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At only two years old, Fire Breathing Bear may seem like a relatively new band, but the members are veterans of the Northeast Ohio music scene. Andy Masalko (guitar), Colin Smith (bass), Eric Frank (vocals) and Heath Boniphant (guitar) have known each other since high school and have been playing music just as long. Frank Swanson (drums) has been an area mainstay for years. Fire Breathing Bear is the outlet for these five to finally play the music they love together. The band’s name may be reminiscent of an old-school circus act, but its origins are anything but. “I was drinking a bottl...