Minus the Bear: "Pony Up!"

Last fall's Minus the Bear tour was kind of an odd one. I missed the first opening act, an instrumental metal act called Russian Circles. Next is a math-y emo band called the Velvet Teen, whose material I've enjoyed in the past, but who didn't really impress me live. They had a lot of their stuff pre-recorded, including keyboard lines that could've easily been played by, say, a live keyboard player; kind of disappointing, to be honest. The last opening act was a Twin Cities-based rapper called P.O.S., who seemed to have a small cell of his own dedicated fans front and center in the pit. He really put himself into his set, but I don't know how many of the rockists he won over. The idea of combining indie rock and underground hip-hop on stage is laudable, but I think it's vital that the opening act have great material. P.O.S. had a couple of interesting songs, but most of his stuff didn't stand out at all from the likes of Ludacris or DMX. Still, the show came off well and if the tour's managed to grow the audience for any of these acts I guess it was a success.

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[marsminusstar]

top 3 mtb songs...

[druseless]

i dont know what youre talking about, i think p.o.s. is the shit. hes one of the like 5 rappers i like

[dillongiedt]

I pray you aren't in a position that allows you to professionally review music because your references and opinion are just pure shit....

[thewmatic]

"but most of his stuff didn't stand out at all from the likes of Ludacris or DMX." this is more attributed to your ignorance towards rap. Writing about none of the same material, almost devoid of cursing, and completely different beat structures. Since you wrote that in 2007 i'm assuming you arent as stupid anymore.

[ALucidMemory]

fuckin brilliant

[reggietheporpoise]

nice vid, man. love this song. minus the bear is awesome. and i gotta say, russian circles is awesome too. sorry you missed them.

[Xequio]

excelente!, al q no le gusta esto tiene q ir al otorrino a sacarse el tapon

[EvolutionOfLove]

damn that place was packed

[DaRocker21]

Erin was off a bit with the drumming. The way he drummed on the "They Make Beer Commercials Like This"' studio recording sounded much different and much better. This, I believe, caused David to get off rhythm a bit with the lead guitar...and even Jake a bit with both rhythm guitar and vocals. This I believe is because the fact that the "Pony Up!" studio recording was improv. A great jam song. But, the five still did a great job playing it live there in Winsconsin on that night.

[inDiferenteregula]

music fan!

cool...