Doomtree - No Kings Tour

Check out doomtree.net for info on tickets and don't forget to say what up to Ander Other.

01/19/12 @ The Granada Theatre- Lawrence, KS
01/20/12 @ Mojo's- Columbia, MO
01/21/12 @ The Waiting Room- Omaha, NE
01/22/12 @ The Summit Music Hall- Denver, CO
01/23/12 @ Urban Lounge- Salt Lake City, UT
01/24/12 @ Neurolux- Boise, ID
01/26/12 @ Branx- Portland, OR
01/27/12 @ The Crocodile- Seattle, WA
01/28/12 @ Fortune Sound Club- Vancouver, BC
01/29/12 @ WOW Hall- Eugene, OR
01/31/12 @ Slim's- San Francisco, CA
02/01/12 @ Catalyst Atrium- Santa Cruz, CA
02/02/12 @ The Troubadour- West Hollywood, CA
02/03/12 @ The Casbah- San Diego, CA
02/04/12 @ Chasers- Scottsdale, AZ
02/06/12 @ Wrecker’s- Lubbock, TX
02/07/12 @ Dan's Silverleaf- Denton, TX
02/08/12 @ Fitzgerald's Downstairs- Houston, TX
02/09/12 @ One Eyed Jacks- New Orleans, LA
02/10/12 @ Bottletree Cafe- Birmingham, AL
02/11/12 @ Drunken Unicorn- Atlanta, GA
02/12/12 @ Local 506- Chapel Hill, NC
02/13/12 @ Rock and Roll Hotel- Washington, DC
02/15/12 @ Union Transfer- Philadelphia, PA
02/16/12 @ Bowery Ballroom- New York, NY
02/17/12 @ The Middle East- Downstairs- Cambridge, MA
02/18/12 @ II Motore- Montreal, QC
02/19/12 @ Sneaky Dee's- Toronto, ON
02/20/12 @ Shadow Lounge- Pittsburgh, PA
02/21/12 @ Beachland Ballroom- Cleveland, OH
02/22/12 @ Blind Pig- Ann Arbor, MI
02/23/12 @ The Bottom Lounge- Chicago, IL
02/24/12 @ Comstock Room- Runyan Center- Richmond, IN
02/25/11 @ Turner Hall- Milwaukee, WI
02/29/12 @ Great Lakes Room- Northern Michigan Univ.-Marquette, MI
03/03/12 @ Verizon Wireless Center - Mankato, MI
03/07/12 @ Blue Moose Tap House- Iowa City. IA
03/08/12 @ The Maintenance Shop- Ames, IA
03/09/12 @ University of Wisconsin The Sett - Madison, WI
03/10/12 @ Firebird- St. Louis, MO
03/11/12 @ The Marquee- Tulsa, OK
03/12/12 @ Media Star Entertainment Hall- Shreveport, LA
03/19/12 @ The Conservatory- Oklahoma City, OK
03/20/12 @ The Sceneary- Wichita, KS

An Update From Downtown.

I had intended on posting 1 track per night from the opening sets of The Blowout but I haven't been home in two days which makes it difficult to keep up with that goal. Scratch that, I did run over South on my lunch hour to shower and change clothes but was in and out in 30 minutes.

Tonight was curated by Stef and will feature sets from Marijuana Deathsquads and Polica. It feels like Friday. I haven't drank coffee in the PM in a minute but it's pretty satisfying at the moment.

Astronautalis - Freestyle @ The Blowout Night One

Photo by Jon Behm.

Astronautalis - Freestyle Live at The Entry (12-04-11)

Night one of the Blowout VII was curated by Sims and featured sets from Brother Ali, Astronautalis and One Be Lo (Pontiac, MI).

Mike Mictlan At The Triple Rock Tonight!

Mike Mictlan @ Triple Rock Social Club - August 26 from Doomtree Records on Vimeo.

Mike Mictlan (of Doomtree)
Isaiah Toothtaker
BrodR (Andrew Broder)
DJ Slapping Purses

The Triple Rock Social Club
Friday August 26th 2011
18+ | 9:00 PM | $6.00

Double Duty This Evening In The 554xx.

Some days it's just easier to bring your gear to work and set it in the corner while you wait for 5:00 to roll around.

Eric Funn and I are from the same soil but that's not why I like the guy. The past few weeks I've caught him busking downtown on the daily Nicollet lunch walk. I would find myself standing there wondering why more people weren't paying attention to the words coming out of his mouth. Eric told me he's written over 500 songs and the 6 or so that I've heard are all rock solid. Being the shy Midwesterner that I am it wasn't until yesterday that I walked up and introduced myself. I've been meaning to record some street busking for the past couple years and tonight it's going down. I've been trying to ignore Facebook lately but if I hadn't checked Eric's page after talking with him I never would have known about The New Hub City CD Release Busktacular. Eric's latest release is 11 tracks and can be had for $5 or whatever you can afford. Catch him tonight on Nicollet Mall and 8th Street downtown.

