Pitchfork

Following a series of in-store appearances and a festival appearance, Seattle-based math machines Minus the Bear will throw themselves into a fall tour. But first...it seems the Bears are about to become beacons of light: On August 21, Seattle's Pacific Science Center will put on a laser show set to tracks from Minus the Bear's forthcoming Planet of Ice (still out the very same day from Suicide Squeeze). Minus the Bear laser light show! Just like Pink Floyd!

The band will also perform on WXPN's "World Café Live" series October 8, and a video for Planet of Ice's "Knights" is in the can. And, of course, they're also playing on a nearly nightly basis in front of crowds in exchange for money. Subtle, Ela, and the Helio Sequence will provide support.

Minus the Bear:

08-20 Seattle, WA - Easy Street Records
08-21 Seattle, WA - Pacific Science Center Laserium Show
08-22 Berkeley, CA - Amoeba
08-24 Long Beach, CA - Fingerprints
09-02 Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion (Download Festival)
09-22 Seattle, WA - Qwest Field (KNDD Endfest)
09-23 Spokane, WA - Service Station *%
09-24 Missoula, MT - The Badlander *%
09-27 Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
09-28 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop (early show) %)
09-28 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop (late show) *
09-29 Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel *%
09-30 Buffalo, NY - Traif Music Hall * %
10-01 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
10-03 Cambridge, MA - The Middle East *%
10-04 Cambridge, MA - The Middle East *%
10-05 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw *%
10-06 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *%
10-07 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom *%
10-08 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts *%
10-10 Washington, DC - Black Cat *%
10-10 Norfolk, VA - The Norva ^
10-12 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ^
10-13 Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall ^
10-14 Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone ^
10-15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room ^
10-16 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon ^
10-18 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues ^

* with Subtle
% with Ela
^ with Helio Sequence