Soulcrate Music

See Today (Medium Zach Remix) Digital Package

2012-01-31T15:30:00.000-08:00

Our friend Medium Zach of Minneapolis duo Big Quarters did a great remix of our song See Today. We liked it so much that we decided to re-cut the original video and release it along with a free download of the song and instrumental.

Soulcrate Wins Doomtree Remix Contest!

2012-01-24T19:25:00.000-08:00

"Our friends over at Doomtree are holding a remix contest to promote the release of Lazerbeak's new album "Lava Bangers". The winner will receive an exclusive beat produced by Lazerbeak himself. You can listen to our submission below."

...and we are very pleased to say that out of 80 submissions ours was the winner! Thanks to everyone for voting. We appreciate it.

Two Consecutive Shows At The Orpheum Theatre-SOLD OUT

2011-12-28T18:00:00.000-08:00

Huge thanks to everyone that came out to our 2 consecutive 10 year anniversary shows at the Orpheum Theatre. We couldn't have done it without the help of Jason at The Collective Efforts Union, Adam Ellsworth, Lucy Albers, Emily Eisenhauer, Kiel Mutschelknaus, 605 Magazine. Shout out to our friends We All Have Hooks For Hands and PROF for opening the shows and to Dan Thorson for shooting these pictures.

Video: Click Click Follow Follow

2011-12-12T17:11:00.000-08:00

Recording of Soulcrate's first hometown show.

2011-11-28T20:07:00.000-08:00

This is a recording from our first time playing as Soulcrate in our hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This is slightly embarrassing for us to listen to but we think it provides an interesting perspective as to how far we've come as a group over the last decade.

Soulcrate's first ever home town performance. by Soulcrate

10 Year Anniversary Shows!

2011-11-17T15:06:00.000-08:00

See Today (Budo Remix)

2011-11-17T14:46:00.000-08:00

See Today (Budo Remix) by Soulcrate

Soulcrate in L.A. at the Key Club

2011-08-22T15:06:00.000-07:00

We're excited to be returning to L.A. for one show with Mac Lethal and Action Bronson on Thursday, August 5th at the Key Club in West Hollywood.

Prof King Gampo Release Show + Free Download

2011-08-22T14:32:00.000-07:00

Our good friend Prof has recently released his latest project King Gampo. His sold out release party in the Main Room at First Avenue in Minneapolis was an amazing time and we were excited to be part of the show.

Photos courtesy of Ryan Siverson and Mezzic.com.

Our very own DJ Absolute had the pleasure of contributing a beat to the project for a song called Daughter which features Brother Ali. Download King Gampo for free HERE and listen to Daughter below.

Soulcrate Headlines First Ave (7th Street Entry) - Sold Out!

2011-07-28T14:53:00.000-07:00

Huge thanks to everyone that came out, it was a fantastic evening. It was our first time headlining in Minneapolis and it felt really good to sell this show out. Big thanks to Wide Eyes, Mally and DJ Lastword for playing, Minneapolis Fucking Rocks for sponsoring the event and First Ave for having us.

Soulcrate at Sioux Falls Jazzfest 2011

2011-06-28T13:31:00.000-07:00

The Happy Days Tour Comes To An End...

2011-06-20T11:13:00.000-07:00

Huge thanks to everyone that made it out to a show on The Happy Days Tour! We had an amazing time and were blown away by the support in a lot of these cities. Hit us up at www.facebook.com/soulcrate or www.twitter.com/soulcrate and let us know where you saw us.

5/29 - Shakopee MN (Soundset)

6/2 - Fargo ND

6/3 - Bemidji MN

6/4 - Duluth MN

6/5 - La Crosse WI

6/6 - Oshkosh WI

6/7 - Chicago IL

6/8 - Mankato MN

6/9 - Omaha NE

6/10 - Des Moines IA

6/11 - Kansas City MO

6/13 - Denver CO

6/14 - Fort Collins CO

6/15 - Salt Lake City UT

6/16 - Boise ID

6/17 - Portland OR

6/18 - Seattle WA

Soulcrate Music to rock on the Fifth Element Stage at Soundset 2011!

