Doomtree (Minneapolis, MN) December 16th, 2012 First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN Full Gallery: Doomtree Blowout 8 at First Avenue Stef Needs A New Kidney: Donate On a chilly December night, a very timely all-ages crowd made its way to First Avenue to take in local Hip Hop collective Doomtree. With one major player missing from the(…)
The Tribe & Big Cats! (Minneapolis, MN), Audio Perm (Twin Cities, MN), Mike Mictlan (Minneapolis, MN), Marijuana Deathsquads (Minneapolis, MN) and P.O.S (Minneapolis, MN) October 26th, 2012 First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN Full Gallery: P.O.S We Don’t Even Live Here Record Release With temps dropping quickly the past week and how many performers made it on First Ave’s stage Friday(…)
Doomtree Blowout VII December 9th, 2011 First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota Photos by Ryan Siverson. We called in the team on this one. You can see all of his stunning photos of Blowout VII on his flickr! To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect coming into Friday night’s Doomtree BlowoutVII. I asked friends who(…)
We welcome Ada to Mezzic today, increasing our presence in the Twin Cities! Ada is a Minneapolis native and avid concert-goer who lives for discovering new music and telling the world all about it. She works as an event planner and social media writer, scouring the internet for the next fun thing the city has(…)
No Kings is not hot on the heels of F H : X V or 2008′s Doomtree. It’s in searing pursuit, hugging hairpin curves tighter, and launching a full on Mad Max auditory assault that chases you down, latches on, and refuses to let you go until nearly 47 minutes later. The Minneapolis hip-hop collective(…)
Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak (Minneapolis, MN) June 9th, 2011 Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, MN Gallery: Hand Over Fist Another long day of work was done and I was home for the night… or so I thought. Scanning through Twitter with dinner in front of me, I saw that Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak of(…)
Mally (Minneapolis), Astronautalis (Seattle) and Sims and Lazerbeak (Minneapolis) March 25th, 2011 The Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota Gallery: Sims with Lazerbeak, Astronautalis, and Mally Standing in line outside the Triple Rock Social Club, many of the people getting in line were muttering the same thing: “I had no idea there were going to be(…)
The Minneapolis collective unveiled their long-anticipated debut. Aside from anthologies of efforts, the self-titled album is first studio album, polished by the artistic visions of five rappers and four producers. Last week I reviewed their previous effort, False Hopes (Doomtree, 2007). If nine’s not enough, I Self Divine and Crescent Moon join in for a(…)