Minus the Bear, Acoustics
Tigre Blanco Records
Minus the Bear are hitting the road, and in the vein of Coalesce, Henry Rollins, and Defacto, have made a tour-only EP available. Beginning October 7th, ACOUSTICS will be sold digitally via online outlets such as iTunes, Amazon and Emusic. Physical copies of the EP will be sold exclusively on the bands headlining tour beginning in Spokane, WA on October 8th. Offering up acoustic versions of material from Planet of Ice, Menos el Oso, and Highly Refined Pirates, and a new track “Guns and Ammo”, the group shows their diversity and uncanny ability to take delay-laden songs and transform them to acoustic-driven pop songs that can stand on their own merit. As with Interpretaciones del Oso, Minus the Bear have once again shown that they can tackle any genre successfully. One can attribute this to the widespread influences the band cites, and the varied bands that this group pulls from – Guitarist Dave Knudson comes to the group from the hardcore band Botch (and guest performances with These Arms are Snakes), Erin Tate was once of the post-hardcore outfit Kill Sadie, and legendary producer Matt Bayles joined the group for a brief stint. It’s uncertain if they’ll be taking the luddite route on the tour and performing any of the songs on this EP as they appear on the CD, but it would be a hoot. Either way, Minus the Bear are a talented group of lads and deserve your time and money; and by the groups extensive tour schedule, it’s safe to say they’re coming to your town.
TOUR DATES:
Oct 17 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
Oct 18 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
Oct 19 The Majestic Detroit, MI
Oct 20 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Oct 21 Wilbur Theatre Boston, MA
Oct 22 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Oct 23 TLA Philadelphia, PA
Oct 24 Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel Providence, RI
Oct 25 Webster Hall New York, NY
Oct 26 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
Oct 28 The National Richmond, VA
Oct 29 Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, NC
Oct 30 Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Oct 31 Bijou Theatre Knoxville, TN
Nov 1 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
Nov 2 Rion Ballroom Gainesville, FL
Nov 3 Revolution Fort Lauderdale, FL
Nov 4 House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 5 Freebird Live Jacksonville, FL
Nov 7 House of Blues New Orleans, LA
Nov 8 House of Blues Houston, TX
Nov 9 Waterloo Park Austin, TX
Nov 10 House of Blues Dallas, TX
Nov 12 Warehouse 21 Santa Fe, NM
Nov 13 The Marquee Tempe, AZ
Nov 14 SOMA San Diego San Diego, CA
Nov 15 Glass House Pomona, CA
Nov 16 Music Box @ Fonda Los Angeles, CA
Nov 18 Empire Events Center Sacramento, CA
Nov 19 Bimbo’s 365 Club San Francisco, CA
Nov 20 Standford University Palo Alto, CA
Nov 21 Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR
Nov 22 Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA
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