It's true—after 17 years, Minus the Bear have announced that they will be breaking up. The Seattle math-rockers—Jake Snider, Dave Knudson, Cory Murchy, and Alex Rose, as well as touring member Joshua Sparks—founded their band in 2001. Their technical guitar playing overlaid by untouchable melodies and poetic lyricism made any indie teen from the years 2002 - 2008 swoon. Their career only grew from there and they made a total of six studio albums and six EPs.
On their Facebook Page today, the band made an official statement regarding their break up.
"After almost two decades of writing and touring the world together, we have decided to close this chapter of our lives as Minus the Bear." Adding "We’ve accomplished so much over the past 17 years, and we are grateful for the experience."
The indie-rock veterans will not leave us in vain, however. With this announcement, they also unveiled a new EP alongside a final tour. Fair Enough will be released on Suicide Squeeze Records on October 19th. The tour will kick off October 9th in Nashville, Tennessee, and rightfully end with an all-out hometown show in Seattle on December 14th. Caspian and Tera Melos will be the tour support.
Listen to a single off the EP:
“We’ll be digging deep in the MTB catalogue and we are honored for the opportunity to play our hearts out for you one last time." View the complete statement below, then peep the full tour schedule. WE'll MISS YOU MTB!!!
Minus the Bear Tour Dates
October 9 – Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindsley
October 10 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
October 11 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
October 12 – St. Louis, MO @ Ready Room
October 13 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
October 14 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
October 15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
October 17 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
October 18 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
October 19 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
October 20 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
October 21 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
October 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
October 24 – Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore
October 25 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
October 26 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony
October 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
October 28 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
November 27 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
November 29 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
November 30 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
December 1 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
December 3 – Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theatre
December 4 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
December 5 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex Grand
December 7 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
December 8 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
December 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
December 11 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
December 12 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
December 13 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
December 14 -Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
