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Atmosphere (Band)

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    October 8, 2012

    Atmosphere and more at Day of Dignity, 10/7/12

    Day of DignityWith Atmosphere, Stalley, Brother Ali, MaLLy, Sims, Y.N. Rich Kids and moreMasjid An-Nur, MinneapolisSunday, October 7, 2012Day of Dignity returned for its second year with a cross-section of the greater Twin Cities hip hop community, and a combination of both performances and communit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2012

    Atmosphere tops Day of Dignity 2012 lineup

    Last fall, Brother Ali helped launch Day of Dignity, a community outreach event at his mosque in north Minneapolis, Masjid An-Nur. Now, the tradition continues with Rhymesayers labelmate Atmosphere topping the 2012 bill, and Maybach Music Group rising star Stalley joining in too.The second annual Da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2012

    Happy 40th birthday, Atmosphere's Slug: Seven of his lesser-known songs

    See Also: Atmosphere unveils remaining 2012 U.S. tour datesTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete listTop 20 best Minnesota songs: The complete listToday, hip-hop fans across the globe are wishing our homegrown indie-rap superstar Slug a happy 40th birthday. To mark this momentous occasion -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2012

    Carnage releases Respect the Name album tonight at Triple Rock

    See Also:Carnage the Executioner, this week's cover story, in his own wordsCover Story: Carnage the Executioner comes into his ownDesdamona on Ill Chemistry, her hip hop collaboration with CarnageToday rounds off our week of turning the spotlight on Carnage the Executioner, who we profiled with an i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2012

    Atmosphere unveils remaining 2012 U.S. tour dates

    See Also:I Self Devine: Rhymesayers legend returnsTop 20 Minnesota RappersAtmosphere has had a pretty epic summer. They've spent the past few months touring around Australia and New Zealand and hitting the festival circuit hard, from Summerfest to Forecastle to Camp Bisco, but for hip hop's hardest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2012

    Carnage's comic-laced "Respect the Name" video debuts, plus an interview with the star

    Last week, Carnage the Executioner unveiled the title track from his forthcoming full-length, Respect the Name. The song itself is "ripped straight out of your favorite '60s heist caper," but little did we know that the video accompanying the track has a bit of throwback flair too.In a video premier ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Bambu on the L.A. riots' 20th anniversary, his Soundset debut

    Related:*How Rhymesayers set up the Soundset Festival*Danny Brown on XXX, almost signing to G-Unit*Big K.R.I.T. on country rap, dream cars, and playing SoundsetBy Mike MaddenRealizing Bambu deliberately released his debut album, self untitled..., 10 years after the 1992 Los Angeles riots, it's ... More >>

  • Music

    May 23, 2012

    How Rhymesayers set up the Soundset Festival

    Minnesota's biggest annual hip-hop showcase enters its fifth year

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Slug: The Twin Cities' hip-hop scene is still over-saturated

    Related:Is Wiz Khalifa as "raunchy" as a Star Tribune writer says?Slug of Atmosphere: 'Prince was a shitty version of Rick James and Parliament'Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete listJudging by the number of racist comments this blog weathers, some locals believe any amount of Twin Cities ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota songs: The complete list

    Related:Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsFirst Avenue's 20 best concerts: Readers' picks50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revelatory ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #20-11

    Related:Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsMinneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #10-1

    ​Related:Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #20-11Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.10. Babes in ToylandOrigin: Minneapolis | Active: 1987-2001 | Songs: "Bruise Violet" and "Sweet 69"  Kat Bjelland is one of the nastiest female vocalists, period. Although the woman who adeptl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Atmosphere's Welcome to Minnesota Tour at First Avenue, 2/22/12

    Photo by Ryan Siverson​Welcome to Minnesota TourWith Atmosphere, Kill The Vultures, Big Quarters, MaLLy and BK-OneFirst Avenue Mainroom, MinneapolisWednesday, February 22, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here.Last night, Atmosphere brought the second annual Welcome to Minnesota tour to the p ... More >>

  • Music

    February 22, 2012

    Critics' Picks: Atmosphere, Get Cryphy, Souljazz Orchestra, and more

    Photo by Ryan Siverson​Welcome to Minnesota TourWith Atmosphere, Kill The Vultures, Big Quarters, MaLLy and BK-OneFirst Avenue Mainroom, MinneapolisWednesday, February 22, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here.Last night, Atmosphere brought the second annual Welcome to Minnesota tour to the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Atmosphere unveil video, Current session & Rhymesayers scholarship before homecoming

