If you haven't heard yet, First Avenue is hosting an End of the World party on Friday December 12th. You an find all of the down and dirty from a prior post here . To build up the anticipation for the show The Tribe and Big Cats , The Chalice , and Sean Anonymous have collaborated to put together a track titled, you guessed it, "The End of the World". Check it out below and go out and buy yourself a pair of tickets to bring down the roof as the world is [...]
Between our list of top EPs, albums, and songs of 2012 this list is at risk to become repetitive. With that said, being a Minneapolis based music collective, we feel it's still important to highlight the artists that keep our state rockin'. Here's a list of Minnesota artists who released some mighty good tunes in 2012. Click on the cover art to listen to the albums . If you like what you hear, go out and support the artist - buy an album, concert ticket, t-shirt, or whatever. Just do it. [...]
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Whether you think the apocalypse will lead to a world like that of Kevin Costner's Waterworld , Mel Gibson's Mad Max , or the middle part of the Michael J. Fox's Back to the Future II , there is one thing we will all be able to agree upon once it's arrived... "Man am I glad I decided to spend my last night of pre-apocalyptic life partying my ass off at First Ave with The Chalice , The Tribe & Big Cats and Sean Anonymous with DJ Name ." There's going to [...]
Lizzo photo by Erik Hess; Solid Gold by Nick VlcekA music scene as intimate as the Twin Cities has seen genres and styles bleed into one another, and rarely is such hybridization unwelcome. With this
The Mainroom at First Ave is one of my favorite venues in the universe. Not just because of the history which it represents, but because of the unique energy that can be found within. Last Saturday night that energy was on full display. Grieves and Budo , as well as The Tribe & Big Cats and Sweatshop Union , brought the house down. I admit that going into the concert I wasn't very familiar with Sweatshop Union. I'd heard the name before, but I hadn't heard the music. That being said, [...]
Photo by Briana Patnode The music community in Minneapolis is so cohesive on a daily basis that it is hard not to take it for granted. Every once in a while there will be an event, a moment, or a conversation that slaps you in the face and broadens the understanding of true support among one another. The P.O.S. We Don't Even Live Here release party on Friday enveloped that concept perfectly. Fresh off the announcement that he must cancel his tour due to the need for a [...]
Photo By Erik HessP.O.S. With Marijuana Deathsquads, Mike Mictlan, Audio Perm, the Tribe and Big Cats!, and DJ Ander Other First Avenue, Minneapolis Friday, October 26, 2012 P.O.S. was determined t
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Courtesy of Background Noise Crew"I'm feeling like this five year anniversary is more of a rebirth for us," says producer Phingaz, a member of the evolving eight-person rap collective known as the Bac
What do we do when our friends have new music? Show it off to everyone we can of course! Half of the TTXBC tandem, Big Cats , is releasing a solo record in the fall entitled For My Mother and with that, he has so generously presented us and now you with a free download of the new track "One." It's smooth and as relaxing as it can get for an instrumental track. Check out the single below and be sure to grab the full album when it drops on October 2nd . [...]
The Tribe & Big Cats! have released the official video for "Dopeness". The video, directed by Isaac Gale and David Jensen , depicts the aftermath of a night of depravity. The track is off of the duo's upcoming album Space set for release on 7/10. TTxBC - "Dopeness" video: "Dopeness" and previously released track "P.I.L.L.S" are currently available for free download. An album release show is scheduled for July 14, 2012 at First Avenue's 7th Street [...]
The Tribe and Big Cats! (or simply TTxBC) are a Minneapolis-based rap duo featuring the talents of rapper, Truthbetold, and producer, Big Cats!. Of course, right? These boys recently holed up in a studio in NE Minneapolis and distilled a heady brew of hip-hop for the quaffing that's sure to challenge perceptions of hip-hop in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, especially if you believe the story begins and ends with Atmosphere. Space will be released on July 10th, but rather than make you wait, the lead single is P.I.L.L.S [...]
[LOCAL] The Tribe & Big Cats have released a great new single in Pills . Their new album, Space , will be out on 7/16.
Photo Credit to Alex Lauer Soundset 2012 was a day of surprises. This year was my first time walking through the gate in Canterbury Park. Ingeniously the basin where the festival took place was hidden from the outside. Walking in the front gate was akin to rounding a bend and having the whole of the festival laid out in one moment. It was spectacular. From a distance, the grounds are controlled chaos. Through this chaos the first phenomenon that is noticed is the giant stage set up in the South West corner of [...]
Photo by Anna GulbrandsenMaLLy's The Last Great... CD Release Party With Tribe + the Big Cats, 925ve and Jimmy2Times. 7th St Entry, MinneapolisFriday, May 18, 2012It was one of those downtown nights.
Happy Saturday everyone! We're heading down to SXSW to cover some of the best new artists to make waves in 2012. For those who don't know, SXSW is a music/film/interactive in Austin, TX that brings in industry workers and fans from across the globe. Through the years it has expanded to become one of the largest festivals of its kind in the world. Last year 600,000 people took over the downtown Austin streets to show off their new sounds and products - we can only imagine it will be even crazier this year. We'll be posting continuous content [...]
Schoolboy QVarsity Theater, MinneapolisSaturday, February 18, 2012Schoolboy Q's arrival in Minneapolis saw a very responsive audience getting down to the sounds of the latest West Coast superstar. Th
Photo by Gilliane E. MansfeldtAfter taking some time away from music last year, T.Q.D. of the Background Noise Crew sat down and wrote his latest album Taketh Away in under a month. "I don't like to
Background Noise Crew's TQD preps his new digital record Taketh Away with "Insomnia". TQD The Tribe & Big Cats 925ve Analyrical Rich Garvey Hells Kitchen Jan. 27th TQD- "Insomnia" -mp3
Here are a few MP3s of songs from some of the better albums released this week. Scout – Please Excuse Me from Pi. The Tribe and Big Cats! – “We Gone” feat. MaLLy and Clare Taubenhaus from Make Good. Wavelets – Cam Taylor is So American Kushball from Athaletics. Continue reading…
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