Mike Mictlan

Doomtree at Roosevelt High School, 4/26/13

Doomtree Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Minneapolis Friday, April 26, 2013 "Good morning, Roosevelt." With these words, Dessa quieted the chattering group of students and fans inside the south Minneapolis school's auditorium. During one of the first nice days of 2013, a select group of aspiring ... More >>

The best Twin Cities concerts this week: 3/6-3/12

With Spring approaching, forget the snow for a second, Minneapolis is selling out shows left and right. Wednesday night, sisters Tegan and Sara are welcomed to Minneapolis by a sold-out First Ave mainroom. Muse hits the Target Center Thursday and Imagine Dragons sells out the Varsity on Friday. Satu ... More >>

Permed Out Showcase 3, Cabooze, 12/22/12

Permed Out Showcase 3 With Audio Perm, Greg Grease and Mike the MartyrThe Cabooze12/22/12The Audio Perm crew packed the house once again at their third Permed Out Showcase, a night devoted to producers Cory Grindberg, Taylor Madrigal, and Julian Fairbanks and the rappers for whom they make beats. Th ... More >>

Best Twin Cities concerts 2012

The Gimme Noise crew attended a lot of concerts, festivals, events, gatherings, and what have you this past year. As is the case with every year in live music in the Twin Cities, the cacophonous noises etched history into the walls of our storied venues and into our minds. There were a lot of firsts ... More >>

Best Twin Cities songs 2012: Staff lists

Okay, so there are a few songs out of the Twin Cities that were completely inescapable in 2012. (Nudge.) But when you're talking about a music community that's blasting in clubs, basements, garages, warehouses, automobiles, record stores, Soundclouds, public radio stations, college radio stations, a ... More >>

Doomtree Day in Minneapolis is Friday, proclaims Mayor Rybak

The Mayans (or dumb folks from the present, depending on what you believe) predicted our impending doom for just over a week from now, but an impending Doomtree Day is coming even sooner. In conjunction with the opening night of the Doomtree Blowout 8 at First Avenue,  Minneapolis mayor R.T. Ry ... More >>

Twin Cities Year in Music 2012

From P.O.S. to Prince to Polica, 2012 was a golden year in Minnesota music

Critics' Picks: Kreayshawn, the Tragically Hip, Patrick Watson, and more

Local Frames: New videos from Dark Dark Dark, Night Moves, Guante & Big Cats!, 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 impo ... More >>

P.O.S. bows out of tour

After kidney concerns, the rapper plays First Avenue with promises for the future

P.O.S. drops "Get Down" video featuring Mike Mictlan

After the rather sobering news that P.O.S. dropped on all of us on Friday, today Stef and the rest of his Doomtree and Rhymesayers cohorts are in an understandably good mood, as We Don't Even Live Here finally hits the streets. To celebrate the release of his record, P.O.S. has just dropped a brand ... More >>

Kristoff Krane on his new video being like chocolate-covered broccoli

Kristoff Krane has spent years in the Twin Cities hip-hop scene cultivating a reputation as one of its most consistently innovative and provocative artists. In a career trademarked by bravery and a commitment to experimentation, Krane is bringing his bold artistry into the visual realm with his late ... More >>

Elixery debuts full Doomtree Cosmetics line for 2013, sort of

See Also:The Doomtree cosmetics line -- inspired by Dessa's lipstickDessa develops a lipstick for charityWe've got to hand it to the Minneapolis-based cosmetics house the Elixery for their quick work. After we debuted Natalie Gallagher's suggestions for a full line of Doomtree cosmetic products to g ... More >>

Marijuana Deathsquads releasing new mixtape at 3rd annual Totally Gross National Party

See Also: Marijuana Deathsquads featured on Daytrotter Father You See Queen, the Cloak Ox, and Marijuana Deathsquads at the Entry, 01/20/12 Not only do the fine, creative folks behind Totally Gross National Product consistently put out stellar records from emerging Twin Cities bands (including the ... More >>