    ​Eleven years after selling out First Avenue for the very first time, Atmosphere make a triumphant return to the Mainroom tonight as part of their second annual Welcome to Minnesota tour. The circuitous trek through their home state has already found Slug and Ant hitting up Mankato and Bemidji ... More >>

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    February 22, 2012

    Atmosphere

    ​Eleven years after selling out First Avenue for the very first time, Atmosphere make a triumphant return to the Mainroom tonight as part of their second annual Welcome to Minnesota tour. The circuitous trek through their home state has already found Slug and Ant hitting up Mankato and Bemidji ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Brother Ali boycotts Grammys, drops free EP

    ​While most of y'all were lazing around watching the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Brother Ali was staging a personal protest. "I'm boycotting the Grammy's. Refusing to watch until @Atmosphere gets a nomination. (or until I get TV at my house)," he tweeted. Although Bon Iver's double win signals some l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Prof announces headlining King Gampo tour

    ​Taking a cue from Atmosphere's quick-selling second annual Welcome to Minnesota tour, onetime Atmosphere tourmate Prof announced today that he will head out on a mostly regional tour next month, hitting four Minnesota stops along the way. Given Prof's wild success over the past year (he easily so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Twin Cities rap mixtape roundup, Vol. 7

    ​As we do every third Tuesday, Gimme Noise returns with yet another mixtape of the local rap music that's making the rounds lately. Consider it our holiday gift.You can stream the mixtape below or download here.

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    How serious is Mayor R.T. Rybak about making Atmosphere's 'Say Shh' the official Minneapolis tune?

    Apparently, he's kind of serious? Maybe?  Well, serious enough to respond to a tweet from Minneapolitan Tyler Page, who originally threw the idea onto the table.  .bbpBox110393626781167617 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/images/themes/theme9/bg.gif) #301c07;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2011

    Lollapalooza: Day 2 at Grant Park, Chicago, 8/6/11

    PHOTO BY DENIS JEONG PLASTER​If the first day of Lollapalooza is marked by enthusiasm, the second day is marked by hitting limits.  The Day 2 crowd was more pronounced and did not wait until late in the day to show up, and police presence increased to meet the new demands.  Partiers line ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Atmosphere take a stand against domestic violence in 'The Last to Say' video

    Photo by Tony Nelson​On Atmosphere's latest album, The Family Sign, "The Last to Say" stands out as one of the most sobering and plain-spoken tracks on the album, riffing on a message warning against domestic violence with lines like "Just tear it all apart and build new / Cause if you don't kill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Soundset Series: Festival founders J-Bird, Slug, and Kevin Beacham

    Photos courtesy of Rhymesayers​The gigantic celebration of hip-hop that is the Soundset festival is already this Sunday. Now in its fourth year, this overwhelming explosion of rap, turntablism, graffiti, breakdancing, custom cars, skateboarding, and merchandise has proven itself a draw outside of ... More >>

  • Music

    May 25, 2011

    Atmosphere's Slug: We're just doing "our version of Gang Starr"

    Band ready for Soundset and new album The Family Sign

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Soundset Series: Rhymesayers staples Brother Ali, Blueprint, Grieves & Budo, more

    Brother Ali​Back before Soundset became the annual festival it is today, there was a Rhymesayers-hosted event by the same name that took over, and consistently sold out, the First Ave Mainroom every Wednesday, housing some of the big names on the company roster as well as visiting acts. The festi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Atmosphere's 'The Family Sign' drops today, plus new video with cameo from Brother Ali

    Photo by Dan Monick​Well the day is finally upon us. Atmosphere's latest, The Family Sign fills the record store bins and lands itself on your turntable today.

  • Calendar

    March 2, 2011

    Murs

    Photo by Dan Monick​Well the day is finally upon us. Atmosphere's latest, The Family Sign fills the record store bins and lands itself on your turntable today.

