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Infobox musical artist| name = Minus the Bear| image = Mtbbonnaroo.jpg| caption = Performing at the 2008 Bonnaroo|Bonnaroo music festival | background = group_or_band| origin = Seattle , Washington (U.S. state)|Washington , USA | genre = Alternative rock , indie rock , experimental rock , math rock , electronic rock | years_active = 2001–present| label = Dangerbird Records|Dangerbird , Suicide Squeeze Records|Suicide Squeeze , Arena Rock Recording Co.|Arena Rock , Polyvinyl Record Co.|Polyvinyl , Luckyhorse Industries|Luckyhorse , Tigre Blanco, Albert Records|Albert | associated_acts = Sharks Keep Moving , Botch (band)|Botch , Kill Sadie , State Route 522, These Arms Are Snakes , Askeleton , The Forecast , Onalaskan| website = http://www.minusthebear.com/ www.minusthebear.com| current_members = Jake Snider Dave Knudson (guitarist)|Dave Knudson Alex Rose Cory Murchy Erin Tate | past_members = Matt Bayles Minus the Bear is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington .cite web |url = http://intunemusiconline.com/2010/12/04/minus-the-bear-tim-kasher-twin-tigers-nyc-1242010/ |title = inTuneMusic Online: Minus the Bear / Tim Kasher / Twin Tigers @ NYC 12/4/2010 |accessdate = 2011-03-06 |author = Ambrose, Anthony Founded in 2001, the group features current and former members of Botch (band)|Botch , Killsadie|Kill Sadie , and Sharks Keep Moving . Their sound has been described as " Pele (American band)|Pele -esque guitar-taps and electronics with sophisticated time signature composition."cite web|url= http://www.suicidesqueeze.net/minusthebear.html|title=Minus the Bear|work=Suicide Squeeze Records|accessdate=2007-11-03 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071027235915/ http://www.suicidesqueeze.net/minusthebear.html |archivedate = October 27, 2007
History
Minus the Bear is an indie rock group which formed in Seattle, Washington, United States in 2001 and have released four albums and four EPs. The band consists of Jake Snider (vocals, guitar), Dave Knudson (guitar), Cory Murchy (bass), Alex Rose (synths, vocals) and Erin Tate (drums).
On January 2, 2006, Matt Bayles , keyboardist and producer for Minus the Bear, announced that he was leaving the band in order to focus all his time on his career as a producer. His last performance with the band was on January 28, 2006. Subsequently, he was replaced by Alex Rose, who previously worked as a sound engineer on the band's second full length album, Menos el Oso .
Interpretaciones del Oso , an album of remixed songs from their second full length album Menos el Oso , was released on February 20, 2007 through Suicide Squeeze Records.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.minusthebear.com/go.php? g=JsTYle4l | title = MTB prep new album, remix CD out Feb. 20 | work = Minus the Bear News Page| accessdate = 2007-01-26 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070121095412/ http://www.minusthebear.com/go.php? g=JsTYle4l |archivedate = January 21, 2007
The band's third full length album, titled Planet of Ice , was released on August 21, 2007 through Suicide Squeeze Records, and contains ten tracks. On top of an exclusive iTunes bonus track titled "Cat Calls & Ill Means," a bonus CD containing two b-sides, "Electric Rainbow" and "Patiently Waiting," a demo version of "Ice Monster," and a remix by P.O.S|P.O.S. of the album's first single, "Knights," was released with the album's first edition.
In 2008 the band recorded four tracks live on Daytrotter that were released for free with a membership to the website.cite web | first = | url = http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/minus-the-bear-torn-out-of-the-scene-a-room-suddenly-cold-hot-and-empty-concert/20053412-3737569.html | title = Torn Out Of The Scene, A Room Suddenly Cold, Hot And Empty | work = Daytrotter | accessdate = 2008-07-02 Later that year, the band also released their acoustic EP titled, Acoustics (Minus the Bear EP)|Acoustics , which contained an unreleased track, "Guns & Ammo," and acoustic renditions of six previously released tracks.
On October 27, 2009, they released a two song single, Into The Mirror on various digital music outlets and sold exclusive 7" vinyl copies on tour.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php? c=6& id=19812 | title = Minus the Bear, Into The Mirror (Exclusive) | work = FILTER | accessdate = 2009-10-05
On February 17, 2010, Dangerbird Records announced that it had signed Minus the Bear and that it will distribute the group's next release.cite web|url= http://dangerbirdrecords.com/news/entry/mtb-sign-with-db|title=Dangerbird Welcomes Minus the Bear|date=February 17, 2010|publisher= Dangerbird Records |accessdate=February 18, 2010 A week later, it was announced that the album was titled Omni (album)|Omni , and was scheduled to be released on May 4, 2010.cite web|url= http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php? t=1567782|title=Minus the Bear Release Date|date=February 22, 2010|publisher=AbsolutePunk.net|accessdate=February 22, 2010
On May 8, 2010, Minus the Bear was the first band ever to be featured on RadioVA and be interviewed by David Lowery .
On August 5, 2010 Minus the Bear opened for fellow Seattle natives Soundgarden, in their pre-Lollapalooza warm up show in Chicago, Illinois at the Vic Theatre.
The band are set to begin recording their fifth full-length album in January of 2012 with producer and former keyboard player Matt Bayles.
Band name
The name "Minus the Bear" comes from an in-joke among the band members, referring to the 70's television program, B. J. and the Bear . "A friend of the band had gone on a date,” explains singer-guitarist Jake Snider, "and one of us asked him afterwards how the date went. Our friend said, 'You know that TV show from the '70s B.J. and The Bear? It was like that... minus The Bear.' That’s the straight truth."cite web|url= http://www.spin.com/articles/how-they-became-minus-bear|title=Minus the Bear|work=Spin Magazine|accessdate=2010-03-16
Band members
;Current members
Jake Snider & nbsp;– guitar, lead vocals (2001–present)
Dave Knudson (guitarist)|Dave Knudson & nbsp;– guitar (2001–present)
Alex Rose& nbsp;– keyboards, backing vocals (2006–present)
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