Fall 08 Tour Announcement + Presale Info!
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Category: Music

Hey buddies!

We're hitting the road once again this Fall and we're pretty damn excited to play some rock shows. We'll be hitting a few spots we missed on the last Spring tour (yes, I'm looking at you Texas, Florida, and the South). Annuals will be supporting the entire tour and our friends in 27, Helms Alee, Themes and Sylvie will be joining us for a few weeks at a time.

Presale tickets are available now--get them ahead of time and save some cash on service fees.

See you soon!
-MTB


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Fall 08 Tour Presale
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Oct 8 -- Spokane, WA -- Service Station

Oct 9 -- Missoula, MT -- The Other Side

Oct 11 -- Denver, CO -- Gothic Theatre

Oct 12 -- Omaha, NE -- Slowdown

Oct 13 -- Iowa City, IA -- The Picador

Oct 15 -- Minneapolis, MN -- Varsity Theatre

Oct 16 -- Milwaukee, WI -- Turner Hall

Oct 17 -- Chicago, IL -- Vic Theatre

Oct 18 -- Columbus, OH -- Newport Music Hall

Oct 19 -- Detroit, MI -- Majestic Theatre

Oct 20 -- Cleveland, OH -- Grog Shop

Oct 21 -- Boston, MA -- Wilbur Theatre

Oct 22 -- Washington, DC -- 930 Club

Oct 23 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Theatre of Living Arts

Oct 24 -- Providence, RI -- Lupo's at the Strand

Oct 25 -- New York, NY -- Webster Hall

Oct 26 -- Sayreville, NJ -- Starland Ballroom

Oct 28 -- Richmond, VA -- The National

Oct 29 -- Raleigh, NC -- Lincoln Theatre

Oct 30 -- Asheville, NC -- The Orange Peel

Oct 31 -- Knoxville, TN -- Bijou Theatre

Nov 1 -- Atlanta, GA -- Variety Playhouse

Nov 3 -- Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- Revolution

Nov 4 -- Orlando, FL -- House of Blues

Nov 5 -- Jacksonville, FL -- Free Bird Cafe

Nov 7 -- New Orleans, LA -- House of Blues

Nov 8 -- Houston, TX -- House of Blues

Nov 9 -- Austin, TX -- Fun Fun Fun Fest

Nov 10 -- Dallas, TX -- House of Blues

Nov 13 -- Tempe, AZ -- Marquee Theatre

Nov 14 -- San Diego, CA -- Soma

Nov 15 -- Pomona, CA -- Glass House

Nov 16 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Henry Fonda Theatre

Nov 18 -- Sacramento, CA -- Empire

Nov 19 -- San Francisco, CA -- Bimbo's 365 Club


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MTB on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE + More!
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Minus the Bear is thrilled to announce its late night TV debut on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Friday July 18 (12:05 AM / 11:05PM CT)!!! The band will perform the single, "Throwin' Shapes" from Planet of Ice (Suicide Squeeze Records). Please tune in!!!

If you live in the LA area, get tickets for the show here! We'll be playing a mini-set of 5-6 songs after the taping.

In other news, Minus the Bear's recently recorded session for Daytrotter will see the light of day beginning Wednesday July 2. And for those of you in Portland, Oregon, the band will support Foo Fighters on Thursday July 10.

In addition to the performances above, the band has a few festival appearances in the works, including BC's Pemberton and Washington's Bumbershoot festivals.

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Haaaaaaayyyyyy.
Current mood: electric

Sorry it's been so quiet here on the blog... I meant to write on tour... but you know.... got lazy.

As many of you know, we recently finished up another tour, driving across Canada and hitting many places in the US that we missed last Fall. And guess what? It went really well! We saw some cities and even states we had never been to.... and to show up and actually play to a room full of people was amazing. Many, many thanks to everyone who came out to the shows.

We also had the pleasure of becoming buddies with our US tour-mates Portugal the Man and The Big Sleep... and of course our Canadian homies in Sylvie.