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Atmosphere debut new track, 'Just for Show'

    ​On the same day as Atmosphere launches it's short tour of this here frozen tundra state, the "Welcome to Minnesota Tour" in Mankato, we get hit in the face with a new track, "Just for Show," from their upcoming lucky number 7th full-length release, The Family Sign, slated to drop April 12 worldwi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Slug of Atmosphere: 'Prince was a shitty version of Rick James and Parliament'

    Photo by Dan Monick​There's a bit of a kerfuffle happening on the interwebs today surrounding a new interview with Slug of Atmosphere published by Pitchfork. For the most part, it's a pretty standard interview -- Atmosphere are getting ready to release a new full-length, The Family Sign, on April ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Atmosphere set to release 'The Family Sign' on April 12

    Photo by Dan Monick​Turns out Atmosphere's new localvore single "Minnesota Nice" was just the group's way of tiding fans over until they were ready to announce the release of their next full length, as they announced today that their seventh official full length album, The Family Sign, will drop o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Atmosphere at First Avenue, 11/27/10

    Photos by Tony Nelson​AtmosphereNovember 27, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisSaturday night was Atmosphere's first of two extraordinarily sold-out shows in the Mainroom, and the buzzing crowd and comparatively intimate environment (much smaller than the group's outdoor shows at Soundset and Taste of ... More >>

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    November 24, 2010

    Atmosphere

    Photos by Tony Nelson​AtmosphereNovember 27, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisSaturday night was Atmosphere's first of two extraordinarily sold-out shows in the Mainroom, and the buzzing crowd and comparatively intimate environment (much smaller than the group's outdoor shows at Soundset and Taste of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Atmosphere drop free mp3 for "Freefallin'"

    ​In anticipation for their "To All My Friends" tour, which kicks off next week in Madison, Atmosphere have just released an mp3 of a new song, "Freefallin'." Like much of Slug's newer material, "Freefallin'" is a slower jam driven by a meandering electric guitar and echoing, sparse beat. The track ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Atmosphere, P.O.S, Walkmen and more at Taste of Minnesota, 7/2/10

    Photos by Alexa Jones​There's been quite the kerfuffle about the Taste of Minnesota's decision to charge admission at the gate of this year's festival, but judging by the size of Friday night's audience for sets by the likes of Atmosphere, P.O.S, the Walkmen, and Dawes, fans were happy to fork ove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Soundset 2010 wrap-up: Taking local hip-hop national

    Photo by Denis Jeong Plaster​From rappers to B-boys, custom car crews to hype men, the Canterbury Park festival grounds--a grassy lowland down a hill from the acre of asphalt that hosted last year's Soundset--became a sprawling hip-hop carnival Sunday, loaded down with 17,000 fans ready for an all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Soundset 2010: Atmosphere gives low-key finale

    Photo by Denis Jeong Plaster​At the end of a gray and sometimes rainy day at Soundset, the clouds parted, the sun came out, and a rainbow shone over the main stage as Slug of Atmosphere took the stage for the final performance of the day. Much like last year, the excited crowd crammed in toward th ... More >>

  • Music

    December 2, 2009

    Unknown Prophets make heartfelt rock-rap

    New release Le System D is built around a guitar riff

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2009

    Brother Ali

    New release Le System D is built around a guitar riff

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2009

    KRS-One

    New release Le System D is built around a guitar riff

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Murs, Slug & Aesop Rock get their cake on

    Slug, Murs & Aesop Rock release a new "Felt 3" video, and lower the bar in the process.

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Atmosphere photos, videos and setlist

    Coverage of this week's shows at First Ave.

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Murs ? Slug = Felt 3

    It's the hip-hop equation we can't wait to solve.

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Soundset '09: Atmosphere video and setlist

    Slug was in top form at Sunday's hip-hop festival.

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Slug and Murs prepare to release Felt 3

    In a recent interview, Slug dishes on his latest projects.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Recession Music means free stuff from StopHouse Records

    Prof and St. Paul Slim say they mustered up inspiration from the bootleggers of the Great Depression

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2008

    Atmosphere

    Prof and St. Paul Slim say they mustered up inspiration from the bootleggers of the Great Depression

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2008

    Soundset 08

    Prof and St. Paul Slim say they mustered up inspiration from the bootleggers of the Great Depression

  • Music

    April 30, 2008

    How Atmosphere Went Electro

    Why Lemons is like Tom Waits for Prince Fans

  • Music

    September 12, 2001

    What's the Big Eyedea?

    Eyedea has gone from writing his story in a basement to rapping the cosmos on TV

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