2011-05-22T13:34:00.000-07:00

Soulcrate featured on the Soundset & Fifth Element blogs.

Photos courtesy of Jules Ameel, Jas1ne Photography, and Drew Carlson Photography.

Video - SEE TODAY

2011-05-03T17:43:00.000-07:00

Here is our new video for See Today. Enjoy!

2011-04-26T18:11:00.000-07:00

The Kick Rocks Collection and Summer Tour Dates

2011-04-18T05:25:00.000-07:00

We are proud to announce the release of Believe It featuring Prof, the first song off our new EP entitled The Kick Rocks Collection out May 23rd. Click the arrow on the right side of the player to download it for FREE!

Soulcrate ft Prof - Believe It by Soulcrate

Catch us on the road this summer with Prof.

Soundset 2011

2011-03-28T10:05:00.001-07:00

We are extremely excited to be a part of this years Soundset!!!

In 2010, Rhymesayers and Rose Presents produced the third year of Soundset to an outdoor festival setting at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN with over 18,000 people in attendance, including: two stages with over 40 artists performing, B-Boy battles, MC battle, live DJs, live artists painting, skateboard demos and a custom car show. Soundset 2011 is expected to be even bigger this year!

“The biggest indie-rap festival of the year…” URB.com

After their sold out To All My Friends and Welcome to Minnesota tours Atmosphere returns this year to the Soundset mainstage in support of their upcoming April 12th album release The Family Sign. On the heels of his highly successful and critically acclaimed release Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, Big Boi, one half of superstar combo Outkast, brings his legendary live show and catalog to the Twin Cities for one of the best hip hop sets you'll see all year. Slaughterhouse, including the full lineup of Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Royce da 5’9” & Crooked I perform together in Minnesota for the first time in 2 years! Referred to as “one of independent Rap’s strongest voices” by HipHopDX, Brother Ali will once again deliver his raw emotion on the main stage. Fly Society founder and Jet Life CEO Curren$y makes his Soundset debut. Soundset veteran Blueprint takes the stage in support of his upcoming April 5th releaseAdventures in Counter-Culture! Named one of XXL Magazine's “2011 Freshmen”, Mac Millermakes his Minnesota debut performance at Soundset. Doomtree returns with the entire crew for their first mainstage performance. In support of his upcoming Rhymesayers debut release Cat & Dogs, Evidence teams up with Rakaa-Iriscience, hot off his new release Crown of Thorns andDJ Babu to bring you a special combined set showcasing their solo efforts while giving fans some Dilated classics as well. And this year we're proud to announce a first ever De La SoulSoundset performance. Whether young or old this iconic hip hop group’s performance will be a favorite of the year!

With options of two stages delivering over 40 artists performing nine hours of diverse music, an expanded B-Boy/B-Girl DJ tent which includes the newly added Red Bull EmSee Battle, live painting exhibit, skate demo area, Soundset custom car show and a special Last of the Record Buyers production showcase, Soundset 2011 is guaranteed to provide fun for the whole family!

Tickets are on sale Friday, April 1, 2011 at 11:00AM local time to the general public throughwww.ticketweb.com and Fifth Element. General admission tickets are $38 ($3 facility fee and parking are included in ticket price), 18+ VIP options are also available for $90! VIP Includes:

- Limited Edition swag bag
- Soundset Festival shirt
- Exclusive VIP parking
- Separate VIP entrance to the festival grounds
- Access to a special exclusive VIP area near the main stage bleacher style seating viewing the main stage
- Shaded tent chill area
- Meet and greets with artists
- Separate restroom
- VIP bar with adult beverages, the only location on site that will serve liquor
- A special limited edition festival laminate and more

Soulcrate on Daytrotter

2011-03-05T10:11:00.001-08:00

We had the pleasure of recording a session at Daytrotter in Rock Island, Illinois on March 5th 2010. To read about what Daytrotter is/does click here. To download our session click here.

