Taken with my iPhone 4 which is about on par with my old digital camera.
These guys made another pass through Austin Wednesday night to promote their latest album Omni; I wholeheartedly endorse the record, see the KMAG page. Personally I was pleased and surprised to see them return to Stubb’s this Fall because they played La Zona Rosa earlier in the Spring. Unless a band’s record is super popular, coming back to a larger venue is uncommon.
Despite the poor turnout (1000 was the estimate the staff gave me), Minus the Bear still performed with sincerity and sans cynicism. I don’t have a set list but I know they did do the hits I like: “Burying Luck,” “My Time,” and “Throwin’ Shapes.” No idea why they skipped “Summer Angel.” I thought it was their hit for the masses when I heard it played in an Abercrombie & Fitch.
The bigger revelation I had was why I like them. Their drawn-out jamming segments reminded me of Catherine Wheel.