FESTIVAL REVIEW + PHOTOS: SOUNDSET 2011 AT CANTERBURY PARK (SHAKOPEE, MN)
Sunday, May 29th marked the fourth year for Rhymesayers Entertainment’s hip-hop festival, Soundset. What started out as a hip-hop festival in the parking lot in front of the Metrodome in 2008 drew more than 20,000 fans to Canterbury Park this year. Sunday’s attendance marked Soundset t
PHOTOGRAPHY: GUILTY SIMPSON AT 7TH STREET ENTRY (MINNEAPOLIS)
Guilty Simpson (Detroit), Muja Messiah (Minneapolis), DJ Turtleneck (Minneapolis), Mally (Minneapolis) and So Gold (Minneapolis)May 7th, 20117th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota May 7th was busy busy. Yelle at First Ave, Guilty at 7th. It was the fi
PHOTOGRAPHY: BLUEPRINT AT THE FREQUENCY (MADISON)
Blueprint (Ohio), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Seattle)March 30th, 2011The Frequency in Madison, Wisconsin The long awaited album The Adventures in Counter Culture hits the world Tuesday. Print is from Columbus, and has also released albums with RJD2 
Photography: 3rd Annual F.Stokes Day After Christmas Show at the Frequency (Madison, Wisconsin)
F.Stokes (Madison), DJ Radish (Madison), Legendary Jackson (Madison)December 26th, 2010The Frequency in Madison, Wisconsin. F.Stokes treats Madison like family. From inviting everyone on stage after over two hours of a set, to passing cookies and inviting friends up for story tim
PHOTOGRAPHY: DOOMTREE BLOWOUT VI AT FIRST AVENUE (MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA)
Doomtree (Twin Cities)December 10th, 2010First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Blowout is an annual end of year celebration that the Doomtree crew throws, which is one of two major Minneapolis rap events in my book (the other being Soundset). Katia and I were together for Friday night befor
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: F.STOKES AT MAJESTIC THEATRE (MADISON)
(October 15th, 2010) The Majestic is my kind of venue; a converted theater with several levels, yet intimate despite the balcony and accoutrements. Small standing room ahead of tables and chairs ahead of another smaller standing room. The staff? Unimposing, warm and welcoming as opposed to
PHOTOGRAPHY: P.O.S IN PARIS (MAINS D’ŒUVRES)
Minneapolis’ P.O.S. traversed the St. Croix over to Saint-Ouen just north of Paris’ péripherique highway in support of his stellar Never Better, released earlier this year via Rhymesayers. The club is tucked away but still saw a strong showing including a couple more Minneso
PHOTOGRAPHY: JARVIS COCKER’S GALLERY WEEK IN PARIS
There are pluses and minuses to living in Paris. Minus, you’re in the #2 most expensive city to live in in terms of cost of living (Chicago, you’re #6). Pluses? The food, bien sûr. The concert life; a healthy mix of everything from everywhere. The art scene; traditional and eccentric. Two
Concert Review + Photography: Busdriver at Glaz’Art (Paris)
Busdriver (Los Angeles, CA)March 6th, 2009Glaz’Art in Paris, France Glaz’art is a unique venue in Paris. Of course there’s art gracing the walls, but atypically these are pieces you can actually purchase instead of look at. Granted, they’re out of my price range by…miles…i