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Last Night: Minus the Bear Redeem Themselves

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Photo by Meghan Peters

Minus the Bear
When: Thursday, May 8
Where: The Showbox at the Market

When I saw Minus the Bear in spring 2006, they sucked.

But last night’s show at the Showbox was a completely different experience. Between their chatter with the audience and the guys running around in underwear and face masks, the on-stage energy really made the performance. They were playing hard for every minute — and it showed.

Minus the Bear uses guitar effects to create electronic textures. You’d think it would be hard to recreate this live, but they seem to have it down. The band has practiced the effects so much they’re able to recreate the sounds on their album almost flawlessly while on stage.

I think they rocked so hard last night because they were headlining and it was the last night of their tour (when I saw them in 2006, they were opening for Thursday). Moral of the story: Minus the Bear will only kick ass if it’s their show.

Topics: The Morning After

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