Atmosphere

Originally posted by Paul Thompson at Pitchforkmedia.com:

When life gives you lemons...er, you oughta ask Atmosphere about that. And when Atmosphere gives us details of their forthcoming North American tour, well, we post that s--- pronto. In late April, following his appearance alongside Chuck D and Brother Ali in Minneapolis, Slug and beatmaking bud Ant will take it to the road for just shy of a month.

All this, of course, coincides with Rhymesayers Entertainment's April 22 release of Atmosphere's new one, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That S--- Gold.

The wait making you feel like you're watching Paint dry? Check out Slug and Ant (and, for a brief, hilarious second, Brother Ali) chatting it up on Paint It Gold, the group's YouTube channel. Pretty modern for a couple of Hotmail users, don't you think?

[Editor's note: Definitely check out Slug's Valentine's Day love and sex advice column from The Onion if you haven't already. This guy is right on! "Go directly to the independent record store (vinyl stock is a must), and start flirting with that employee shaped like Grimace from the McDonald's commercials."]

Atmosphere:

04-19 St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theatre (Slug only) * 04-22 Chicago, IL - Metro 04-23 Chicago, IL - Metro 04-24 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House 04-26 Boston, MA - The Roxy 04-27 New York, NY - Webster Hall 04-29 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 05-02 Austin, TX - Emo's 05-03 Austin, TX - Emo's 05-05 Phoenix, AZ - Marquis Theater 05-06 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre 05-07 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre 05-08 San Francisco, CA - The Regency 05-09 San Francisco, CA - The Regency 05-12 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 05-13 Seattle, WA - Showbox 05-14 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom 05-16 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue 05-17 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre 05-18 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

• with Chuck D, Brother Ali