We’re hard at work in the studio on album 5 and are posting updates to our Tumblr account. Check out minusthebear.tumblr.com for updates.

We’re taking a little break from the studio at the end of February and we’re gonna say hello to our friends in Charlotte and Norfolk. Tickets are on sale now!

2/24 Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall – BUY TICKETS
2/25 Feb Norfolk, VA – The Norva – BUY TICKETS

Happy holidays! From now until January 2, 2012 save 15% on everything in our online store, plus get a great deal on our new beanie. Shop here.

Thanks for the amazing tour, everyone! So fun! Back to the practice space today to make more demos. Album 5 recording begins in January.

By overwhelming demand, a second night of our 10 Year Anniversary Tour has been added in San Francisco. November 5, 2011 is the date and Slim’s is the place. Tickets go on sale Sunday, October 2nd. Get ‘em here!

48 hours only! Save 10% off everything in the online store for the next two days. Get your gear here.

We’re finally able to announce our Washington, DC show! It’ll be at the 9:30 Club on October 19, 2011. Tickets available here!

We couldn’t leave our hometown hanging for our 10-Year Anniversary tour, so we’ve added a Seattle date! Come celebrate ten years with us at the Shoxbox at the Market on 11/11/11. Tickets available here.

It is often said that “time flies when having fun” so it should come as no surprise that MTB is passing our official decade mark this fall! Thanks to our incredible fans, we’ve been able to turn a humble project into a full fledged band and we are looking forward to hitting the road yet again. It’s going to be a blast to dust off some vintage tunes (including Highly Refined Pirates in its entirety and choice cuts from This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic) as well as some new songs for this upcoming extravaganza. Whether you are an old or new fan we trust this won’t be a show to miss.

Make sure you check out the pre-sale starting now at www.minusthebear.com so that you don’t miss out on tickets! See you soon and remember… bands DO love it when you yell “YAR!” at them. -Cory/MTB

10/04/11 — Boise, ID — Knitting Factory
10/05/11 — Salt Lake City, UT — In the Venue
10/06/11 — Denver, CO — The Summit Music Hall
10/07/11 — Lawrence, KS — Granada Theater
10/08/11 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave II (Downstairs)
10/10/11 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater
10/11/11 — Chicago, IL — Metro
10/12/11 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrews Hall
10/13/11 — Buffalo, NY
 — Town Ballroom
10/14/11 — Pittsburgh, PA — Mr. Smalls Theatre
10/15/11 — Philadelphia, PA — Electric Factory
10/16/11 — Boston, MA — Royal NightClub
10/18/11 — New York, NY
 — Webster Hall
10/19/11 — Washington, DC — 9:30 Club
10/20/11 — Richmond, VA — The National
10/21/11 — Raleigh, NC — Lincoln Theatre
10/22/11 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade
10/23/11 — New Orleans, LA
 — House of Blues
10/24/11 — Houston, TX — Warehouse Live – Ballroom
10/25/11 — Dallas, TX
 — Granada Theatre
10/26/11 — Austin, TX — La Zona Rosa
10/28/11 — Albuquerque, NM — Launchpad
10/29/11 — Tempe, AZ — Marquee Theatre
10/30/11 — Las Vegas, NV — House of Blues
10/31/11 — Silver Lake, CA
 — The Satellite
11/01/11 — Los Angeles, CA — Troubadour
11/02/11 — San Diego, CA — SOMA
11/03/11 — Pomona, CA — Glass House
11/04/11 — San Francisco, CA — Slim’s
11/05/11 — San Francisco, CA — Slim’s
11/07/11 — Sacramento, CA — Aces of Spades
11/08/11 — Portland, OR
 — Doug Fir Lounge
11/11/11 — Seattle, WA — Showbox at the Market

Finally! After talking about it for years we’re playing our first show in Anchorage, AK at the Bear Tooth Theater Thursday, July 7th. Tickets are available here.