A well-worked delay pedal and dueling electric guitars immediately come to mind with the mentioning of rock-electronica quintet, Minus the Bear. At the mention of seeing them live, the next thought is probably: “Can they nail every song with that same tightness and accuracy?”

The Seattle-based band made their Minneapolis appearance last Friday as an array of different social groups filed in to the main room at First Avenue. Standing between a group of wasted frat bros chanting every word and some MCAD students armed with headbands and beat up converses, I watched Minus the Bear hit every appropriate fret on their guitars with crisp timing and energy.

Giving you just what you came to see and not really anything more, Jake Snider stayed virtually expressionless while belting out a mix between expected classics (“Pachuca Sunrise,” “Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse”) and songs off of their new CD, Planet of Ice. Snider’s lush vocals were backed expectedly by the ringing side-melodies from the guitarist Dave Knudson (Botch, These Arms Are Snakes), as Alex Rose controlled the synthesizers and electronics, making their songs danceable.

The show ended with the lead singer’s shaggy, shoulder length hair matted to his forehead and sweat soaking his tight v-neck shirt. They put their instruments down while they strolled off of the stage one last time, staying impressively detached from their chanting audience. The frat bros were finally muffled by satisfaction after the typical encore, and the indie kids left happy, having heard all of their old high-school favorites. Cars pulled away from their parking ramps and kids headed home to post myspace bulletins about how much fun they all had at the Minus the Bear concert.