once referred to as “the New Yorker of hipster blogs,” it covers relevant artists of the day, and is one of the most respected sites for discovering emerging music.

DATA AND FUN FACTS:

• Recognized in 2008 by Rolling Stone as one of the web’s “Best Music Blogs” in the publication’s annual Best of Rock issue.
• Named in 2009 as one of the “25 Best Music Websites” by The Independent UK, alongside famous weblogs eMusic, the Hype Machine, Pitchfork, and Kanye West.
• Hosts an award-winning weekly 2 hour show on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, and frequently presents live shows in Dallas, Austin, and beyond.
• Known for documenting artists via various antiquated photographic media, prompting the Village Voice to proclaim, “Gorilla vs Bear may have the Polaroid mugshot game on Kryptonite lock.”

WHAT THE MEDIA SAYS:

Influential.

- Newsweek

When we want to hear exceptional new music—not just anything, but stuff selected by people with respectable eardrums—we go to Gorilla vs. Bear….

– The Morning News