The three members of Soulcrate Music hail from one of the mainstays on the Midwestern hip-hop circuit - Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It seems like an improbable claim, but take a look at any tour itinerary of a Rhymesayers, Doomtree or Def Jux artist and you're more than likely to find the city of nearly 160,000 and home of the Northern League's Canaries/Fighting Pheasants makes the list. It's typically included in the routing between Minneapolis and Iowa City and for whatever reason, it remains a place to play because the kids come out. It could be because they are desperate for it, for anything, being in one of the least-visited states in country, in terms of touring musicians. Whatever it is, one could make assumptions that living where they live - between a rock, a hard place and two other plains states that get largely passed over - young people could take on a pessimistic view of their location. They exist, literally, and are trapped, figuratively, hundreds and hundreds of miles from where they'd most likely rather be at any given time and it must be hard to stomach. Or wait, are they? It's a sentiment that would be taken as a certainty by anyone living on the coasts, but Attn. Def, Dirt Dee and DJ Absolute are proud as Midwesterners and they choose not to see where they were born and forced to call home an unenviable position. On "Rap Music From The Middle Of Nowhere," they offer, "I never bitch or complain/Or refrain from my terrain/I love the cornfields, great plains, blizzards and rain/This is my hometown/This is where I dated my first miss/Where I sat in awkward silence as I planted my first kiss," and you can almost feel them beaming with pride, the words rolling out of their mouths like those honeyed lines you'd feed a girl you wanted to get with. They brag about the cheap cost of shots and cold beer, letting it be known that they "got drunk all week on fifty bucks." There's something to be said for an ability to do just that and Sioux Falls, S.D., allows you and anyone else you know that privilege.

In some Soulcrate Music songs, the frustration springs a leak and it gets all over the place, turning even the promise of inexpensive liquor into something that can be cursed or kicked. There's boredom to be worked with and overcome. There are ignorant people and there's shitty luck - and as that luck would have it - some of it has no greater culprit than the place they're living. It's hard to get around it, but Soulcrate Music tends to only skirt their tempers, choosing their tantrums wisely, focusing instead on meaningful quibbles, not those that would ever come from a foolhardy need to be in a big city where everything's fucking happening. In those big cities, it's just all the same bullshit and the people matter less. When it comes to being mad at the world, they stop themselves and consider it, answering themselves with a determination that it's "not so bad, is it?" Things can be a bit dysfunctional and dull around these parts at times, but they don't let it get to them, as they tell us on "Think About Me," "It's dark and gray/My heavy eyes are red/But I see true blue skies ahead."

2011-02-22T18:42:00.000-08:00

Big thanks to everyone that came out to the sold out show in Aberdeen SD and everyone else in Mankato and Minneapolis. We had a great time. Here are a few shots from the show in Minneap at the Fine Line courtesty of Drew Carlson Photography.

2011-01-12T12:03:00.000-08:00

To celebrate the fact that temperatures have been below zero for the past couple of days we decided to dig this old tune out of the vault. Entitled "Froze" and recorded in 2008. Have a listen and click the arrow on the player to download. Stay warm out there.

Froze (Soulcrate Music) by Soulcrate

2010-12-27T14:00:00.000-08:00

A huge thank you to Travis Jamison, Tim Munce, Mary Campbell, Erin Toft, Megan DeBoer, Thomas Hentges, Joel Broveliet, Ken Hoyne, Isaac Show, Eli Show, Kathryn Hufnagle, Sean Jordan, Jeff Meuzelaar, Joe Hubers, Lucy Albers, CEU, Jess Miller, Chris Reistroffer, The Rabbit, The Orpheum Theater & staff, and of course Sioux Falls for a great time. Thank you!