Coachella was a blast. I got some kind of heat/sun ailment from playing and then walking around all day in the near-100 degree weather, but it was totally worth it. Fortunately, we had the next day off to watch Roger Waters. As expected, it was mind-blowing. Surround sound. Lasers. Dark Side of the Moon. What else could you ask for?

On another day off in Northern CA, Erin and I drove down to San Francisco to catch Tim & Eric Awesome Show Live. Mind-blowing in a totally different way. Highly recommended, if you haven't checked it out already.

Hmmm, what else...

We learned some acoustic versions of songs and played them for a few radio & internet outlets, including the KEXP performance mentioned in a previous post.

This was our first bus tour, instead of the usual van or sprinter.... and let me tell ya: It's great NOT driving. Our driver Jethro had that covered, and drove that beast like it was nothing.

Our friend Hiro from Japan took about one million pictures. You may have seen him on stage or jumping into the crowd at some point. Hopefully we'll get to see some of those soon.

So now we're home for the summer, BBQ'ing some delicious things, writing some new tunes, and playing a few shows here and there.

Next month we'll be playing Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN and opening for Jimmy Eat World in Phoenix, AZ. In July we'll be playing Pemberton Festival in British Columbia with Nine Inch Nails and some other big'uns. So yeah, it's looking like a pretty good summer!

That's all for now. Hope you're all doing well.

- A

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"Beer Commercials..." EP Re-issued & Expanded on Suicide Squeeze!
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Suicide Squeeze is re-issuing the "They Make Beer Commercials Like This" EP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This 2004 EP has been re-mastered, re-packaged and expanded to include the bonus track "Houston, We Have Uh-Oh". It's also available for the first time on 12" vinyl, which will be pressed on Rainbow colored vinyl AND Grey and Magenta colored vinyl. The vinyl version also comes with a FREE MP3 download coupon of the entire album.

Suicide Squeeze is now taking pre-orders before the June 3 release date, which will ship on May 27 with an 11x17 poster. PRE-ORDER HERE!

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Live on KEXP!
Category: Music

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

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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 Hall
May 8 -- Seattle, WA -- Showbox at the Market

Look for a Portland, OR show to be announced soon!

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"Throwin’ Shapes" video debut!
Current mood: crunk

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!

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Directed by Mike Gaston and Brooke Montgomery

Our Spring tour starts in less than two weeks. Damn that’s soon—we’d better start rehearsing! Support for most shows will be provided by our new friends Portugal the Man and The Big Sleep. See you soon!

xoxo
MTB

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Mar 24 -- Vancouver, BC -- Richard’s on Richards
Mar 26 -- Calgary, AB -- Warehouse Night Club
Mar 27 -- Edmonton, AB -- The Starlite
Mar 28 -- Regina, SK -- The Distrikt
Mar 29 -- Winnipeg, MB -- Royal Albert
Mar 31 -- Ann Arbor, MI -- Blind Pig
Apr 1 -- Toronto, ON -- Opera House
Apr 2 -- Rochester, NY -- The Club at Water St. Music
Apr 3 -- Providence, RI -- Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Apr 4 -- Hamden, CT -- Quinnipiac University
Apr 5 -- Northampton, MA -- Pearl Street
Apr 6 -- Boston, MA -- Paradise
Apr 7 -- New York, NY -- Webster Hall
Apr 8 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Theatre of Living Arts
Apr 9 -- Towson, MD -- Recher Theatre
Apr 10 -- Charlottesville, VA -- Satellite Ballroom
Apr 11 -- Pittsburgh, PA -- Diesel
Apr 12 -- Cincinnati, OH -- Bogart’s
Apr 13 -- Cleveland, OH -- House of Blues
Apr 14 -- Grand Rapids, MI -- Intersection
Apr 15 -- Bloomington, IN -- Bluebird Nightclub
Apr 16 -- Chicago, IL -- House of Blues
Apr 17 -- Madison, WI -- Club 770
Apr 18 -- Columbia, MO -- Blue Note
Apr 21 -- Boulder, CO -- Boulder Theatre
Apr 22 -- Salt Lake City, UT -- In the Venue
Apr 23 -- Las Vegas, NV -- House of Blues
Apr 24 -- Tucson, AZ -- Rialto Theatre
Apr 26 -- Indio, CA -- Coachella
Apr 28 -- Fresno, CA -- The Exit
Apr 29 -- San Francisco, CA -- Bimbo’s 365 Club
Apr 30 -- Santa Cruz, CA -- The Catalyst
May 1 -- Davis, CA -- Buehler Alumni - UC Davis
May 2 -- Chico, CA -- Bell Memorial Union - CSU
May 3 -- Petaluma, CA -- Phoenix Theatre
Jun 13 -- Manchester, TN -- Bonnaroo

