Fresh from their tour with Velvet Teen, Minus the Bear is heading to the UK for 12 shows. The dates can be found below.

MinustheUK

Sat Nov 25 Oxford UK, Zodiac
Sun Nov 26 Cambridge UK, Soul Tree
Mon Nov 27 Exeter UK, Cavern Club
Tue Nov 28 Leeds UK, the Cockpit
Wed Nov 29 Glasgow UK, Nice and Sleazy's
Thu Nov 30 Amsterdam Netherlands, Melkweg
Fri Dec 1 Den Bosch Netherlands, W2
Sat Dec 2 Meerhout Belgium, JC Horizant
Sun Dec 3 Sheffield UK, Corporation
Mon Dec 4 Bristol UK, the Cooler
Tue Dec 5 Manchester UK, Satan's Hollow
Wed Dec 6 London UK, Islington Academy

Minus The Bear's UK and Europe tour dates have been annouced:

Minus The Bear Tour Dates

25/Nov/'06 Oxford, UK Zodiac
26/Nov/'06 Cambridge, UK Soul Tree
27/Nov/'06 Exeter, UK Cavern Club
28/Nov/'06 Leeds, UK The Cockpit
29/Nov/'06 Glasgow, UK Nice and Sleazy's
30/Nov/'06 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
1/Dec/'06 Den Bosch, Netherlands W2
2/Dec/'06 Meerhout, Belgium JC Horizant
3/Dec/'06 Sheffield, UK Corporation
4/Dec/'06 Bristol, UK The Cooler
5/Dec/'06 Manchester, UK Satan's Hollow
6/Dec/'06 London, UK Islington Academy

Submitted by tomorrowiscomin

Minus The Bear will be releasing an album of remixes that is set to be released on February 20th on Suicide Squeeze. The album will include remixes preformed by Dalek, Battles (Tyondai Braxton), Weird Science, P.O.S., Fog, Jay Clark (Pretty Girls Make Graves), Dark Baby, IQU and more are expected to be announced in the near future.

Submitted by tomorrowiscomin

Most of Minus The Bear's tour dates with P.O.S., The Velvet Teen, and Russian Circles have been announced:

Tour Dates

Oct 5 2006 7:00P Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, IL
Oct 7 2006 6:00P Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
Oct 8 2006 8:00P St Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
Oct 9 2006 8:00P Showplace Theatre Buffalo, NY
Oct 11 2006 8:00P Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, MA
Oct 12 2006 7:00P Irving Plaza New York, NY
Oct 13 2006 8:00P Trocadero Theater Philadephia, PA
Oct 14 2006 8:00P Black Cat Washington, DC
Oct 17 2006 7:00P Southgate House Newport, KY
Oct 18 2006 7:00P Emerson Theatre ...

Minus The Bear and Russian Circles will be touring together in Oct-Nov.

Grizzly Bear, who recently signed to Warp Records, have released an MP3 of "On A Neck, On A Spit" from their upcoming album Yellow House which will be out in late August. You can get it at their website.

Portugal. The Man will be heading to Cali to film a video for "Aka m80 The Wolf" this month. Also, check out Filter Magazine for some info on the video.

Below is a message from Leslie at Alternative Press regarding Riley of Thrice's column.

"Ask Riley" Column Expansion

Riley Breckenridge: Thrice drummer, former college baseball player, Nike enthusiast, dude who passes gas and then blames it on who's standing next to him, sushi lover and advice-giver. Over the past year, Riley has been helping AP readers with all their burning musician-related questions like, "How does my band prepare to record a demo?" While Riley is a bottomless pit of knowledge regarding his craft (i.e. hitting things with sticks), not many people know he's also got a masters degree* in behavioral sciences and psychology. And so, to capitalize on Riley's expertise in...

Minus The Bear begins shooting their video for "Pachuca Sunrise" this week.

If you live in Japan you're in luck because Minus The Bear are coming to visit you in a few days! Check out the dates below.

Minus The Bear Japan Dates

eb/'06--Tokyo--Shibuya O-Nest
6/Feb/'06--Nagoya--Imaike Tokuzo
7/Feb/'06--Kobe--Blueport
8/Feb/'06--Osaka--Unagidani Sunsui
9/Feb/'06--Nara--Neverland
10/Feb/'06--Tokyo--Futakotamagawa Pink Noise

Dates for the Thursday / Minus The Bear / We.re All Broken tour were posted on Minus The Bear's website, look below for those.

