SF native returns with Minus the Bear at Edgefest
Cory Murchy is a world traveler by way of being a musician. Yet, the bassist for indie rock band Minus The Bear doesn’t mind all the travel.
“It’s amazing and I’m very fortunate to be able to do this,” he says while on tour in England. “The shows have been really good and we’re excited to be back over here for a tour.”
Minus The Bear has been making music for more than a decade now. The Seattle-based band has released five full-length albums with its latest, “Infinity Overhead,” released in August.
Murchy and the crew — which includes Jake Snider, Dave Knudson, Erin Tate and Alex Rose — will come back to the States in time to play at this year’s Edgefest at Isleta Amphitheater.
It will be a homecoming of sorts for Murchy. The 1997 Santa Fe High School graduate is looking forward to seeing some friends at the show.
“We were supposed to play in Santa Fe in early April but that all fell through,” he says. “It’s really nice that we’re able to get back to New Mexico with Edgefest. It’s always a blast to perform in my home state.”
While the band isn’t exactly working on new music, Murchy says its focus is still “Infinity Overhead.” He says that putting together the album came together very organically.
“The whole band has been about letting things happen as they come,” he explains. “We all listen to similar music and some of the same music. But we also have different music that we each get into on our own. We take all of those influences and that’s what makes up the band.”
Murchy says that on the current album, there are signals of growth, which the band strives for.
“We want to push ourselves with each album and we’ve been able to accomplish that to this point,” he says. “I also feel like our live shows tie the music all together. It just seems to make sense when we put the music together on stage.”
Murchy says moving to Seattle and joining the band was one of the best decisions he’s made. He says while the band has been able to sustain more than 10 years in the music industry, the feat didn’t come without hard work.
“People forget there’s a business side to it all and it’s a difficult balance,” he explains.