Minus The Bear

Jake Snider : singing, guitar Dave Knudson : guitar Erin Tate : drums Cory Murchy : bass Alex Rose : keyboards, electronic instruments
Founded in 2001 in Seattle, Washington, D.C., Minus the Bear was originally composed of David Knudson (Botch , These Arms Are Snakes ), Cory Murchy (Kill Sadie ) and Erin Tate (These Arms Are Snakes , Kill Sadie ) who quickly recruited a singer (Jake Snider - Sharks Keep Moving ) and a keyboardist (Producer Matt Bayles).
For their first release, the EP This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic , they set up at Suicide Squeeze and will not leave the label for their following records: they quietly chain Bands Like It When You Yell "Yar!" at Them which will serve as an EP promo at Highly Refined Pirates (2002). Tours, a small gap at Arena Rock Recording for EP They Make Beer Commercials Like This , then in '05 it is the consecration with Menos el Oso that reveals them to a wider audience. They quickly gained a reputation, and their tour areas grew to reach Europe, which they would then visit regularly.
In January '06, Matt Bayles left his post behind the keyboards to devote himself to his work as an increasingly renowned producer. Alex Rose (Model Photographer ) replaces him, also from the world of production. As they relate to the composition of a third album, a remix album by Menos el Oso is concocted by different artists: Suicide Squeeze the spell on February 20 '07 under the title Interpretations del Oso . A few months later, at the end of August '07, the Opus Planet of Ice is in the ferries in the United States and Europe. To promote it they tour their country and then leave for Europe from 20 November to 20 December.