December 23rd @ The Orpheum Theatre

2010-11-23T20:15:00.001-08:00

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Amoeba Records - Music We Like

2010-09-28T11:09:00.000-07:00

The Heartland Panic was featured in Amoeba Records Fall/Winter edition of Music We Like!

Named one of the best record stores in the U.S.A by Rolling Stone Magazine.

"Even in the days when record-store chains ruled the music world, nothing compared to Amoeba. It was, and is, simply the most thorough and welcoming place a record lover could hope to shop. Each of its three stores features more than 100,000 items — much of it surprisingly high-grade, and with loads of surprises and rarities around seemingly every corner. Which, as anyone who's been to any of them can tell you, is a lot of corners."

Amoeba Music - San Francisco, Hollywood, Berkeley

New video: Sleep Awake

2010-09-13T06:36:00.000-07:00

*Huge thanks to everyone that came out and made The Sleep Awake Tour such a success. We had a fantastic time and really appreciate all the support the new video has gotten. Keep spreading it around!

Shot and directed by Passenger Productions in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The Sleep Awake Tour

2010-08-13T15:59:00.000-07:00

We're proud to announce The Sleep Awake Tour w/ Maxilla Blue.

9-17 Brooking SD @ The Shamrock

9-18 Fargo ND @ The Aquarium

9-19 Duluth MN @ Pizza Luce

9-20 OshKosh WI @ The Reptile Palace

9-21 Menomonie WI @ The Waterfront Bar

9-22 Mankato MN @ TheWhats Up Lounge

9-23 Minneapolis MN @ The Nomad

9-24 Des Moines IA @ The Vaudeville Mews

9-25 Omaha NE @ The Slow down

50 limited edition silk screened prints will be available on the tour while they last. Courtesy of Harlequin Prints.

Soulcrate Headlines The 605 Summer Classic

2010-07-29T15:15:00.001-07:00

Holy shit, the days are flying by fast as we're approaching our 3rd and final show in Sioux Falls for the summer. We're wicked excited to be headlining the 605 Summer Classic at 8th & Railroad along side some of the best musicians our city has to offer. There will be a fantastic stage set up provided by our good friend Adam Ellsworth at Get Sound, beer and local food vendors, an outdoor bout by our beloved Sioux Falls Roller Dollz, along with live music from 8 bands for only 10 bucks. All ages are welcome. Ridiculous. We're bringing the horn section and back up singers with us again as well as a few other surprises including some brand new material. Advance tickets are available at thecollectiveeffortsunion.com, both Last Stop CD Shops or at Ernie Novembers. Come down and have a beer with us.

Jazzfest 2010

2010-07-19T13:26:00.001-07:00

This years headlining performance at Jazzfest 2010 in Sioux Falls SD was completely insane. Besides some sound issues and a few other technical difficulties we had a great time. The crowd that came out to support us was incredible and we're very thankful. Near the end of the set during the song Think About Me someone blew off a fire extinguisher in the crowd and we ended up getting shut down by the SFPD. We were very close to witnessing a riot, I'm glad we didn't. Big thanks to Isaac Show, Joel Broveleit, Ken Hoyne, Ken Rahn, Thomas Hentges, Erin Toft, Megan DeBoer, Adam Ellsworth, Passenger Productions, The Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society and our incredible hometown crowd for being so enthusiastic.

Also... check out this story that aired 7/22/10 on South Dakota Public Radio featuring a quick interview with Wes Adef Eisenhauer about the Sioux Falls Jazzfest celebration. Read or listen here.

Live art by Shaine Schroeder during our show this Friday at Yankton Trials Park...

2010-07-12T14:44:00.001-07:00

Our good friend and local artist Shaine Schroeder will be doing live painting the entire evening at our performance this Friday. Shaine is good shit. Check out his website HERE and come watch him in action this Friday at Jazzfest in Sioux Falls. FREE.