Now we come to the original plan for tonight... Clump's Cassette Release Show at The Triple Rock. To be completely honest the only time I've seen Clump was at Memory Lanes and I was so highly distracted that night that I have no opinion of them (yet). However, I'm a long time supporter of Children of Euler and would not miss the chance to see them in one of my favorite rooms. Scaphe are well known and respected around town. In my opinion they delivered one of the best metal sets at Heliotrope last May. Speaking of Heliotrope, Myrrh who is the third supporting band tonight was one of my favorite sets from the entire 3 night festival. All and all things are looking up at 629 Cedar this evening.

People have jokingly suggested that I need an intern to help get everything recorded. Sometimes I think they might be right. Why? Because covering the two shows mentioned above means that I will have to miss Cecil Otter, Crescent Moon is in Big Trouble and A. Wolf & Her Claws at The Guthrie Theatre as part of the Cadence Hip Hop Series Hosted by Dessa from Doomtree. Who's rolling tape on that one?

Hand Over Fist @ The Triple Rock

Hand Over Fist
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday June 9th 2011

These Tracks Are For Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

"Head Fuller"
"LA Raiders Hat"

Hand Over Fist - "Prizefight" (Official Video)

The Hand Over Fist album can be purchased along with many other Doomtree releases through the Doomtree Store.

Tickets and additional information on the following shows are available here.

07.08.11 Cecil Otter in Minneapolis, MN Guthrie Theatre (in the Dowling Studio)
06.30.11 Doomtree in Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
07.01.11 Doomtree in Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
07.03.11 Doomtree in Helena, Mt Lewis & Clark Fairgrounds
07.04.11 Doomtree in Helena, Mt Lewis & Clark Fairgrounds
07.05.11 Doomtree in Jackson, WY Q Roadhouse
07.06.11 Doomtree in Casper, Wyoming The Venue
07.07.11 Doomtree in Rapid City, SD Dublin Square
07.15.11 Sims in Minneapolis, MN University of Minnesota – Northrop Plaza
08.06.11 Doomtree in Sioux Falls, SD 605 Summer Classic
07.31.11 Mike Mictlan in Minneapolis, MN Red Stag Supper club
08.13.11 P.O.S in Minneapolis, MN Pizza Luce Block Party
08.19.11 Sims in Somerset, WI SoundTown Music & Camping Festival at Somerset Amphitheater

Astronautalis "The Wondersmith And His Sons" @ The Triple Rock

Hands down the best hip hop show I've seen all year and it's going to take quite a lot to rival it. Honestly, it's a bit embarrassing that in 2011 I have somehow managed to miss all of the previous 5 or 6 Astronautalis sets in Minneapolis. What gives? I got deep into some Makers and never got around to asking Andy if it was cool to circulate the whole set so I'm only going to post this one track for now. The new album is going to be a freight train. Astronautalis has been on tour with Sims and The Triple Rock was SOLD OUT Friday night. MaLLy got it going. Thanks to Andy for being cool with me recording. What's this Four Fists (Astronautalis & P.O.S.) business from SXSW? That sounds dangerous.

"The Wondersmith And His Sons" (The Triple Rock 03/25/11)

Sims - "The Veldt" @ The Triple Rock

Sims was home for a minute to play a show with Astronautalis (Seattle) and MaLLy (Minneapolis) at The Triple Rock last night. If you're into this track and don't have a copy of the new album Bad Time Zoo it's available through the Doomtree Store as well as on iTunes. Production by Lazerbeak. What up Ander.

"The Veldt" (The Triple Rock 03/25/11)

03.26.11 Sims Madison, WI High Noon Saloo
03.27.11 Sims Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
03.28.11 Sims Pontiac, MI The Crofoot (Pike Room)
03.29.11 Sims Toledo, OH Frankie’s Inner City
03.30.11 Sims Columbus, OH The Basement
03.31.11 Sims Pittsburgh, PA Club AE
04.01.11 Sims Syracuse, NY Funk ‘N Waffles

Har Mar Superstar and Marijuana Deathsquads Spaceland Residency

Har Mar Superstar and Marijuana Deathsquads will be playing Spaceland in Los Angeles every Friday during the month of February. Apparently, the club is now called The Satellite but the shows are still being put on by Spaceland.

Friday 02/04/11
Spaceland Presents FRIDAYS in Feb Residency with:
Har Mar Superstar, Giant Drag, Marijuana Deathsquads, Little Dog On Top Of A Big Dog
8:30pm / $8 / 21+

Friday 02/11/11
Spaceland Presents FRIDAYS in Feb Residency with:
Har Mar Superstar, Shannon And The Clams, Marijuana Deathsquads, Pope Anything
8:30pm / $8 / 21+

Friday 02/18/11
Spaceland Presents FRIDAYS in Feb Residency with:
Har Mar Superstar, P.O.S. & Mike Mictlan of Doomtree, Marijuana Deathsquads, Skoal Kodiak
8:30pm / $8 / 21+

Friday 02/24/11
Spaceland Presents FRIDAYS in Feb Residency with:
Har Mar Superstar, Samantha Ronson Band, Marijuana Deathsquads, Slapping Purses
8:30pm / $8 / 21+

Doomtree At The Lake Harriet Band Shell

Join Sims, Mike Mictlan, Cecil Otter, Paper Tiger & Lazerbeak of Doomtree at the Lake Harriet Band Shell Friday September 17th.

