Minus The Bear shocked their fans and critics alike this July when they announced their upcoming disbandment. The band is embarking on their fast selling out farewell tour, and have now shared some new music. The band streamed the new track ‘Viaduct’ today, from their forthcoming final EP Fair Enough out on October 19th On Cd And 12” Vinyl from Suicide Squeeze Records.
Cory Murchy commented:
“It was important for me to create a cover relevant to the band and our history, as well as something strong enough to stand on its own artistic merit. The picture we used for our first EP was a blurry photo of the band walking through the forest. We were grainy and not so well defined, monochromatic, youthful. This painting is a response to those same young men and the 17 year-long journey they took together. The human figures, now much more defined, have been replaced by shapes that are now finding their own colors to live in. Much less unified but still working within each other’s orbit. The wonder of the woods has been replaced with a milled piece of working lumber. It’s a representation of who we’ve become as individuals and I think it reflects the music in a lot of the same ways. Distilled by time and purpose.”
MusiCares holds a special place in Cory’s heart, as he personally benefited from their aid while struggling with a chronic back injury. You can learn more about MusiCares at www.grammy.com/musicares. For more about Cory Murchy and his paintings, go to www.cmurchy.com.
You can check out the remaining VIP presale packages for this fall’s farewell tour at vip.MinustheBear.com, as well as pre-order the Fair Enough EP. All upcoming tour dates are listed below.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
* = w/ Caspian
^ = w/ Tera Melos
OCTOBER
09 – Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindsley *
10 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
11 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *
12 – St. Louis, MO @ Ready Room
13 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman *
14 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room *
15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre *
17 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues *
18 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
19 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre *
20 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall *
21 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre *
23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre *
24 – Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore *
25 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *
26 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony *
27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory *
28 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
NOVEMBER
27 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor ^
29 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues ^
30 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre ^
DECEMBER
01 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s ^
03 – Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theatre ^
04 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre ^
05 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex – Grand ^
07 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee ^
08 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House ^
09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre ^
11 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom ^
12 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades ^
13 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre ^
14 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox ^
For further information on www.minusthebear.com