First Announced Thursday / Minus The Bear / We.re All Broken Dates

14/Mar/06 Dallas, TX The Door
15/Mar/06 Spring, TX Java Jazz
16/Mar/06 Austin, TX Emo’s Alternative Lounging
20/Mar/'06 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
21/Mar/'06 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
22/Mar/'06 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
24/Mar/'06 Ft. Collins, CO Aggie Theater
25/Mar/'06 Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue
28/Mar/'06 Los Angeles, CA El Ray Theatre
30/Mar/'06 San Francisco, CA Slim's Noise Pop Festival
1/Apr/'06 Seattle, WA El Corazon

Submitted by: lightcollapse

More dates have been announced for Thursday's headlining tour with Minus The Bear and others TBA.

Tue, Mar 14 Dallas, TX The Door
Wed, Mar 15 Spring, TX Java Jazz
Thur Mar 16 Emo’s Alternative Lounging Austin TX
Mon Mar 20 New Daisy Theatre Memphis, TN
Tue, Mar 21 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
Fri, Mar 24 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theater
Tue, Mar 28 Los Angeles, CA El Rey

The following two dates were added to the upcoming Minus The Bear, Appleseed Cast, Crystal Skulls and Rocky Votolato tour.

Added

3.07-Fresno, CA @ The Belmont
3.08-San Luis Obispo @ S.L.O. Brewing Company

Full List

3.03-Portland, OR @ Loveland
3.04-Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
3.05-Sacramento, CA @ The Library
3.06-Berkeley, CA @ Bears Lair
3.07-Fresno, CA @ The Belmont
3.08-San Luis Obispo @ S.L.O. Brewing Company
3.09-Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
3.10-San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
3.11-Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
3.12-Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad

Two Thursday / Minus The Bear tour dates have been booked, check below for those and expect more to be announced.

Two Thursday / Minus The Bear Dates

Mar 14- The Door--Dallas, TX
Mar 20- New Daisy Theatre-- Memphis, TN

Minus The Bear will be heading out with The Appleseed Cast, Rocky Votolato and Crystal Skulls. All the tour dates are below:

Minus The Bear Dates

3/Mar/'06 Portland, OR Loveland With Appleseed Cast, Rocky Votolato, and Crystal Skulls
4/Mar/'06 Eugene, OR WOW Hall With Appleseed Cast, Rocky Votolato, and Crystal Skulls
5/Mar/'06 Sacramento, CA The Library With Appleseed Cast, Rocky Votolato, and Crystal Skulls
6/Mar/'06 Berkeley, CA Bear's Lair, Univ California Berkeley With Appleseed Cast, Rocky Votolato, and Crystal Skulls
9/Mar/'06 Pomona, CA The Glass House With Appleseed Cast, Rocky Votolato, and Crystal Skulls

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Minus The Bear will be heading out on a Spring tour with The Appleseed Cast, Rocky Votolato, and Crystal Skulls.

Straight from Equal Vision Records - it's official, Bear vs. Shark have broken up. Below is a statement from EVR.

Bear vs. Shark Statement from EVR

After nearly five years of playing music together, Bear Vs Shark have
decided to conclude their story and will no longer be playing music
together.

The breakup comes only six months after the release of their new
album, "Terrorhawk," and in the midst of tour plans with Limbeck and
The Honorary Title. BVS have cancelled the upcoming tour, and have no
plans for a final show.

Bear Vs Shark has meant so much to us here at Equal Vision, we wanted
to share with you some of our thoughts and experiences about the
band. Please feel free to share...

Rumor has it that Bear vs. Shark has broken up.

Limbeck, The Honorary Title and Bear Vs. Shark will be touring together in February 2006. Dates are as follows with more to be announced.

Tour Dates

2/2 Pittsburgh, PA Mr Smalls
2/3 Cleavland Heights, OH Grog Shop
2/4 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
2/6 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Union Ballroom
2/8 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
2/9 Denver, CO Rock Island
2/10 Salt Lake City, UT The Lofi Cafe
2/11 Boise, ID The Venue
2/15 San Francisco, CA Bottle of The Hill
2/17 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
2/18 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
2/19 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
2/20 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
2/22 Austin, TX Emo\'s
2/23 Houston, TX Walter\'s on Washington
2/25 Little Rock, AR...