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Throwin’ Shapes -- Minus the Bear
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Directed by Mike Gaston and Brooke Montgomery
Minus The Bear "Knights"

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"Knights" video directed by Keith Schofield .
"Pachuca Sunrise" directed by Issara Willenskomer and Britta Johnson for FAD .
News
Coachella, Langerado, Burn to Shine DVD, and remix vinyl! -- 1/23/08

Who’s ready for some heat? We’ll be sweating our buns off when we appear at Coachella for the second time. We couldn’t be more pleased to share the stage with some other fantastic artists. The festival runs April 25-27. We’ll also be heading out to Florida for the Langerado festival at the beginning of March.
Minus the Bear has been included in the well-loved Burn To Shine DVD series , out February 19, 2008. Shot in Spring 2007 in an abandoned house in Seattle, WA, Minus the Bear performed an electrifying version of the single “Knights” off of Planet of Ice. The DVD includes performances by such artists as Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), Cave Singers and many more. Check the website above for a clip of us rockin da house.
We’ll also be releasing the vinyl of our remix record, Interpretaciones Del Oso, on February 5, 2008 through Vinyl Collective. You can pre-order it here ! Limited to 1,000 copies, the disc will be released on various colors - 150 Mystery colored vinyl, 250 on Root Beer Float colored vinyl (cokebottle blue/half opaque brown w/ cream splatter) and 500 on 180 gram black vinyl.
The new video for our next single “Throwin’ Shapes” is looking pretty sweet. The video was directed by Michael Gaston and Brooke Montgomery and will be released early spring 2008. Watch out for it soon!
Australia, Japan, Hawaii and More -- 1/18/08

We’re gearing up and getting ready for our first tour of 2008! This will be our first time heading down under and we couldn’t be more excited about exploring a new continent. Then it’s off to Japan for a few shows before we put our feet on the beautiful Hawaiian beaches with Mai Tai’s in hand. Mmmm.
Watch out for a new video in the next month or so. All I have to say is that this shit is funny... More tours are in the works, but we just can’t let you know about them yet. Hold yr breath and details will be emerging soon!
European Tour Begins Tuesday! Australia and Japan announced -- 11/17/07

Watch out Europeans, come Tuesday we will be drinking your booze and rocking your countryside! We’re all super excited to cross the pond and hang out with your cultured selves.
Dates for our Australian/Japanese 08 tour have been announced. Scroll down to check ’em out.
Langerado Festival ! We’ll be making the trek to south Florida in March to share the stage with such luminaries as R.E.M., Beastie Boys, and many many more. Check out their site for details.
Vote for our video for "Knights" on MTV2’s Best of Subterranean 2007 !
We’re MTV’s Band of the Week! -- 9/16/07

Tune in to MTV all week to see our handsome mugs plastered across a bunch of sweet promos. Interviews, performance footage, all kinds of stuff...
From our MTV Buzzworthy page : "For their Artist Of The Week run, we met up with Minus The Bear in Seattle and gave them an old-school Super 8 camera. The resulting footage, which you’ll see all week during their Artist Of The Week TV spots, was shot at their favorite haunts, including Capitol Hill pub Clever Dunnes and the Seattle Laser Dome. We think the diverse locations (one down-and-dirty, the other awesomely electrifying) perfectly represent the band’s comfortably dissimilar style."
In other news our massive Fall tour kicks off this Saturday in Seattle at KNDD’s Endfest . Make sure to check out the itinerary and get yr tickets! We’ll see you all really soon!
"Planet of Ice" In Stores! -- 8/21/07

We’re thrilled that our new record hits stores today! It’ll be at all yr favorite local mom n’ pop shops as well as the big box stores. CD / ITUNES / VINYL
Today we’re also launching PLANETOFICE.COM . Check out a full-album stream (if don’t already have it), vids, pics, downloads, and more.
Thanks for all yr support!
Make yr profile icy – add a new MTB MySpace icon! -- 7/11/07