Cadence Hip Hop Series @ The Guthrie Theater

The Cadence Hip Hop Series is a three night event that was created by Dessa of Doomtree. Grab your tickets now before they are gone.

Wednesday, May 5
Maria Isa
M.anifest
DJ Paper Tiger
Spoken word by Shane Hawley

Thursday, May 6
Sims
Toki Wright
DJ Plain Ole Bill
Spoken word by Shane Hawley
Reading by Maggie Sanford

Friday, May 7
Dessa
DJ Paper Tiger
Matthew Santos Trio
Spoken word by Shane Hawley
Reading by Brian Judd

General Admission
May 5 $15
May 6 $15
May 7 $17

Dessa @ The Fine Line

Dessa
"A Badly Broken Code" CD Release
The Fine Line Music Cafe
Minneapolis, MN
Friday January 22nd 2010

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Jeremy Messersmith - "Novocain"
02. Cecil Otter - "Matchbook Dairies"
03. Cecil Otter - "A Rickety Bridge"
04. Doomtree - "Knives on Fire"
05. Dessa - "551"
06. Dessa - "Mineshaft II"

320kbps mp3s can be downloaded here.

Last Friday Dessa released her debut album "A Badly Broken Code" at the Fine Line. Jeremy Messersmith and Cecil Otter where there to support an evening that has been a long time in the making. There was also a surprise Doomtree set that featured Paper Tiger, Dessa, P.O.S., Sims and Mike Mictlan. I hope you enjoy these tracks but please support Dessa by picking up the official release through Doomtree, Fifth Element or on iTunes.

The Doomtree BLOWOUT V

Once a year the people of Minneapolis and surrounding areas are treated to three hours of Doomtree. People drive or fly in from out of state and in the past people have flown over from Europe. It's kind of a big deal see. I must say that BLOWOUT V is my favorite BLOWOUT since II. Not to slight III and IV but there was something in the room the other night. Sims commented on it. I don't want to step on crew toes so only two tracks will be released. Please support Doomtree by picking up the official releases. They are available at Fifth Element and through the Doomtree store. False Hopes XV is out now and you can pre-order Dessa's debut album, "A Badly Broken Code" is due out January 19th. Thanks to Doomtree and First Avenue for allowing me to record. What up to the main man Ander.

Doomtree - "Drumsticks" Live at The BLOWOUT V (12-05-09)
Doomtree - "Low Light Low Life" Live at The BLOWOUT V (12-05-09)

Sims & Paper Tiger Thursday 10/22

Sims & Paper Tiger will be at The Turf Club Thursday 10/22.

9pm || 21+ || $6

Hand Over First @ First Avenue

Here's a link to the torrent.

Hand Over Fist
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday February 28th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) Right of Board, ~35' back, ~11' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 30:47

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Plain Ole Bill intro > Hand Over Fist
02. Suicide Jimmy Snuffa
03. Clam Casino
04. Game Over (Go Big or Go Home Boy) *
05. Fire on the Watermark
06. Young Hunger
07. LA Raiders Hat
08. Prizefight

uh oh, we got bonus tracks:

09. Shux feat. P.O.S. #
10. Purexed +
11. Slow Burn %

Mike Mictlan - Raps
Lazerbeak - Beats

* on the Doomtree crew record. Everything else is on the Hand Over Fist s/t LP.
# on the HoF record but taken from the P.O.S. set.
+ available on the new P.O.S. record "Never Better" through Rhymesayers Entertainment.
% Sims, Mictlan & Lazerbeak from the Sims set. Beat by MK Larada I believe.

www.myspace.com/handoverfistdoomtree | www.doomtree.net

www.doomtree.net/store/Music/HOF.html

Hand Over Fist and Sims opened the P.O.S. "Never Better" Tour homecoming show.

So it's 12:30am and I can't sleep. Night cap? Sure. Checking the gmail and I see an 11:59pm email from Beak. It's permission to circulate the recent Hand Over Fist set. This is serious business. I can't sleep until this is out. Cocktail two. Let the FLACing begin. You see, this is pretty much a big deal because in the land of hip hop cats aren't fast to let tapes fly publicly or even permit taping to go down. I understand both the benefits of allowing it and not allowing it so I won't get into that. Let's just all be thankful we get this hear this piece of music though. This is the standard disclaimer for any live torrent but it's coming from deep down tonight; please support Hand Over Fist and pick up a copy of the album they put out in '08. Don't be afraid to also explore the rest of the DOOMTREE catalog. Thank you Beak & Mike. Goodnight.