Man, summer is here in a major way. I hope everybody is staying as cool as possible with all this crazy heatwave stuff going around. We’re playing a ton of summer festivals in the coming months as we wind down the No Kings cycle, and I wanted to fill you in on the details. These will be some of the last times … Read More
Tuesdays with Lazerb–DESSICA!
What a dashing readership. Let me assure each and every one of you that you have made a wise and virtuous choice in deciding to read today’s blog. Your taste = effing impeccable. Lazerbeak, who you may know as our newest Doomtree dad, hasn’t slept in like 6 days. On our hour-long conference call today, he made about 8 minutes … Read More
Tuesdays With Lazerbeak
Oh man, what a weekend. That Rock The Garden concert last Saturday was totally out of hand. Beyond huge shouts to The Current and Walker Art Center for having us, as well as Tune-Yards, Howler, Trampled By Turtles, and The Hold Steady for being such awesome stage company. I hadn’t even realized this had marked our first crew show in … Read More
Wednesdays With Lazerbeak
Hello and welcome to the second installment of The Billion Bonus Jam Bonanza (Local Edition). There has been so much great rap music coming out of the Twin Cities these last couple months that it’s been hard to keep it all straight. I’m gonna attempt to highlight as many joints as I can remember below. Before we get into it … Read More
Tuesdays With Lazerbeak
Man, the last week has been a whirlwind. Penelope is just over a week old now and doing awesome. We’re hoping to take her home form the hospital this weekend if everything stays as planned. Cannot wait! I don’t know if it’s having a kid, being home from tour for a minute, or just the start of summer, but I’ve … Read More
Tuesdays With Lazerbeak
Hello and welcome to an extremely special Tuesdays With Lazerbeak. On Monday morning at 6:05 the wifepiece and I welcomed our very first child into this world. Say hello to Penelope Marlo Mader! Our due date wasn’t supposed to be until early July, but due to preeclampsia (super high blood pressure during pregnancy) they ended up putting Brittany on bed … Read More
Tuesdays With Lazerbeak
Oh man, we are back home on U.S. soil after completing the whirlwind two week No Kings Europe Tour. 10 shows in 7 countries. I’ve been joking for years about being half of an international touring DJ duo (I see you big Papes), and now I can finally stand tall and accurately stake that claim. The young one Chris “Aaaaatland” … Read More
Tuesdays With Lazerbeak
Hey there! I’m back from a couple weeks of blog hiatus. Been running around making sure everything is lined up for this impending European tour that starts this weekend. Still can’t believe we leave for Italy in just two days(!). The last time I was over in Europe seems like absolutely forever ago, as documented by this incredibly young and … Read More
NO KINGS TOUR 2012 – EUROPE
I’m gonna hijack this week’s Tuesdays With Lazerbeak post to focus on the fact that the entire Doomtree crew is packing up our bags and heading across the pond for our first ever European tour next month! We’ve been trying for years to get over there, and the time has finally come. Could not be more excited about the opportunity. … Read More
Wednesdays With Lazerbeak
Hello and welcome to the rare Wednesdays With Lazerbeak post. Spent the extended weekend in California playing Paid Dues and UCSD, so this blog got bumped back a day. Major highlight of the trip: being this close from Wu-Tang during their Paid Dues performance (a little bit less of a highlight: having to perform directly after they completely destroyed it, haha). … Read More