Mike Mictlan

Strange Doom Sayers Tour at the Triple Rock, 4/10/13

Strange Doom Sayers Tour With B. Dolan, Mike Mictlan, and Toki Wright Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis Wednesday, April 10, 2013 The Strange Doom Sayers tour seems like such a natural combination of underground talent that it's surprising the artists involved haven't made it an annual gig. Part ... More >>

Burning Down the House benefit

Mike Mictlan, Toki Wright, and B. Dolan form Strange Doom Sayers tour

Rap fans in the Twin Cities typically don't have to wait too long for one of the members of the Doomtree collective to plan something cool in the area. Whether it's Dessa performing at the MIA, Sims playing at the Are You Local? event, or Lazerbeak joining creative forces with Mixed Blood Majority, ... More >>

Cam'ron at First Avenue, 2/6/13

Cam'ronWith Greg GreaseFirst Avenue, MinneapolisWednesday, February 6, 2013Cam'ron played to decent-sized mainroom Wednesday night, but it had the feel of a show at Epic. The space was definitely nicer, the crowd livelier. But performance-wise -- yeah. It was short, but anticipated and enjoyed. A lo ... More >>

Best Twin Cities albums 2012: Staff lists

The waterfall of opinion flows s'more today with a collection of the best albums released locally in the Twin Cities in 2012. As opposed to the list that appeared in this week's issue, these are 14 distinct opinions on what was impressive in the past year, and a bunch of links to the related stories ... More >>

Doomtree Blowout VIII at First Avenue, 12/14/12

Doomtree Blowout VIII night oneFirst Avenue, MinneapolisFriday, December 14, 2012The wings and teeth didn't book another week-long set of shows like last year's Blowout celebration, but that's beside the point. Oh Minneapolis, we have such high standards. Never mind that P.O.S has kidney issues. Or ... More >>

DJ Jonathan Toubin's Soul Clap & Dance-Off

Doomtree to release documentary, Team the Best Team DVD

Minneapolis rap group Doomtree will release a full-length documentary detailing their rise titled Team the Best Team on December 11. Just in time for the Blowout VIII shows at First Avenue, and definitely ahead of your holiday giving schedule.This 70-minute film was directed by by Chris Hadland, who ... More >>

P.O.S. releases We Don't Even Live Here at First Avenue, 10/26/12

P.O.S. With Marijuana Deathsquads, Mike Mictlan, Audio Perm, the Tribe and Big Cats!, and DJ Ander Other First Avenue, Minneapolis Friday, October 26, 2012 P.O.S. was determined that his sold-out show at First Avenue on Friday night was nothing but a dance party, casting aside any lingering sombe ... More >>

Local Frames: New videos from Mike Mictlan, Lucy Michelle & the Velvet Lapelles, Brother Ali, and more

As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more locally connected music videos than ever before. While it's im ... More >>

Doomtree's Mike Mictlan talks SNAXXX!, touring with P.O.S., and his shift towards being the "bad-guy wrestler"

Without much preamble, Mike Mictlan released his first solo project in four years, fittingly titled SNAXXX!, on the Doomtree Bandcamp page as a free download. It's a grimy affair, largely produced by the dirty beats guru 2% Muck, and it's a promising glimpse of the dark alleys down which Mictlan is ... More >>

Doomtree's Mike Mictlan debuts SNAXXX! mixtape (Download)

Mike Mictlan is a bit of a rascal. He's also H-E-L-L-A F-R-R-E-A-L (pronounced "hella for real") and the "brown Tom Sawyer" if we are to believe his assertions on the newly dropped SNAXXX! mixtape. This is no ordinary hip-hop collection, thanks to the inventive production of 2% Muck, who created 11 ... More >>

The Doomtree cosmetics line -- inspired by Dessa's lipstick

See Also:Dessa develops a lipstick for charitySo we already know Dessa has teamed up with the Elixery on a lipstick, and is donating proceeds to a favorite charity (CARE, which empowers and educates women around the world). But what about the rest of the Doomtree collective? Are they feeling left ou ... More >>

P.O.S. breaks sh*t in "F*ck Your Stuff" video

See Also:Slideshow: Totally Gross National Party 2012P.O.S. debuts "Bumper" video via City of MusicWanna be in the P.O.S. "Get Down" music video?"We genuinely believe that all of your shit is fake," P.O.S. exults amid the madness of "Fuck Your Stuff," the latest video to rupture forth in the lead up ... More >>

