Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Minus The Bear Announces U.S. Tour and Album Pre-Sale, Reveals LP Cover



Minus the Bear have announced they will embark on an coast-to-coast tour of the U.S. this fall, in support of their highly anticipated studio album, Infinity Overheaddue August 28 on Dangerbird Records. The extensive45-date tour will kick off on September 10 in Boise, hit NYC on September 29,Los Angeles on November 9 and culminate with a hometown finale on November 17 in Seattle. The band will also play Riot Fest in Chicago and Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest along the way. Veteran rockers Cursive will be main support for the entire tour with instrumental post-rock band Caspian opening the first leg and female-fronted indie rockers Girl In A Coma taking over duties for the second leg. All shows are on sale now and fans who purchase a ticket through the band's site MinusTheBear.comwill be sent a free download of a four-song tour EP highlighting all the artists on the tour. The EP features Minus the Bear's new track, "Lonely Gun," whichRollingStone.com exclaimed "packs a punch with charging, acrobatic-sounding guitars woven through a pop-friendly chorus," when they premiered it last month:http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/song-premiere-minus-the-bear-lonely-gun-20120629


Minus the Bear's fifth full-length, Infinity Overhead, produced by longtime producer and founding member Matt Bayles, is now available for pre-order. Fans who purchase the album in advance at  MinusTheBear.com will receive a free instant download of album track "Diamond Lightning," the song featured in the album teaser and in-studio videos. The band is offering a variety of pre-sale packages ranging from the deluxe to a simple digital download. The "Ultimate Book," which is limited to 1,000 copies, will include a 16-page hardcover book containing 180-gram black vinyl, CD, turntable slipmat, an autographed lithograph as well as an exclusive t-shirt, 24-bit lossless vinyl rip and a digital download of the album (Apple Lossless, FLAC or 320k MP3 format). 10 lucky fans will each receive the one-of-a-kind handwritten lyric pages to each of the 10 songs on the record autographed by singer/guitarist Jake Snider. The"Vinyl & T-shirt" package will include 180-gram clear vinyl, exclusive t-shirt of fan's choice, turntable slipmat and a 320k MP3 digital download. The most basic option consists of a 320k MP3 digital download. 

Following a week of teasing pieces of the album cover on Instagram, the band has finally revealed the kaleidoscopic cover to Infinity Overhead. 
  
Minus the Bear "Infinity Overhead" Studio Video

MINUS THE BEAR ON TOUR
September 10 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
September 11 - Missoula, MT @ Top Hat Lounge & Casino
September 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater *
September 14 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave * 
September 15 - Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
September 16 - Iowa City, IA @ The Blue Moose Tap House *
September 17 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue Theatre *
September 18 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection *
September 19 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop *
September 20 - Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall *
September 21 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE *
September 22 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
September 23 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom *
September 25 - Washington, DC @ The Fillmore *
September 26 - Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall *
September 27 - Boston, MA @ Royale Night Club *
September 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory *
September 29 - New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre *
September 30 - Richmond, VA @ The National *
October 1 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater *
October 21 - Gainesville, FL @ Florida Theatre **
October 22 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution **
October 23 - Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater **
October 24 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse **
October 25 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom **
October 26 - St. Louis, MO @ Plush **
October 27 - Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club **
October 28 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown **
October 29 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note **
October 30 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's **
November 1 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live **
November 2 - Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
November 3 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues **
November 4 - Lubbock, TX @ Jake's **
November 5 - Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall **
November 6 - Salt Lake City, UH @ The Depot **
November 7 - Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Country Club **
November 8 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee **
November 9 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia **
November 10 - Pomona, CA @ Glass House **
November 11 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues **
November 13 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom **
November 14 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades **
November 16 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom **
November 17 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market **

* with Cursive and Caspian
** with Cursive and Girl In A Coma 

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