25 gorgeous GIFs from Lollapalooza 2012

See Also:Ten things your Lollapalooza outfit says about you[Slideshow] Lollapalooza 2012 Day One: The Music[Slideshow] Lollapalooza 2012 Day Two: The Music [Slideshow] Lollapalooza 2012 Day Three: The Music[Slideshow] Lollapalooza 2012: The PeopleReady for some GIFs? To quote Ozzy Osbourne, "I can't ... More >>

Best of Lollapalooza 2012 day two: Twin Shadow, Franz Ferdinand and more

See Also:Best of Lollapalooza 2012, day oneLollapalooza 2012 suspended, resumed after dangerous weather conditionsFrank Ocean & the Weeknd at Lollapalooza, 8/4/12The second day of Lollapalooza 2012 could not have been more different than the first. A bunch of noted cancellations -- B.o.B, Alabam ... More >>

Wag Out Block Party acts give definitions of "wag"

See Also:Claire de Lune's New Lion establishes her as more than just a "hook girl"Lazerbeak remixes, chills out Franz Diego's "Waggin' on the Scene"Franz Diego: 5 Questions with his wagnessThere's a growing movement in the music scene in South Minneapolis, one favoring collaborative energy and free- ... More >>

Audio Perm expand to the Cabooze for Permed Out Showcase #2

See Also:Audio Perm Block Party showcases Twin Cities hip-hop, offers up free mixtapeProducer crew Audio Perm discuss tomorrow's Permed Out Showcase at HoneyLast December's Permed Out Showcase packed Honey in Northeast past capacity with rowdy rap fans eager to catch a whole show devoted to the prod ... More >>

Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list

​Related:Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.Minnesotans need to remember to exhale sometimes -- especially fresh on the heels of being ranked as the number two music scene in the country. Shouldn't it be enough to simply enjoy a rich history of quality musicians blossoming from f ... More >>

Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #20-11

​Minnesotans need to remember to exhale sometimes -- especially fresh on the heels of being ranked as the number two music scene in the country. Shouldn't it be enough to simply enjoy a rich history of quality musicians blossoming from fertile local soil? For those times that worrying that people ... More >>

Get Cryphy celebrates 4 years of hard bangers and packed dance floors

​Sometimes being fashionably late can totally backfire. It was a typical Friday night in downtown Minneapolis. The line to First Avenue's Record Room was already flirting with 7th Street in length, and the party was already rocking inside. The music was pumping so hard the stars were about to jum ... More >>

Minnesota's Best Albums of 2011

Low, Doomtree, Brute Heart top best local releases

Doomtree Blowout VII: Night Six at First Avenue, 12/09/11

Photos by Nick Wosika​Doomtree Blowout VII: Night SixDecember 9, 2011First Avenue, Minneapolis After five consecutive late-night, high-energy individual performances in the Entry this week, you could have forgiven Doomtree if their sold-out, full-crew set in First Avenue's Mainroom Friday n ... More >>

Doomtree share their holiday memories

​Pick up a copy of this year's Winter Guide issue of City Pages and you'll notice that Doomtree is not only featured on the cover and in an interview about their new album, No Kings, but that they've invaded our entire damn publication. Many of our Winter Guide tidbits and listings are availa ... More >>

Doomtree Entry show announcement--P.O.S.' special guests on Wednesday

​It's certainly been a real pleasure getting to share all of these Doomtree special guest reveals with all of you fans throughout the week. After the big announcements from Sims, Mike Mictlan, and Dessa earlier in the week, we're still not done yet. Not by a long shot. Today, we've got the lineup ... More >>

Doomtree Entry show announcement--Dessa's special guests on Tuesday

​We've reached the midway point of our week dedicated to divulging Doomtree's special guests for each of their curated nights in the Entry. We've shared the opening act info for Sims' big evening he's got planned on Sunday night, and Mike Mictlan's lengthy list of friends dropping by for his show ... More >>