Summit Backyard Bash with Doomtree, 9/8/12

Summit Backyard BashWith Doomtree, Now, Now, Halloween, Alaska, Heartbeats, and Caroline Smith and the Goodnight SleepsSummit Brewery, St. PaulSaturday, September 8, 2012See Also:Slideshow: Summit Backyard Bash"Would you mind clapping, or are you all too drunk for that?" This was an actual request m ... More >>

Marijuana Deathsquads "Pink Dust/Sex Accident" video (PREMIERE)

Related:Marijuana Deathsquads' Boston Massacre at Turf Club, 4/20/12Marijuana Deathsquads release Crazy Master (Q&A)Marijuana Deathsquads, the unfuckwithable local noise collective that bleeds into whatever musical grouping producer Ryan Olson feels like, is premiering a new video for "Pink Dust ... More >>

Franz Diego: 5 Questions with his wagness

​I remember first seeing Franz Diego on a Fifth Element stage, back in the days when the store was cut in half and a huge graffiti mural rained down on visitors heads. It was the popular Open Mic night, this sole night is one of the reasons the scene started to harness a flame to what our thriving ... More >>

Doomtree's No Kings spurs week-long rap party at First Avenue

Crew making winter more fun this year

Mike Mictlan's Blowout night in the Entry, 12/5/11

Photos by Erik Hess​Mike Mictlan and FriendsDecember 5, 20117th St. Entry, MinneapolisAlong with a new batch of intensely-collaborative rap songs, No Kings came with a determined mantra that truly came to life at last night's Mictlan-curated stint at 7th Street Entry for the 7th Doomtree Blowout. ... More >>

Black Friday Record Store Day: A guide to special sales and events in the Cities

Black Friday. Potentially the single most terrifying phrase in the English language, those two little words are a retailer's curse and a shopper's pipe dream come true. This year, if you somehow missed pitching your tent in the Best Buy parking lot in preparation for the sales, not to worry--there i ... More >>

The Cloak Ox, Mason Jennings, more locals featured on Daytrotter

Illustration by Johnnie CluneyCreepiest rendering of Mason Jennings ever?​"We have made it people, we have finally made it." Recent Picked to Click champs the Cloak Ox were the latest in a long string of Twin Cities acts to proudly announce that they'd recorded a session with Illinois-based record ... More >>

Doomtree Entry show announcement--Mike Mictlan's special guests on Monday

​Have you all recovered from the big news we dropped about Sims' opening acts yesterday? More importantly, did you make sure to get your tickets for the show? We continue our Doomtree Entry show reveal week with Mike Mictlan's stellar lineup for his show on December 5th. This should prove to be an ... More >>

Illuminous 3 Celebrate Release of Montessori at the Hexagon tonight

​The diverse trio of MCs known collectively as Illuminous 3 have been staples of the Minneapolis rap scene since they began doing shows together through Yo! The Movement a decade ago, but their history as friends extends back even farther to their time at Seward Montessori Elementary school in Sou ... More >>

Minnesota does CMJ: Doomtree, Me & My Arrow, Melismatics rock NYC

Photos by Allegra OxboroughDoomtree's Mike Mictlan​BY ALLEGRA OXBOROUGHBrooklyn took two heaping spoonfuls of Minneapolis this Wednesday at the CMJ marathon. Early in the day the Green Room Music Source booking agency curated an all-Minneapolis showcase at Spike Hill in Williamsburg. The show ... More >>

Pizza Luce Block Party with P.O.S., 8/13/11

Photos by Erik HessOrion Treon of Phantom Tails​Pizza Luce Block Party 2011August 13, 2011Pizza Luce Uptown, MinneapolisThough there are still a few worthy contenders left this summer (especially next weekend's double-header of the SoundTown Music Festival in Somerset and the West Bank Music Fest ... More >>

Red Stag Block Party lineup and set times

Photos by Stacy SchwartzPeter Wolf Crier​As we mentioned last month, the Red Stag Block Party in Northeast booked a particularly strong lineup this year that has a little something for nearly every kind of local music fan. In addition to breakout duo Peter Wolf Crier, who are getting ready to hit ... More >>

