Public record

Minus the Bear

Rock | Seattle, WA | since 2001

alternative
alternative rock
experimental
experimental rock
indie
indie rock
math rock
progressive rock

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 10 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

2013

On record since

Releases

Show history

2017 · 1

Aug 13, 2017Grand Chapiteau at Marymoor Park· Redmondsupport
with Vance Joy, Metric, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Bishop Briggs, K.Flay, Sir Sly, Beth Ditto, Sundara Karma, MISSIO, SWMRS, Dude York, Bob Moses, MAGIC GIANT

2014 · 4

Nov 23, 2014SLO Brew· San Luis Obispoheadliner
with Mansions
Nov 22, 2014The Glass House· Pomonaheadliner
with Mansions
Nov 21, 2014Casbah· San Diegoheadliner
with Mansions
Nov 1, 2014The Crocodile - Old Location· Seattleheadliner
with Mansions

2013 · 1

Nov 8, 2013Showbox at the Market· Seattle

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Minus the Bear — Menos el Oso (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) — Release art · Menos el Oso (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) — release

Minus the Bear — Farewell — Release art · Farewell — release

Minus the Bear — Fair Enough EP — Release art · Fair Enough EP — release

Minus the Bear — VOIDS — Release art · VOIDS — release

Minus the Bear — Acoustics II — Release art · Acoustics II — release

Minus the Bear — Bands Like It When You Yell "YAR!" At Them — Release art · Bands Like It When You Yell "YAR!" At Them — release

Minus the Bear — Lost Loves — Release art · Lost Loves — release

Minus the Bear — Infinity Overhead — Release art · Infinity Overhead — release

Minus the Bear — SLO Brew, 2014-11-23 — Poster · SLO Brew, 2014-11-23 — Songkick

Lineup

David Knudson
Alex Rose
Jake Snider

Former

Matt Bayles

Releases

Menos el Oso (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Aug 22, 2025 · album · 16 tracks
Farewell
Oct 29, 2021 · album · 26 tracks
FA
Farewell
2021 · album
FA
Farewell
2021
Fair Enough EP
Oct 19, 2018 · album · 4 tracks
FE
Fair Enough
2018 · ep
FE
Fair Enough
2018
VOIDS
Mar 3, 2017 · album · 10 tracks
VO
VOIDS
2017 · album
VO
Voids
2017
Acoustics II
Jan 1, 2016 · album · 10 tracks
CO
Continental Obscura: From Birmingham to Bellingham
2014 · single
LL
Lost Loves
2014 · compilation
CO
Continental Obscura: From Birmingham To Bellingham
2014
LL
Lost Loves
2014
AI
Acoustics II
2013 · album
AI
Acoustics II
2013
IO
Infinity Overhead
2012 · album
SA
Steel and Blood
2012 · single
YP
Your Private Sky
2012 · single
YP
Your Private Sky / South Side Life
2012
SA
Steel And Blood
2012
IO
Infinity Overhead
2012
HM
Hold Me Down
2011 · ep
HM
Hold Me Down - EP
2011
MT
My Time
2010 · single
OM
OMNI
2010 · album
TM
The MySpace Transmissions
2010 · ep
IT
Into the Mirror
2009 · single
AC
Acoustics
2008 · ep
ID
Interpretaciones del oso
2007 · album
PO
Planet of Ice
2007 · album
ME
Menos el Oso
2005 · album
MT
Minus the Bear / The City on Film
2005 · single
TG
The Game Needed Me
2005 · single
Bands Like It When You Yell "YAR!" At Them
May 10, 2004 · album · 5 tracks
A2
Album 2 Demos
2004 · album
TM
They Make Beer Commercials Like This
2004 · ep
BL
Bands Like It When You Yell “YAR!” at Them
2002 · ep
HR
Highly Refined Pirates
2002 · album
TI
This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic
2001 · ep
Lost Loves
album
Infinity Overhead
album
OM
OMNI
album
AC
Acoustics
album
TI
This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic
album
HR
Highly Refined Pirates
album
ID
Interpretaciones del Oso
album
PO
Planet Of Ice
album
PO
Planet of Ice (Deluxe Edition)
album
TM
They Make Beer Commercials Like This
album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2024-04-03–2026-08-28 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Audioasis' (Kennady Quille) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reeves) — KEXP

Artist background

Minus the Bear formed in 2001 — MusicBrainz
Minus the Bear disbanded in 2018 — MusicBrainz
David Knudson: member — MusicBrainz
Alex Rose: member — MusicBrainz
Jake Snider: member — MusicBrainz
Matt Bayles: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Minus the Bear has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2001–2021 — MusicBrainz
Minus the Bear is based in Seattle, Washington — Minus the Bear on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Menos el Oso (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2025-08-22) — Bandcamp
Minus the Bear is from Seattle , Washington , US — Wikipedia
Minus the Bear has 5 members: Jake Snider, Dave Knudson, Alex Rose, Cory Murchy, Joshua Sparks — Wikipedia
Minus the Bear plays Indie rock — Wikipedia
Minus the Bear plays math rock — Wikipedia
Minus the Bear plays alternative rock — Wikipedia
Minus the Bear plays experimental rock — Wikipedia
Minus the Bear plays progressive rock — Wikipedia
Minus the Bear has 840101 listeners on Last.fm — Minus the Bear on Last.fm
Minus The Bear has released 10 recordings between 2011 and 2021 — Minus The Bear on Discogs
Minus the Bear is a Genius-verified artist — Minus the Bear on Genius (verified)
Minus the Bear has 28 followers on Genius — Minus the Bear on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @minusthebear — Minus the Bear on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Rock band — Minus the Bear — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minus_the_Bear — Minus the Bear on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 155 — Minus the Bear — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/01mwtpw — Minus the Bear — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): Seattle, USA — Minus the Bear on TheAudioDB
Formed 2001 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Seattle (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: indie rock, emo, math rock, electronic music, Midwest emo — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Dangerbird Records, Arena Rock Recording Company — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minus_the_Bear — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
Showbox at the Market · Seattle	1
SLO Brew · San Luis Obispo	1
The Glass House · Pomona	1
Casbah · San Diego	1
The Crocodile - Old Location · Seattle	1
Grand Chapiteau at Marymoor Park · Redmond	1

By year: 2013 1 · 2014 4 · 2017 1

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-18
Sources: Bandcamp, Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, TheAudioDB, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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