Doomtree: "Beacon" (Music Video)

Here is the high concept new music video for "Beacon," off Doomtree's No Kings record. It was directed by Bo Hakala. Hit the jump below to view a behind the scenes recap of how they made the video, via SPIN.

Doomtree: No Kings Tour (UK Recap)

Here's the last video documenting the adventures of Doomtree's European tour in support of Yelawolf.

Watch a KSTP News Feature on Doomtree and Minnesota Hip-Hop

KSTP channel 5 news may be a little late to the scene, but they recently aired some coverage about Doomtree's continually growing national and international presence. Shout out to Kevin Beacham who received plenty of airtime in the feature, too. Doomtree are one of the strongest presences in an incredibly talented and diverse local hip-hop community and deserve all the mainstream media attention that they've earned lately.

Doomtree: No Kings Tour Recap (Brussels, Amsterdam, Heidelberg)

Doomtree are currently taking their No Kings tour overseas to Europe. Check out this recap video of their shows in Brussels, Amsterdam, and Heidelberg, Germany. Down below you can catch the first video in their Europe recap, from a show in Italy, and it's worth it to watch solely so you can see Lazerbeak dancing at the very end.

Beats By Dre Presents Doomtree (Video)

Doomtree is making moves on the Year of the Endorsement Deal (© Lazerbeak) with this new feature from Dr. Dre's headphones company. Check out the video above.

Doomtree: Spotify Session

A while back Doomtree stopped at the Spotify office in New York City while on tour in support of No Kings. They recorded a brief set including live performances of "Bolt Cutter," "String Theory," and "Team the Best Team," along with some commentary on each song. Follow the link below to check out the session (you must have the Spotify application downloaded to listen).

Doomtree: Spotify Session

In addition, just yesterday it was announced Doomtree will be performing at this summer's Rock the Garden, becoming the first hip-hop act to play the event. They will also be playing on Saturday at Lollapalooza. Congrats to the crew on the big gigs.

Watch Doomtree Roam the Streets of Austin During SXSW (Video)

Doomtree continues their media takeover as Spin Magazine just released a video of the crew roaming the Austin streets during SXSW. The dideo is also sponsored by Absolut Vodka, which is necessary to mention, as Lazerbeak has declared 2012 the year of the endorsement deal.

Doomtree: Snow Kings Tour Recap (Video)

Doomtree finished up their massive No Kings tour by hitting some venues in Colorado for the Snow Kings mini-tour. Check out the video recap of those dates. The group will be hitting Europe in a little while to perform some headlining shows, some festival dates, and some opening slots for Yelawolf. You can check those dates at the latest Tuesdays with Lazerbeak post.

Doomtree: "Bangarang" (Live)

Doomtree recently conducted an interview with the AOL-associated music site Spinner. They also taped a four-song set, featuring performances of "Bangarang," "Bolt Cutter," "Little Mercy," and "Team the Best Team." "Bangarang" is above, and you can continue below to watch videos of the other three songs, or view them all here.

Doomtree: No Kings Tour Recap (SXSW 2012)

In the latest No Kings tour video, you can check out how well South By Southwest 2012 went for the Doomtree crew. In related news, things went well. So well, in fact, that the crew got this nice article written about them by Rolling Stone.

Recently, Dessa also announced a headlining gig at St. Kate's University. It should be one of his biggest solo shows yet.

Dessa at the O’Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. Catherine University
featuring Jeremy Messersmith, Cecil Otter, Aby Wolf, Crescent Moon, Black Blondie, and Robert Robinson
Doors 7pm // Show 7:30pm
$12 students // $17 general public
Tickets

Watch Doomtree Perform in a Shreveport, LA Parking Lot

Someone at the lightly attended yet extremely special Doomtree show in Shreveport, Louisiana (which I alluded to earlier) generously decided to record a ton of footage. We'll start above with the crew literally taking it from the venue to the parking lot for "Bangarang." You can watch "Team the Best Team" and "Get Down" below, and you can find more footage at this YouTube account.

Doomtree: No Kings Tour Recap (Iowa City, IA - Schreveport, LA)

Here is the latest No Kings tour recap video from Doomtree, documenting shows in Iowa City, Ames, Madison, Saint Louis, Tulsa, and an outdoor microphone-free show to about 40 fans in Shreveport. There aren't a whole lot of rappers that would take the show outside and still bust their ass like it was sold out. That group in Shreveport got treated to something very special.

Doomtree: No Kings Tour Recap (Ann Arbor, MI - Milwaukee, WI)

Above is a video recap of the last few shows (Ann Arbor, Chicago, and Milwaukee) of the first leg of Doomtree's No Kings tour. Check it out if you want to see Lazerbeak wear a ridiculously tailored Cecil Otter shirt.

Doomtree: No Kings Tour Recap (Montreal, QC - Cleveland, OH)

This recap video covers the No Kings tour show in Montreal, Toronto, Pittsburgh and Cleveland, and drama ensues at the Canadian border as Paper Tiger forgets his passport.

Doomtree: No Kings Tour Recap (Washington D.C. - Cambridge, MA)

Doomtree just wrapped up the first leg of their massive No Kings tour. Here is a recap video of the shows in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, and Cambridge.

For a cool story about Doomtree's NYC show, check out this Village Voice article. The group's scheduled venue suffered damage from a flood, so they had to scramble to find a new place to perform at the last minute.

Doomtree: No Kings Tour Recap (New Orleans, LA - Chapel HIll, NC)

Doomtree continue to push on through their seemingly endless No Kings tour. Here is another video recapping their most recently shows in New Orleans, Birmingham, Atlanta and Chapel Hill. View the previous tour recap videos by checking last week's post.

Lastly, to all my Chicago readers, do not miss their show tomorrow night (Feb. 23) at the Bottom Lounge with Toki Wright. Seriously, do not miss this show. Get more info at Crowd Noize.

Doomtree: No Kings Tour Recap (Scottsdale, AZ - Houston, TX)

Doomtree are currently in the midst of their (approximately) 437-date No Kings Tour, and have been posting tour recap videos every few shows. I really should have been posting these videos since the start, so to save face, I'll include them all below in reverse chronological order.

Doomtree: "Bangarang" (Music Video)

Har Mar Superstar gets the lead role in the new Doomtree video, and shirtlessness ensues. No Kings is in stores right now. Bangarang.

Doomtree: "Bolt Cutter" (Music Video)

You've probably seen this already, but it deserves a post regardless of how late I am. Fresh off dominating First Ave/7th St Entry for an entire week, Doomtree are crushing the local scene right now. Here's the music video for "Bolt Cutter" their No Kings ode to breaking, entering, and conquering.

Doomtree: "Beacon"

New Doomtree. No Kings. 11/22/11.

In related Doomtree news, City Pages has been announcing the opening acts for the 7th Street Entry shows during Doomtree Blowout Week. Sims is on Sunday with a killer lineup. Mike Mictlan and every indie rap artist in the Twin Cities will surely make for an epic Monday, Dessa mixes it up on Tuesday with some standup comedy. P.O.S. curated a great Wednesday lineup with Polica and Marijuana Deathsquads. Cecil Otter, whose show has yet to be announced, finishes the solo shows on Thrusday.

Doomtree: "Beacon"