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

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.

Sims & Paper Tiger Thursday 10/22

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

9pm || 21+ || $6

Weekend: August 7th

Plenty of stuff to check out this weekend.

Friday 8/7:
Magnolia Electric Co. @ The Entry.
Lookbook + Gospel Gossip @ Sauce

Saturday 8/8:
Sims + Hand Over Fist (Mictlan & Lazerbeak) @ 501 Club
No Bird Sing @ The Kitty Cat Klub
Roma di Luna @ St. Paul Farmer's Market

Sunday 8/9:
dredg @ Station 4

Monday 8/10:
The Builders & The Butchers @ 400 Bar