Doomtree Blowout IV
First Avenue
December 6th, 2008
6pm $10/$12
In case you haven't heard, there's that whole Doomtree Blowout IV thing going down in a little under two weeks. Get your ticket now for your chance to pick up the first Doomtree DVD, filled with concert footage, music videos, and other random goodies from all 5 emcees 4 DJs. Included with the DVD is a 12 track brand spankin' new False Hopes (number 13!) of all new material featuring every member of Doomtree.
Dessa has also anounced, via her MySpace blog, that she will be releasing a little book of short fiction at the Blowout. If you can't make it to First Ave, both the DVD and Dessa's book will be made available on the Doomtree webstore.
P.S. Look for the new P.O.S. record Never Better on Feb. 3rd and a new Sims record after that.
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Legendery Minneapolis duo and underground rap fire starters Atmosphere have announced that their second studio record, GodLovesUgly, will be getting a proper remastered rerelease on January 20th (8 days after yours truly leaves the country for a few months). The CD/2LP rerelease will include all the original tracks and will include a bonus DVD, orignally released as Sad Clown Bad Dub 4, containing footage from the GodLovesUgly release shows way back when. You can pre0rder the album at Fifth Element's online store now for a special reduced price.
Legendery Minneapolis duo and underground rap fire starters Atmosphere have announced that their second studio record, GodLovesUgly, will be getting a proper remastered rerelease on January 20th (8 days after yours truly leaves the country for a few months). The CD/2LP rerelease will include all the original tracks and will include a bonus DVD, orignally released as Sad Clown Bad Dub 4, containing footage from the GodLovesUgly release shows way back when. You can pre0rder the album at Fifth Element's online store now for a special reduced price.No word yet on any live dates to celebrate the occasion.
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Those St. Paul cats Heiruspecs aren't to be left out. Their brand new self titled album gets a proper release party on December 13th in the First Avenue Mainroom. Going down at 6pm, the all ages event also features Mayda, Big Quarters, and DJ Anton. At only ten bucks for advanced tickets, show your support for the crew that's kept it local for 11 years now.
"Get Up" (the video for first single from the upcoming album)
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Look for a big year from Brother Ali in 2009. In an interview with UWeekly.com, he talked about the upcoming Truth Is Here EP, featuring 10 brand new tracks written during the tours supporting 2007's The Undisputed Truth. It is paired with a DVD of Brother Ali performing in Minneapolis and will be released in spring of 2009.
He also claimed to have begun work on the as of yet untitled follow up to The Undisputed Truth, hoping for a fall of '09 release on the full length.
Read more of the interview here.
"Good Lord" (from the Truth Is Here EP)
"Get Up" (the video for first single from the upcoming album)
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Look for a big year from Brother Ali in 2009. In an interview with UWeekly.com, he talked about the upcoming Truth Is Here EP, featuring 10 brand new tracks written during the tours supporting 2007's The Undisputed Truth. It is paired with a DVD of Brother Ali performing in Minneapolis and will be released in spring of 2009.
He also claimed to have begun work on the as of yet untitled follow up to The Undisputed Truth, hoping for a fall of '09 release on the full length.
Read more of the interview here.
"Good Lord" (from the Truth Is Here EP)
