I saw Minus The Bear last night and they were really, really good.  Possibly great.  It’s hard to say, because I can’t help being at least a little disappointed when I come hoping to hear 25 songs sounding exactly like they do on the album and instead I get 5 non-robotic guys sort of feeling the energy of the moment and playing songs in a human way.  They definitely rocked though, and had more stage presence than I’ve seen in older bootlegs.

I’m not sure what my reaction is on the new material, but I’m sure it will sink in once I’ve heard it a few times on an upcoming album.  It was also cool that they haven’t ditched all the old songs with quirky titles, like Absinthe Party At The Fly Honey Warehouse.  The line up was completed by the energetic Velvet Teen (whose drummer may or may not have been on performance-enchancing drugs), the supremely out-of-place P.O.S., and the very I-showed-up-at-8-and-missed-them Russian Circles.

In other news, Jeremy Enigk said he like my version of his song again.  I heart him.  I heart him to pieces.