Hello, fellow Americans and other people! Did you know that Minnesota is the best state in the Union? Yep, that’s right! It’s got great lakes, a world-class baseball team, a giant mall, Viking heritage, and the best pizza ever. What a great place to raise a family and/or start a business. The bad thing is, though, Minnesotans are so modest that they just can’t make themselves brag.
That’s where braggadocious MC Slug of Minnesota’s own Atmosphere comes into play. See, he LOOOOVES Minnesota, and he knows that you will too, so he’s totally heading out on tour with best friend and DJ Ant (as well as labelmates Blueprint, Grieves & Budo, and DJ Rare Groove) on a 23-day tour of the entirety of the US. Atmosphere’s last album was 2008’s When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (TMT Review) on Rhymesayers.
If you’re desperate to find out all 50 items on Slug’s “Fifty Things I Love About Minnesota” list that he’ll be slowly revealing throughout the tour, you’re in luck, because I happened to find out a few of them:
27: The Wienery
32: Great blowjobs
37: The fact that Minnesota is the best
44: Kirby Puckett’s 1991 season
49: Minneapolis is ranked No. 1 on America’s Most Literate Cities list, compiled by the University of Wisconsin in 2003
Atmosphere “To All My Friends” tourdates:
09.08.10 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre
09.09.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
09.10.10 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue Theatre (with Mudkids) *
09.11.10 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater
09.12.10 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
09.15.10 - Bozeman, MT - Gallatin County Fairgrounds
09.16.10 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
09.17.10 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
09.18.10 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
09.20.10 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
09.21.10 - Bend, OR - Midtown Ballroom
09.22.10 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
09.24.10 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
09.25.10 - Reno, NV - Knitting Factory
09.27.10 - Arcata, CA - Arcata Community Center
09.28.10 - Sacramento, CA - Sacramento State Union Ballroom
09.29.10 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst
10.01.10 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
10.02.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
10.04.10 - Rapid City, SD - Dublin Square
10.05.10 - Sioux Falls, SD - Sioux Empire Expo Building
10.06.10 - Des Moines, IA - People’s Court
10.07.10 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
* Grieves & Budo not performing
• Atmosphere: http://www.myspace.com/atmosphere
• Rhymesayers: http://www.rhymesayers.com