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Music available from , Suicide Squeeze Records , Insound.com or your local record store.
Contact
Management -- [email protected]
US Label -- Suicide Squeeze Records / [email protected]
US Booking -- Flower Booking / [email protected]
US Press -- 230 Publicity / [email protected]
Europe/UK Label -- Undergroove Records / [email protected]
Europe/UK Booking -- The Agency Group / [email protected]
UK Press -- Triad Publicity Ltd / [email protected]
European Press -- Undergroove Records / [email protected]
Japan Label/Press -- Daymare Recordings / [email protected]
Australia Label/Press -- Sodesne / [email protected]

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Music:

Member Since: 12/31/2004
Band Website: minusthebear.com
Band Members: Cory, Dave, Erin, Alex, Jake
Sounds Like:
Discography:
"Planet of Ice"
Released on August 21, 2007
New Album--10 brand new tracks including the first single, "Knights"
Available from insound.com or ..
"Interpretationes del Oso"
Released on February 20, 2007
A companion to "Menos el Oso," 11 songs remixed and reinterpreted.
Available from insound.com or .
"Menos el Oso"
Released August 23, 2005
Second Full-Length LP, 11 songs
Available from insound.com or .
"They Make Beer Commercials Like This"
Released July 2004
Six-song EP
Available from insound.com or .
"Highly Refined Pirates"
Released August 2002
14 Track debut Full Length Album
Available from insound.com or .
"This is What I Know About Being Gigantic"
Released Sept 2001
Five-song debut EP
Available from insound.com or .
Record Label: Suicide Squeeze
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Live on KEXP!

Howdy folks,We'll be playing some acoustic versions of our songs live on KEXP tomorrow at Noon Pacific time. Thanks to everyone for coming out on tour, we've had a blast!-MTB...
Posted by Minus the Bear on Wed, 07 May 2008 02:53:00 PST

INT’L UPDATE: "Throwin’ Shapes" Vid

International fans, the "Throwin’ Shapes" video has been posted to YouTube! We’ve also confirmed a few more shows on the upcoming North American tour.May 5 -- Eugene, OR -- WOW Ha...
Posted by Minus the Bear on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:55:00 PST

"Throwin’ Shapes" video debut!

Yo yo yo yo yo!Our new video for "Throwin’ Shapes" will make its television debut this Sunday night on MTV2’s Subterranean! Thanks to the folks at MTVU for premiering the online version! ...
Posted by Minus the Bear on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:11:00 PST

Spring Tour and Other News!

Holy smokes! There is a lot going on in MTB land! Where do we start?Firstly, we will be flying out to Langerado in the South Florida Everglades this weekend in what will be the first of many festival ...
Posted by Minus the Bear on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:04:00 PST

While youre at it... Check out Februarys Harp Magazine!

It's the one with Mars Volta on the cover. There might just be a little tour diary from our recent US dates on page 36.Or you can check it out here....
Posted by Minus the Bear on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:49:00 PST

Check out Alternative Press!

In their February publication the folks at A.P. magazine had plenty of nice things to say about MTB... "Planet of Ice" even made it as one of the best albums of 2007! Check it out and see what they h...
Posted by Minus the Bear on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:01:00 PST

Coachella, Langerado, Burn to Shine DVD, and remix vinyl!

Who's ready for some heat? We'll be sweating our buns off when we appear at Coachella for the second time. We couldn't be more pleased to share the stage with some other fantastic artists. The festiva...
Posted by Minus the Bear on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:38:00 PST

Touring for 13 weeks is a crazy thing.

Sometimes when you're on tour for 13 weeks, you need a distraction to keep from going absolutely insane. Below are the most recent online videos we've been enjoying. Also, if you're...
Posted by Minus the Bear on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:36:00 PST

Jakes Top Tens of 2007 (bekah made me do it!)

Hello Everyone! I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out what records to put in my 2007 top ten list. I haven't been paying much attention this year I realize as I look at the songs in the o...
Posted by Minus the Bear on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:29:00 PST

EURO TOUR BEGINS!!!

DAY 1 and 2.... and part of 3.11/18/0703:00 pm Cab to the practice space to load the equipment.04:00 pm Van and two cars to the airport.04:30 pm Airport train to the International Terminal.06:30 pm F...
Posted by Minus the Bear on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:16:00 PST