Seattle’s Minus The Bear releases a new album, Omni, in May but plans to help promote it by playing a handful of shows–including an official showcase–during this year’s South By Southwest.

Here’s a video of Minus The Bear live in Seattle:

Minus The Bear plays its official SXSW showcase on Saturday, 3.20.10, at Stubb’s at 1am. The band also plays the Filter magazine party at Cedar Street on Thursday, 3.18.10, at 3:30pm, and on Friday, 3.19.10, at the Relix party at Antone’s at 3:20pm.

The band also plays Houston’s House of Blues on May 14th.

Visit Minus The Bear online at www.minusthebear.com or on MySpace. You can pre-order Omni on CD or vinyl at amazon.com.