On Saturday, October 16, 2010, we lost our beloved friend, family member and artist Micheal “eyedea” Larsen at the age of 28.  Eyedea, who was most notably known for his music with Eyedea & Abilities, Oliver Hart, Face Candy and Carbon Carousel, was an artist in its truest form. He will be deeply missed, but never forgotten. In the days to come, we feel the focus should be on Micheal’s life, music and legacy.  Let’s celebrate his life, remember his music and never forget what he has given us all.

Public Wake:
Micheal “eyedea” Larsen Memorial
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010
Public: 7:30-10:00PM
Location: Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront, Minnesota Grand Ballroom
Address: 11 East Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55101

Sending Flowers: If you are interested in sending flowers for the memorial, all deliveries must be made to arrive on Thursday, October 28, 2010. Please make deliveries to arrive prior to 12:00PM CST.

Send to: Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront, Minnesota Grand Ballroom, c/o Micheal Larsen Memorial, 11 East Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55101.

A Celebration of the life of Micheal “eyedea” Larsen
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Location: First Avenue Mainroom, 701 1st Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Doors: 5:00PM
Ages: All Ages
Donation: $20

Tickets will be on sale: Monday, October 25, 2010 at 5:00PM CST

Tickets will be available at Fifth Element, 2411 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405. For those of you that are not in the Twin Cities area; a limited amount of tickets will be available online at Etix.com.

There is no guest list. All donations will go to the family of Micheal “eyedea” Larsen.

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First of all, a huge thanks to our friends for coming out to the shows so far on the tour. Besides having a lot of fun with us at the shows, you helped us make quite a bit of noise online and we really appreciate that!

We said we’d wrap up each week with photo slideshows, so here you go! Throughout the course of the tour, check out the Flickr collection on the Rhymesayers Flickr page right here – we add lots of photos daily.

Thanks to all of the support from fans and friends, To All My Friends, Blood Makes the Blade Holy had an incredible first week. Here’s where we hit on the Billboard charts:

#37 Top 200
#4 Rap Overall
#5 Independent
#9 Overall Digital Album

Atmosphere’s To All My Friends Tour featuring Blueprint, Grieves, Budo & DJ Rare Groove

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Sota Fats is the contemporary, ultra smooth, college-educated, community activist, hip-hop business impresario from the same gutter and grime whence rappers like The Notorious B.I.G. emerged. With similar swag, Fats delivers music that picks up where the late, great B.I.G. left off. (R.I.P. Biggie).

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Big Will has made a few changes in his rap career since his Freestyle Friday championship reign on BET’s 106 & Park. He’s moved from St. Louis to New York and now to Atlanta. Big Will has also blazed the mixtape circuit by allowing fans to listen to his music online for free. Now, he is preparing to do a lot more in 2008. Big Will has a new single, “Poster Girl”, he’s with a new label called Fall Back and he’s challenging anyone who wants to battle him. But you better have some money to put up when you step in the ring with him. Here is an emcee that can show the world that St. Louis can rap and he’s carrying the STL Hip Hop scene on his back to do it.

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