Red Stag Block Party, Bastille Day Block Party lineups announced

Photo by B FRESHMike Mictlan performs at next month's Red Stag Block Party​Hot on the heels of the Pizza Luce Block Party lineup, we were greeted with a couple more free summer concert lineups this morning: The Bastille Day Block Party, which will be in Uptown on Sunday, July 17, and the Red S ... More >>

Marijuana Deathsquads raid the West Coast

Ryan Olson, P.O.S., Har Mar wrap up their residency

Marijuana Deathsquads with David Yow of Jesus Lizard and Kevin Rumantis of Cows in L.A. (VIDEO)

Photo by Tigger Lunney​The fine, fine gentlemen of Marijuana Deathsquads have been holed up in a little house in Los Angeles for the better part of a month now, performing weekly in residency with Har Mar Superstar at Satellite (formerly Spaceland).

Tapes 'N Tapes and Fort Wilson Riot's recent Daytrotter sessions

It's Friday, and you're likely idling in your office and sitting on a fence between interminable boredom and weekend giddiness. I don't think we ever really grow up that much, considering we've been feeling that exact same conflicting emotion since the first grade. And remember when you told your mo ... More >>

MC/VL final show moved to the 501 Club

​The sudden closing of the Turf Club displaced about a week and a half's worth of shows, including Saturday's much-anticipated final show by MC/VL with Pink Mink, Slapping Purses, and Kitten Forever. Luckily, the hip-hop duo were able to dovetail their show with another big bash happening that nig ... More >>

Doomtree Blowout VI

Tonight: The Somethin' Else #4 with Ice Rod, Mike Mictlan, Michael Larsen and more

​Late announcement! The Somethin' Else - local musical polymath Jon Davis' monthly series of electronic and experimental commingles - is having its fourth installment tonight at The Book House in Dinkytown. Tonight is featuring some truly epic guests, not even including those above: Sims, Medium Z ... More >>

Chromeo, Art Parade, Melissa Etheridge, and more photos from the weekend

​Last weekend was nuts. Our photographers were out in full force throughout the weekend, capturing shots of everything from Melissa Etheridge at the O'Shaughnessy to the wild art parade in Riverside Park to Chromeo at First Avenue. Here's a rundown of the concert photography we've posted on our si ... More >>

We Are the Willows featured on Daytrotter

​It's no secret that we're fans of Peter Miller of We Are the Willow's stark soundscapes, poignant songwriting, and delicate voice; we're such adamant supporters of that last quality, in fact, that we named Miller Best Male Vocalist in this year's Best of the Twin Cities issue of City Pages. So we ... More >>

Lyn-Lake Street Fest

Doomtree record massive Daytrotter session

​The Twin Cities is continuing its total domination of the Daytrotter site with yet another session by local artists posted today. Doomtree members Dessa, Sims, Cecil Otter, and Mike Mictlan traveled down to the Illinois recording studio to track a massive 12-song session."They come from a city, l ... More >>

Doomtree debut new Mictlan video on interactive site

Users can toggle between remixes of the song as the video plays.

Doomtree Blowout V energizes First Avenue

The hip-hop crew's annual extravaganza showcased their diverse pool of talent.

iPod Hijack! Doomtree's Top 10 Most Played

Hall & Oates, Lazerbeak? Really?

Tapes 'n Tapes, POS featured on MTV2's "Twin Cities Week"

A smattering of hometown heroes will appear on the teevee this week.

April 10, 2009: Romantica & Heiruspecs

New Brother Ali collaboration, Bob Mould hits NYC & interviews with Heiruspecs, Romantica and Dan Israel.

Kill the Vultures

Kill the Vultures release new album (MP3 download)

Sample a track from the new album by Kill the Vultures, due out next week.

March 23, 2009: Deep Blues Festival & SXSW

Deep Blues Festival lineup announced, Peter Parker releases mixtape, P.O.S. covers Pearl Jam & MN artists @ SXSW

P.O.S. packs in new fans at First Avenue

The Doomtree rapper and Rhymesayers artist wrapped up his three-week tour with a sold-out show in the Main Room.

Doomtree CD Release, reviewed by Amber Schadewald

Over the Weekend: June 27-29, 2008

Red Stag Block Party

Grayskul Try On All of Hip Hop’s Different Uniforms

‘Bloody Radio’ blends an FM-ready formula with the band’s substantially darker signature creed