SoundTown Series: Sims talks about his first headlining tour and new EP

​The beats never stop for the tireless crew of Doomtree. It was barely six months ago that Sims released his sophomore album, Bad Time Zoo, to overwhelming support from critics, peers, and fans. His smooth delivery and the intelligent persistence of his rhymes make Doomtree's youngest partner ... More >>

Audio Perm Block Party showcases Twin Cities hip-hop, offers up free mixtape

​It's not uncommon to find a rap act sharing a bill with a bunch of rock and pop acts at one of the Twin Cities' many block parties, but aside from mammoth outdoor fest Soundset you're hard-pressed to find a summer shindig that caters specifically to the local rap scene. Next weekend, thanks to a ... More >>

Doomtree enter the studio to work on second full-crew album

Photo by Erik HessDoomtree at SXSW 2011​In keeping with their current rigorous schedule of record, release, tour, repeat, the seven current members of the Doomtree crew are heading back into the studio this week to record their second full-length, full-crew album, which will serve as the follow-up ... More >>

Astronautalis makes the move to Minneapolis

Photos by Megan Thompson​There's a new love in Astronautalis's life, and it's the kind of all-consuming, heart-palpitating summer obsession that is the subject of so many songs. The rapper--known offstage as Andy Bothwell--is in a relationship with the entire city of Minneapolis, and things are s ... More >>

Gayngs Affiliyated Showcase at First Avenue, 3/6/2011

The Gayngs and Gimme Noise Affiliyated Showcase at First Avenue was nothing short of epic -- so epic, in fact, that even the word doesn't seem big enough. The colossal 15-band bill was a Minneapolis Best Of, with simultaneous billings in the Record Room, the Entry, and the Mainroom. Not to mention s ... More >>

Naughty By Nature collaborates with Solid Gold for Daytrotter session

​So here's a string of words I never thought would appear in the same sentence: Recording site Daytrotter recently invited Naughty By Nature to their Illinois studios for a session, with locals Solid Gold sitting in as their backing band. Wait, what?

Doomtree Blowout VI at First Avenue, 12/10/10

Photos by Nick Wosika​Doomtree Blowout VIDecember 10, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisThere was no stopping the Doomtree crew Friday night, as the five emcees, two producers, and smattering of special guests kept the momentum pushing forward for a solid three hours of nonstop music.

Doomtree Blowout, Tricky, Dark Dark Dark, and more

Jon Davis talks about tonight's Somethin' Else event

​Jon Davis is a machine. No, scratch that; he is more like a rapidly mutating musical organism. The hardest working musician in the Twin Cities. His countless projects include his electronic guises, the enigmatic Ghostband and Speakerthrone, as well as his guest spots in different jazz and folk en ... More >>

Eyedea, aka Micheal Larsen, remembered by friends and fans (UPDATED)

Eyedea's favorite sneakersPhoto by B Fresh ​ Rapper, writer, poet. Eyedea was all of these things, and on Saturday when he left the world he so fearlessly captured in his lyrics, it seemed there were no words to do him justice.In his 28 years, Micheal Larsen carved his initials indelibly in Twin ... More >>

Making Music: Lazerbeak

Doomtree to start releasing vinyl

The hip-hop collective is going analog.

Kill the Vultures, AIDS Wolf, and more

Top 10 Local Albums of the Year

Our favorite albums released in Minnesota this year, with a handful of honorable mentions

Doomtree, Solid Gold, and Vampire Hands deftly dot Minneapolis's music timeline in '08

Crack open our Twin Cities Local Music Yearbook and reminisce on an effed-up year

Ward Rubrecht reviews the Cecil Otter CD release show

Various Artists: DUNation.com--Volume Won

Lights Out 2005

MC Sims faces another year of Doomtree fanatics, political unrest, and construction work