Broke Me Down-Free Download

2010-07-02T11:36:00.001-07:00

Here is a track that we recorded during The Heartland Panic sessions. Download it for free by clicking the arrow on the right side of the player.
Broke Me Down by Soulcrate

Soulcrate teams up with Harlequin Prints

2010-07-01T18:25:00.000-07:00

We sat in with Harlequin Prints to lend a hand printing a poster to promote our Sioux Falls Jazzfest performance on July 16th. Take a look at this video I put together of our evening.

We will have a limited number of these prints for sale for $5 at Jazzfest.

Summer Kick Off Show w/ Prof and Midwest Blessed

2010-07-01T18:16:00.001-07:00

Big thanks to everyone who came out to support and help make our 2nd annual local summer kick off party a succes. Big thanks to The Lie-Brary, Prof, Rahz & Fundo, Midwest Blessed and Get Sound.

The Blood In The Heartland Tour!

2010-07-01T12:50:00.000-07:00

2010-07-01T12:42:00.000-07:00

2010-07-01T12:37:00.000-07:00

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2010-07-01T12:33:00.000-07:00

Soulcrate Halloween Extravaganza

2010-06-30T19:54:00.000-07:00

2010-06-30T19:51:00.001-07:00

2010-06-30T11:19:00.000-07:00

The OFF THE ROPES TOUR dates have been announced. We're going out for a quick east coast run with label mate Mac Lethal starting April 22nd.

4/22- What's Up Lounge - Mankato, MN
4/23- Nutty's North - Sioux Falls, SD
4/24- Eagle's Club - Aberdeen, SD
4/25- The Aquarium - Fargo, ND (2 shows)
4/26- Stone's Throw - Eau Claire, WI
4/27- Stonefly Brewery - Milwaukee, WI
4/28- The Pike Room @ Crowfoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI
4/29- Broadway Joe's - Buffalo,NY
4/30- The Grant (Strange Famous HQ) - Providence, RI
5/1- The Expo-Washington DC
5/2- Bamboozle - East Rutherford, NJ
5/3- Mojo's - Richmond, VA
5/4- The Jewish Mother - Virginia Beach, VA
5/5- Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
5/7- Rhino's - Bloomington, IN
5/8- Firebird - St. Louis, MO
5/9- Mojo's - Columbia, MO

2010-06-30T11:17:00.000-07:00

All in all this was a pretty great run of shows. We are all very appreciative to be a part of this tour and we couldn’t have gone out with a better group of guys. Thanks to everyone who came and showed support. We’ll be back through sometime in the near future.

Sunday March 15th
Denver Colorado
Winters and Losers Tour

This was the last show of the tour. The sound was pretty rough in my opinion but everyone managed to make it happen during their sets. I was feeling like total shit and definitely had a fever when we played. I spent the rest of the night at the merch table selling stuff and trying to act like I was feeling okay. There were a lot of drunk girls at this show giving the eye to all of us. I was not feeling it. We eventually wrapped the show up and headed back to Fort Collins for the night.

Saturday March 14th
Fort Collins Colorado
Winters and Losers Tour

This was another great show. Fort Collins is like grieves home town crowd. There were 3 openers that did 15 minute sets before Type went on. It seemed to drag on a little bit. The crowd was a kind of stiff when we got up on stage but we loosened them up after a few songs. By the end we had won them over pretty well. Grieves and Budo got up after us and killed it like they always do. This definitely felt like it should have been the last show of the tour.

Friday March 13th
Jackson Wyoming
Winters and Losers Tour

Holy shit. We played at a old saloon style spot in the middle of town that people say is haunted. I can see that. This place felt like the wild west. We loaded in, sound checked and waited for doors to open. Pretty soon there was a line around the block to get in. I’ve never seen so many young kids at a show. The final count was a little under 200 paid and I would bet there wasn’t anyone in there over the age of 16. The energy that these kids had was unbelievable. Everyone on the bill worked the crowd really well. We worked the merch after the show and could barely keep up with all the people buying shit. I noticed a shirt missing off of the merch table and saw a kid putting it in his coat pocket from across the room. By the time I made it through the crowd the grab him he was no where to be found. Little fucker. I hope he enjoys his size small girls shirt.

