Erin Tate

{{short description|American drummer}}

File:Erin Tate Minus the Bear (cropped).jpg

Erin Tate is the former drummer of Seattle-based indie rock band Minus the Bear{{Cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/57018/erin-tate-leaves-minus-the-bear|title=Erin Tate leaves Minus the Bear|date=30 January 2015 }} and Hand of the Hills, a side project started with David Totten (The Quiet Ones, Scriptures) and Matt Benham (Black Swedes).{{cite web|url=http://handofthehills.bandcamp.com/releases|title=Hand of the Hills|accessdate=2015-01-26}} Before starting Minus the Bear in 2001, he was a member of Kill Sadie. He has also played drums for Askeleton, Amy Blaschke, Heather Duby, Onalaska, These Arms Are Snakes, and Shampoop.{{cite web|last=Cobb |first=Jared |url=http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/erin-tate-bear-crossing/ |title=Erin Tate Simplifies With Minus The Bear |publisher=DRUM! Magazine |date= 12 August 2010|accessdate=2014-07-14}}{{cite web|author=Modern Drummer Magazine |url=http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2007/07/erin-tate/ |title=Erin Tate: Web Exclusive Interview |publisher=Moderndrummer.com |date= July 2007|accessdate=2014-07-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/37446/interviews-erin-tate-minus-the-bear |title=Interviews: Erin Tate (Minus the Bear) |publisher=Punknews.org |date= 10 March 2010|accessdate=2014-07-14}}