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THE NEW ALBUM "PLANET OF ICE"
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Spring Tour and Other News!
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Category: Music

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 appearances in 2008. Later this year, you can find us rocking Coachella in Indio, CA and making our Bonnaroo debut in Manchester, TN. More festival action to be announced soon!

Secondly, there's a Spring Tour!! On March 24th, Richard's on Richards in Vancouver, BC will be host to the first of over six weeks of shows in Canada and the US. This will include the performance at Coachella, where the band will happily have the next day off to see Roger Waters perform Dark Side of the Moon. Booyah.

Wait, there's more! We are excited to announce that the video for "Throwin' Shapes" will premiere on-air & online Monday, March 10th on MTVU. Many thanks and hi-fives to Michael Gaston and Brooke Montgomery for directing this killer second video from Planet of Ice!

In other video news, the Seattle installment of the Burn to Shine series is in stores now! The series gathers bands and songwriters in a house that will be destroyed and documents each of them playing one song. This one was curated by Benjamin Gibbard and includes performances by Eddie Vedder, Tiny Vipers, Blue Scholars, The Long Winters, Dave Bazan and your favorites: Minus the Bear! OMG!

Links for tickets are below. If you'd like updates in your inbox and early pre-sale information in the future, visit minusthebear.com and sign up for the brand new email list.

Hugs and kisses,

MTB

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Mar 9 -- South Florida Everglades -- Langerado Festival
Mar 24 -- Vancouver, BC -- Richard's on Richards
Mar 26 -- Calgary, AB -- Warehouse Night Club
Mar 27 -- Edmonton, AB -- The Starlite
Mar 28 -- Regina, SK -- The Distrikt
Mar 29 -- Winnipeg, MB -- Royal Albert
Mar 31 -- Ann Arbor, MI -- Blind Pig
Apr 1 -- Toronto, ON -- Opera House
Apr 2 -- Rochester, NY -- The Club at Water St. Music
Apr 3 -- Providence, RI -- Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
Apr 4 -- Hamden, CT -- Quinnipiac University
Apr 5 -- Northampton, MA -- Pearl Street
Apr 6 -- Boston, MA -- Paradise
Apr 7 -- New York, NY -- Webster Hall
Apr 8 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Theatre of Living Arts
Apr 9 -- Towson, MD -- Recher Theatre
Apr 10 -- Charlottesville, VA -- Satellite Ballroom
Apr 11 -- Pittsburgh, PA -- Diesel
Apr 12 -- Cincinnati, OH -- Bogart's
Apr 13 -- Cleveland, OH -- House of Blues
Apr 14 -- Grand Rapids, MI -- Intersection
Apr 15 -- Bloomington, IN -- Bluebird Nightclub
Apr 16 -- Chicago, IL -- House of Blues
Apr 17 -- Madison, WI -- Club 770
Apr 18 -- Columbia, MO -- Blue Note
Apr 21 -- Boulder, CO -- Boulder Theatre
Apr 22 -- Salt Lake City, UT -- In the Venue
Apr 23 -- Las Vegas, NV -- House of Blues
Apr 24 -- Tucson, AZ -- Rialto Theatre
Apr 26 -- Indio, CA -- Coachella
Apr 29 -- San Francisco, CA -- Bimbo's 365 Club
May 2 -- Chico, CA -- Bell Memorial Union - CSU
Jun 13 -- Manchester, TN -- Bonnaroo

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THE NEW ALBUM "PLANET OF ICE"
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While you’re at it... Check out February’s 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.

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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 had to say!

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