Thursday March 12th
Salt Lake City Utah
Winters and Losers Tour

We played at Kilby Court tonight. We were here a few months back and this is definitely one of our favorite places to play. The crowd was so enthusiastic and fun and there was a lot of familiar faces from the last time we played. There was this drunk kid that wouldn’t get off of the stage so we gave him the boot out the side door. He managed to get back in during our set and a few kids in the crowd dragged him back out. The next day we saw a video online of him being cuffed by the Salt Lake Police for going into the wrong house and passing out in the bathroom. We all laughed our asses off at that shit.

Wednesday March 11th
Boise Idaho
Winters and Losers Tour

We played at a place called The Reef and it was a free show for people 21+ and $5 for people under 21. None of us new what to expect for this one. The venue was basically a tiki bar restaurant with a stage and sound system at one end. We didn’t get to sound check until the dinner rush was over but when we did we were all pretty pleased with the way it sounded. The show got going around 9ish and people started filling in pretty quickly. We eventually hit the stage after Type and I felt like we killed our set. The sound was really nice and I think we one the crowd over. Grieves got up after us and absolutely murdered it. After the show we hung out and sold a good amount of merch to the Boise crowd. This was a much needed show after a few slow ones in Montana. Hopefully we’ll be back to Boise sometime soon.

Monday March 9th
Bozeman Montana
Winters and Losers Tour

It was fucking freezing cold when we pulled into Montana and I think all of us had completely forgotten about the god damned winter time. We played at a place called The Filling Station. Sold a few shirts before we even set up merch which was pretty rad. This was a very intimate show, a group called The Black Mask opened it up and we all were feeling them. Type came up next and totally stole the show in my opinion, the crowd was feeling his humor. The sound was nice, we played pretty well. We all hung out and watched Grieves and Budo do there set and they killed it as always. Very intimate show with a good vibe to it. I like Bozeman for some reason.

Sunday March 8th
Spokane Washington
Winters and Losers Tour

We played at a place called The Blvd. It was a Sunday night and none of us were really feeling it. Small crowd that wasn’t very enthusiastic at all. Played through our set and felt okay about it. After we played we watched Grieves proceed to get drunk on stage and it was pretty entertaining. That’s all.

Saturday March 7th
Seattle Washington
Winters and Losers Tour

We played at The Nectar and the show was pretty packed. The final count was a little over 200 people paid I believe. I really liked the venue and it was nice to have a good sound system to play through. Type came out wearing a yellow poncho and dancing to It’s Raining Men to start his set off. We got up after him and I felt really good about our set. I saw a lot of people smiling and having a good time. Some dude kept yelling at me to give him the mic so he could rap. I love that shit. Never in my life have I ever considered doing something like that at a show. We handled him nicely and he went away. Some girl called Dirt out for having his fly down. It was awesome. Hung out at the merch table and sold a good amount of our shit. Absolute finished out the night Djing and fucking murdered it. In my opinion Absolute is up there when it comes to rocking a crowd and getting people dancing. Some dude pulled me aside and gave me a pretty nice bag of some nasty grass just because he was so impressed with Absolute fucking up the crowd. The night ended with a pretty big brawl in the doorway of the venue. Entertaining night.

Friday March 6th
Olympia Washington
Winters and Losers Tour

We rolled 9 deep in the van down to Olympia from Seattle. We brought along Murder Dice, Gomez, Macklemore and Teru and it was good crew to be rolling with. We played at a place called the China Clipper that didn’t have a soundman for the night so we all chipped in setting up and getting things in order. Budo and Absolute got everything handled for the most part while Dirt, Grieves and I sound checked and Type set up Merch. We were all pretty impressed with how we managed to get the room to sound. Morale was pretty high and we all here having a good time getting ready for doors to open. We were saying how it would be nice if we could handle everything every night and not have to deal with anyone outside of our crew. The show went over pretty well and we played to a small but content crowd. We headed back to Seattle after the show and after dropping everyone off we didn’t pull into where we were staying until after 4 a.m. Late night, good shit.

