When you’re spending four days in Austin, Texas, seeing loads of ear-pounding rock n’ roll, it’s always a pleasure to turn down the volume and see some festival artists play in quieter, stripped-down settings. That’s what happened at the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th Street when heady Seattle rockers Minus the Bear popped in to play two brand new songs.
While some acts coming by the Loft chose to simplify their setup, Minus the Bear brought their entire lineup, and packed keyboards, an Omnichord, guitars, bass, and percussion onto our tiny stage. Even better: They played two cuts from their forthcoming album, Omni, which hits record stores on May 4. The quintet pulled out all the stops for “My Time,” recreating all of the album version’s synthy goodness, but did a more subdued, coffeehouse-ready rendition of “Hold Me Down.”
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