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(…)
In 2011, the Midwest took over Mohawk for one night at SXSW. It’s tough competition down there, but when you have Gayngs spearheaded by Justin Vernon and Ryan Olson doing a (at the time) rare performance outside of the Twin Cities, there was no excuse not to be there. Stefon Alexander was part of the(…)
Soundset 2012 May 27th, 2012 Caterbury Park in Shakopee, MN Full Music Gallery from Ryan Siverson: Soundset 2012 Full Crowd/Events Gallery from Ryan Siverson: Soundset 2012 Celebrating its fifth year of rap and hip-hop over Memorial Day weekend, Soundset outdid itself this year. With two main stages, a rock climbing wall, and flat screen televisions in the VIP area; Soundset spread(…)
Andrew Dawson is one of those figures everyday people may not really know about, but you’ve certainly heard his work before. The mixer, engineer and producer has lent his expertise in some way on albums like Kanye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and 808s & Heartbreak, Common‘s Finding Forever, Drake, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne and engineered Watch the(…)
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(…)
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(…)
You’ve probably run across at a concert one time or another that either stuns or disappoints. Odds are it’s their recordings that drew you in; an addictive rhythm, heart-tugging lyric or simply sheer curiosity if he or she could pull it off. Mine were The Blood Brothers, Manchester Orchestra and Ani DiFranco. Recordings are the(…)
Photographer, Ricardo Zapata has contributed in the past with his beautiful images from the Doomtree Blowout and Soundset Festival. Today he adds an interview along with his photography with P.O.S. from Doomtree on his fourth full length album. To see more photography from this interview visit Ricardo’s Flickr page. To view his entire portfolio, visit(…)