Thursday March 5th
Seattle Washington
Winters and Losers Tour

We had the day off today. Dirt, Absolute and I didn't do a damn thing. We went out and had a shitty meal with a couple of crappy beers. We all got about 12 hours of much needed sleep. The end.

Wednesday March 4th
Bakersfield California
Winters and Losers Tour

This place reminded me of Sioux City Iowa. We played in the basement of a place called Jerrys Pizza and it was grimy as hell, very punk rock. The sound sucked huge elepahant sized cock and I was furious about it on stage. My voice was fucked. We managed to get through the set and people seemed to still have a good time. We were thankful for that. We hung out after our set and managed to sell quite a bit of stuff to the Bakersfield kids. Thank you guys. We headed out of Bakersfield around 11 that night and proceeded to drive 16 hours north to Seattle for a day off because our Fresno show got cancelled. I drove 9 hours through the middle of the night and we all stayed up and talked about rap shit. Eventually I became delirious and we switched drivers. I passed out and eventually awoke to the driver nodding off and coming 6 inches from crossing the center line into the guard rail. We weren’t really stoked about that. We’re all pretty happy that we’re not dead.

Tuesday March 3rd
Los Angeles California
Winters and Losers Tour

We rolled into L.A. in the afternoon and headed to the Knitting Factory where we were playing in the Alterknit Lounge. We were here with Mac and Grieves a few months prior in a different room. I was excited to play here again because I wasn’t too stoked about our performance the last time and I wanted retribution. The venue filled up fast and was soon sold out. Silent Army opened, followed by Type, both did a good job. We took the stage and I was blown away by the energy the room had, Lethalville/Black Clover people were in the house for sure. We whipped through the set and I felt like we played a lot better this time. The show went really well considering that Aceyalone, mycha 9 and Icon the Mic King were playing in the big room next to us. We hung out afterwards and took some photos with all the lethal Ville heads. Love those guys. L.A. is definitely one of our favorite spots to play.

MondayMarch 2nd
Scottsdale Arizona
Winters and Losers Tour

We pulled into Scottsdale and checked into our hotel before unloading which was nice. Headed the Chasers where we played with Mac and Grieves a few months earlier on the Happy Holidays Tour. We chopped it up with a few people we met last time and checked out the local openers, the Canyon Animals and Obey the Alter Native. Both groups held it down really well. It’s nice to get openers that know what they’re doing. The crowd was very lively and gave back all the energy that we gave them. Good show.

Sunday March 1st
Flagstaff Arizona
Winters and Losers Tour

We pulled into Flagstaff in the early afternoon and headed to The Joint where we were playing an all ages show that evening. The joint is a small bar/venue that is connected to a strip club in the back. Dope. After a grueling 3 hour set up and sound check we were good to go, or one would think we were good to go. Some locals opened the show up. Type got them going as he usually does then we were up. We got up on stage ready to rip and were bummed out when it took the sound guy 10 minutes to get us 2 working mics. Thank god we did a 3 hour sound check. We ended up losing the beat 3 different times during our set which tends to kill any momentum you might have built. The crowd stuck with us and besides the sound being awful it was a pretty good show. We got done and headed to the strip club to relax while Grieves did his set. While we were in the club we all cringed with embarrassment when a girl took the stage by tripping up the stairs and dancing to the music in what could be compared to a full body dry heave. It was her first night stripping. I wanted to take here aside tell her she didn’t have to do this. We should have given her a job running merch for the tour or something.

Saturday February 28th
Durango Colorado
Winters and Losers Tour

We made the long drive from to Steamboat to Durango and headed to The Summit where we were playing that night. We got a really good sound check in and it was so nice to have a soundman who gave a shit. The local opener never showed up so Type started the night off and the people in the spot were loving his humor and energy. By the time we took the stage people were slowly filing in. I thought we played well and was really happy with the sound in the place. I ended up getting a little faded at the end of the night with sound man. Colorado has good weed.

