by Andrew Sacher

Minus the Bear will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of the They Make Beer Commercials Like This EP this year, and in honor of that they'll be giving the EP, along with 2007's Planet of Ice LP, a reissue on September 30 via Suicide Squeeze (pre-order). Beer Commercials came out in between MTB's two most classic full lengths, 2002's Highly Refined Pirates and 2005's Menos El Oso, and, like those albums, it contains some of their most essential songs from the early years. Planet of Ice meanwhile, is their proggiest and most experimental record to date. Revisit streams of both releases, below.

As discussed, Minus the Bear are also going on a tour this year, and that tour will be in support of both their new rarities album, Lost Loves, (coming 10/7 via Dangerbird) and the tenth anniversary of Beer Commercials. The tour hits NYC for previously-announced shows at Saint Vitus on October 15 and Gramercy Theatre on October 17. Both are sold out.

All tour dates are listed, with those streams, below...



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Minus the Bear - They Make Beer Commercials Like This



Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice



Minus the Bear -- 2014 Tour Dates

SAT SEP 20 - West Hollywood CA, Sunset Strip Music Festival w/ Crosses, Kaiser

TUE OCT 14 - Pittsburgh PA, Club Cafe w/ O'Brother

WED OCT 15 - Brooklyn NY, Saint Vitus

THU OCT 16 - Boston MA, The Sinclair w/ O'Brother

FRI OCT 17 - New York NY, Gramercy Theatre w/ O'Brother

SAT OCT 18 - Philadelphia PA, Underground Arts - Wolf Building w/ O'Brother

SUN OCT 19 - Washington DC, Rock & Roll Hotel w/ O'Brother

TUE OCT 21 - Cleveland OH, Grog Shop w/ Young Widows

WED OCT 22 - Detroit MI, Magic Stick w/ Young Widows

THU OCT 23 - Chicago IL, Bottom Lounge w/ Young Widows

FRI OCT 24 - Minneapolis MN, Triple Rock w/ Young Widows

SAT OCT 25 - Des Moines IA, Wooly's w/ Young Widows

MON OCT 27 - Denver CO, Marquis Theatre

SAT NOV 1 - Seattle WA, The Crocodile w/ Mansions

THU NOV 20 - San Francisco CA, Slim's w/ Mansions

FRI NOV 21 - San Diego CA, Casbah w/ Mansions

SAT NOV 22 - Pomona CA, Glass House w/ Mansions

SUN NOV 23 - San Luis Obispo CA, SLO Brewing Company w/ Mansions