Enjoy! Eyedea,P.O.S and DoomTree

If you are into hip-hop or spoken word type stuff or if you are into local music then you should already know about these three, but just in case you don't here are three of my favorites, not only in Mpls, but just in general. I highly encourage you to check out P.O.S, the range of his music is just amazing and all of it has a vibe that I just dig, so check it out, also doomtree is a local conglomerate of artists and they follow in that same trend. Check them out and go catch a show at first ave or another local venue, you will not be disappointed. Eyedea is a lyrical genius and will truly be missed, I hope the other side finds him well. Some of my favorite lyrics of all time are in the hook of Burn Fetish, writing at its best. Cheers!

Is there a better Minneapolis hip-hop artist?

Mind = BLOWN!  I never saw this clip before and it has everything that I love about one of my all time favorite hip-hop artists! I just love the way his songs are so personal and almost all of them have some kind of duality in them, a true master in our own backyard! 612!

Ghostland Observatory

SO SWMBO and I decided to head to first avenue last Friday to catch Ghostland Observatory. I can quite honestly say that this show was some of the most fun I have had at a concert.  I love first avenue and the electro-funk-disco-soul-rock that is Ghostland Observatory had both of us shaking our butts for an hour and a half.  Definitely give them a chance and DO NOT miss them live! Here is a clip from the show!

Epic - Phish Alpine Valley and Ale Asylum Beer

All I can really say is that the wife and I had a great trip to see the show and relive some memories in Mad town.  The show was pretty sick!  I was skeptical to see phish after the hiatus and this was my first show in almost 10 years!  I can honestly say that the musical vibe felt like this was 1997 all over again, they sounded great and this show ranks up there with some of the best music I have seen them play and I have seen some pretty solid shows over the years.  Here is a fine example:




On the beer front I brought some great Sconnie beer back with me. We brought back some of the standard New Glarus offerings and I also was able to try some of the Ale Asylum beers.  Those beers are out of sight and some of my favorite beers that I have had in a while.  I brought back a sixer if the Hopalicious that has 11 additions of cascades, it is super hoppy but not bitter and is absolute nectar!  I also tried their stout which was really really good and the bartender at breakfast was nice enough to hook me up with a nice sample of the Satisfaction Jackson DIPA which was damn tasty, look for a review of the hopalicious soon! UPDATE: The Ale Asylum beers while they are good they are not as good when you are not having a great time out and about in a place that holds A LOT of nostalgia.  Also the hopalicious is a good beer but it does suffer when it has been in the bottle for who knows how long. On tap the beer was outstanding but the sixer I brought home is not neatly as good.  IPA's are to be drank young and this one is not fresh enough for the nice taste that I had on tap. Also reflecting on the Phish show after listening to it a bunch is that it was even better that I thought. They were on fire that night and I am so so happy that they seem to be really getting their form back!  Cheers

Slide in like a broom

Ronald Jenkees is, in my opinion, one of the more original musicians in the last few years.  Many people would argue that playing keyboards with FL studio is not new.  While I would agree with them what I would argue is that he makes it work and does it so well.  A lot of people who I have said "hey check this guy out" say I not really into electronic music but I like this.  Nuff said!  Here is Ronald spittin some game!

Who needs to buy a guitar...

I have so much respect for Jack White, everything this guy does is close to genius.  I haven't seen the whole movie but it is in the queue.  Here are two scenes that are pretty amazing.  The first is Jimmy Page playing Whole Lotta Love in front of Jack and the Edge, the look on Jack face pretty much sums it up.  The second video is pretty cool, check it out!

Great Song...

I was not a huge fan of the movie, Jeff Bridges was amazing, but the movie just did not stand up to the hype for me, but this song is one of the best movie songs that I have heard in a long time, right up there with the Into the Wild soundtrack.  Enjoy!

Great Cover Part Deux

Sorry about the commercial at the beginning. I have got to say that this is probably one of my favorite Stones songs, this and can you hear me knocking. Taj is a legend in his own right and this combination is amazing to say the least. Enjoy!

A Great Cover Tune

Hippie Electronica...

A band that caught my attention late on friday night watching PBS...Yes my life is exciting. I really want to catch these guys live as I think it would be quite entertaining.

Buena

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I am a HUGE atmosphere fan and I think that if you at all into hip hop, you should listen to this...enjoy!

New Obsession?

So I am listening to Oracular Spectacular and am throughly impressed. I am really digging the whole album and can't believe that it took me so long to actually listen to it. Man I am getting old, music needs to become a higher priority in my life...as well as brewing, and I will get around to writing about that soon.

Old Skool