THE DOOMTREE BLOWOUT!!! On December the 10th, 2005, we are pleased to present the Doomtree Blowout at the Varsity Theater. So what the hell is that? Well, let’s break it down: THE MUSIC: An entire night featuring every member of the Doomtree collective. Once it starts, it doesn’t stop. From the DJs to the emcees to the producers, each twist and turn … Read More
P.O.S is Ruining My Life
The P.O.S is Ruining My Life 12″ drops today. It’s the first single from the upcoming P.O.S album Audition (31-1-06), and features production from P.O.S, Lazerbeak, and Emily Bloodmobile, as well as an exclusive bonus track, Crispin Glover, and art by Marshall. Listen to the tracks here. Tonight is night two of the PMA tour at First Avenue. Will it be sweet? You bet your … Read More
Pour Me Another Tour
P.O.S returns home this week with the rest of the Pour Me Another Tour army. Naturally, Doomtree fam are happy as hell to get him back in our arms, and we plan to spend the coming days stroking his little head and make him promise never to leave again. As if you didn’t know, they’re doing three shows at First AvenueMonday through … Read More
Halloween
Hope everyone had a super Halloween. We sure did. Some of us partied with Lost Angels. Some of us held down the fort at Doom Manor, handing out dental floss and abstinence literature. Tom Servo slept on someone’s lawn in a kitten costume. Sunday’s Long Beach show was reportedly awesome. Tonight, all you LA heads make sure to get down … Read More
LA
Assuming they are allowed on the plane, Mictlan,Sims, and Paper Tiger are heading out to Los Angeles tomorrow. They’ll be doing a couple of shows with P.O.S and Atmos in SoCal, so hopefully all of you out there get a chance to catch them. It’s Mike’s first time back home sicnce he moved here this spring. No doubt he’s going to make the most … Read More
Site Updates
Hola. Just wanted to drop by and mention a couple of recent bits of internet coverage. CMJ did a nice review of Cecil Otter’s False Hopes here. And there’s a new Doomtree article up at indieworkshop.com. We’re also working on the site here and there. Keep checking in for updates in all of the sections. For the time being, head on over … Read More
Anti-Columbus Day Celebration
Hey hey. The Third Annual Anti-Columbus Day Celebration is tomorrow night. Mictlan and Dessawill both be performing along with Los Nativos, Def Ch’ld, Quilombolas, Palabristas and DJ Nikoless. It’s not that often that such a hot line up gets together, let alone to commemorate what a dick some dude was, so come down and party for the people. 7th St Entry. 9:00. $5. 18+. … Read More
Sims URB Review
Sims‘ Lights Out Paris receives 4.5 stars in the newURB out yesterday. So major props to him. Pick up the current issue (with dirty uncle Slug on the cover) at your local corporate booksellers. And if you were at all wondering how the MMA’s went, well let’s just say we upped our usage of the phrase “fuckin’ Heiruspecs” for an evening. … Read More
Minnesota Music Awards
The Minnesota Music Awards are tonight over at First Ave. This year Doomtree picked up three nominations (Sims for best hip hop album, Dessa for best spoken word artist, and P.O.S for best hip hop artist), so we got that going for us. Congrats go out to those guys. So yeah, I guess pray for them or something? Not in regards … Read More
Catch-up
Been a minute. Sorry. So what’s news… Thanks to all who came out Wednesday for the hurricane relief benefit show at First Ave. Yo!theMovement raised a nice hunk of loot. Way to go. As for shows we haven’t already played, tonight P.O.S is at CMJ with the rest of the Rhymesayers camp for their artist showcase at Irving Plaza. The … Read More