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Seattle, Washington, United States (2001 – present)

Minus the Bear are a 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). Original keyboardist Matt Bayles left the band in 2006, but has remained on good terms with the band and produced their 2007 album Planet of Ice. The band is known for their amusing song titles such as “Hey, Wanna Throw Up?” and “Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!”. Despite this light humor, the band’s music is quite technical.

Members of the band were formerly in the bands Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving. Their sound involves a mix of Pele-esque guitar-taps and electronics, with a Don Caballero-esque sophistication of composition. The name Minus the Bear comes from the famed TV show B.J. and the Bear—minus the bear.

After initially forming in 2001 with guitarist David Knudson, bassist Cory Murchy, and drummer Erin Tate, the trio eventually recruited keyboardist/sequencer Matt Bayles and vocalist/guitarist Jake Snider. They released their debut EP This is What I Know About Being Gigantic on September 14, 2001 through Suicide Squeeze Records—who would subsequently release the majority of their albums and EPs.

The following year, on August 8, 2002, in preparation for the up-coming album the band was working on, they released the 5 track promo EP Bands Like It When You Yell “Yar!” At Them. On December 2, 2002, the band released their first full-length album, Highly Refined Pirates.
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  • j-pk

    I'm flogging various band merch from over the years to clearup my overflowing wardrobe including a brand new unworn Minus The Bear tshirt, have a look! Sorry for the spam :) http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_nkw=minus+the+bear&_sacat=0&_odkw=minus+the+bear&_osacat=0&_armrs=1&_ssn=j-pkalupa7

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  • HallucinogeNick

    And ATHF's first 3 seasons were original and cleverly written, whereas the remainder of the show's unfortunately extended existence has become nothing more than rehashed jokes and gratuitous violence. But, then again, you don't see me going to Adult Swim's Twitter feed and flooding it with inane bullshit posts about keeping the show's content narrowly within the parameters of a specific genre, do you?

    12 days ago
  • ticklishgio

    The first 2 ep's and first full length were good true math rock, rest is shit

    14 days ago
  • WhoTylerDerden

    Knights

    19 days ago
  • bgutmeir

    highly refined pirates is their best and one of my favorite albums

    21 days ago
  • insel_vagabund

    I'm just enjoying their "Acoustics" EP. Great band!

    21 days ago
  • Systema714

    no problem whatsoever

    25 days ago
  • WilliamxSkyrim

    @Systema714 Well that is a true sentiment as it doesnt have very much connection with the new album apart from being something to give to the fans in between waiting for the new release, sorry for adding much technicality into my previous comment.

    25 days ago
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Minus the Bear in Cincinnati, OH on 07/13/12

13 Jul 2012 | from minusthebear.com/?page_id=3

Artist: Minus the Bear Date: Friday, July 13th 2012 Time: 7:00pm City: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Bunbury Music Festival Country: United States Buy tickets Add to Google Calendar | …

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