Friday February 27th
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Winters and Losers Tour

We rented our selves a fly ass Kia and drove to Omaha from Sioux Falls, got on a plane and flew to Denver. Grieves and Type were waiting for us when we got off the plane, we hugged, exchanged high fives and headed towards the baggage claim to pick up our merch and bags. We got picked up in the Sprinter van and had to kill some time until we could come back to the airport and scoop up Budo who’s flight got delayed. Eventually we grabbed Budo and we were off to play our first show that night in Steamboat Springs CO. We got to the spot we were playing and loaded in as they were having there dinner rush. The Venue was a pub/bar/restaurant that had a little stage with a small sound system that was brought in for the night. We got set up after a while and Grieves did a sound check in front of about 20 people dancing in front of the stage. The crowd was drunk and wild from the beginning of the night. Type took the stage after a while and got the crowd nice and loose before we got on stage. The sound was a little rough in the spot but we got up there and compensated with energy and drunken stage antics. We played a 45 minute set of old stuff and a few new ones we’ve never played on the road before. I felt like we got a lot of pent up energy out and we left the stage feeling satisfied and covered in beer. Grieves came on after us and killed it as he usually does. Good first night.

2010-06-30T11:13:00.000-07:00

The Winters and Losers Tour

Grieves & Budo
Soulcrate Music
Type

Feb 27 - Steamboat, CO - The Tap House
Feb 28 - Durango, CO - The Summit
Mar 1 - Flagstaff, AZ - The Joint
Mar 2 - Scottsdale, AZ - Chasers
Mar 3 - Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
Mar 4 - Bakersfield, CA - Jerry's Pizza
Mar 5 - Fresno, CA - The Venue
Mar 6 - Olympia, WA - The China Clipper
Mar 7 - Seattle, WA - The Nectar Lounge
Mar 8 - Spokane, WA - The Blvd
Mar 9 - Bozeman, MT - The Filling Station
Mar 10 - Missoula, MT - The Badlander
Mar 11 - Boise, ID - Reef
Mar 12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
Mar 13 - Jackson, WY - The Playhouse
Mar 14 - Fort Collins, CO - The Aggie
Mar 15 - Denver, CO - Cervantes

2010-06-30T11:09:00.000-07:00

November 8th 2008. Cardboard Cut-Outs Vol. 1 release party in Sioux Falls, South Dakota w/ special guests Prof & Rahzwell.

2010-06-30T11:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Holidays Tour Dates
w/ Mac Lethal & Grieves

11/11/08 - Oklahoma City Ok
11/13/08 - Austin TX
11/14/08 - Denton TX
11/15/08 - Lubbock TX
11/16/08 - Albuquerque NM
11/17/08 - Scottsdale AX
11/18/08 - Tuscon AZ
11/19/08 - San Diego CA
11/20/08 - Los Angeles CA
11/21/08 - San Francisco CA
11/22/08 - Santa Cruz CA
11/23/08 - Reno NV
11/24/08 - Bend OR
11/25/08 - Portland OR
11/26/08 - Seattle WA
11-28/08 - Missoula MT
11/29/08 - Salt Lake City UT
11/30/08 - Salt Lake City UT
12/1/08 - Durango CO
12/2/08 - Colorado Springs CO
12/3/08 - Denver CO
12/4/08 - Omaha NE
12/5/08 - Minneapolis MN
12/6/08 - Milwaukee WI
12/7/08 - Duluth MN
12/8/08 - Chicago IL
12/9/08 - Cleveland OH
12/10/08 - Boston MA
12/11/08 - Burlington VT
12/12/08 - Providence RI
12/13/08 - Philadelphia PA
12/14/08 - New York City NY
12/15/08 - Washington DC
12/16/08 - Virginia Beach VA
12/17/08 - Columbus OH
12/18-/08 - Columbia MO