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GUANTE
Hip Hop / Folk / Other

12/12 AT THE BEDLAM THEATER IN MPLS!



Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States

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Last Login:  11/25/2009
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Member Since2/13/2005
Band Websiteguante.info
Band MembersTru Ruts/Speakeasy Records crew-- underground you can dance to, poetry beyond platitudes, something DIFFERENT:

Truthmaze | Guante | Sha Cage | e.g. bailey | god’s pager | Nazirah P. Mickey | Quilombolas | See More Perspective | Chastity Brown | Chantz

Influences"Your music's bad and you should feel bad." --Dr. Zoidberg
Sounds LikeThe Family Business (live; recorded by Justin Schell):

El Guante - "The Family Business" from Justin Schell | 612 to 651 on Vimeo.

Bring Out Your Dead (live) w/ Big Cats! and our band

Guante & Big Cats! "Bring Out Your Dead" (Warehouse District, Minneapolis 07/25/2009) from CultureBully.com on Vimeo.

Guante & See More on 3 Minute Egg:

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Love in the Time of Zombies:

Starfish (live):

Look how dreadfully famous i am:

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Record LabelTru Ruts | Speakeasy Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 12 2009 10:00P
AN UNWELCOME GUEST CD RELEASE @ BEDLAM THEATER w/ No Bird Sing, Kristoff Krane, The Tribe (18+) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 27 2010 12:00P
Inver Hills College Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Feb 6 2010 7:00P
Intermedia Arts Minneapolis, Minnesota

GUANTE's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

FREE download of RETURN TO EL GUANTE'S HAUNTED STUDIO APARTMENT  (view more)

New Guante & Big Cats Album Preview! (Noam the Drummer Megamix)  (view more)

big shows this September + album guest roster + other updates  (view more)

my team took FIRST place at the 2009 National Poetry Slam!  (view more)

album update, upcoming shows & slams, FREE "Harry Potter REMIX" download  (view more)

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   About GUANTE
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"Giving you something to think about while nodding your head to his nimble, casual flow, El Guante could very well follow Atmosphere and P.O.S. in the long-line of outstanding rappers to break out from the Midwest." --CMJ 1/16/09

"Whether writing of lost causes or zombie apocalypses, El Guante demonstrates impeccable artistic control; in performance, he has the audience's undivided attention." --City Pages "Best of 2009" 4/21/09

"El Guante quietly rolled into the Twin Cities' hip-hop and spoken-word scenes with a hand grenade, and pulled the pin. If you look anywhere in those scenes now, you'll see his shrapnel buried deep in every wall..." --City Pages 'Artists of the Year' 12/23/08

"[EL GUANTE'S HAUNTED STUDIO APARTMENT] is a megaton bomb on local indie rap, bound to be the heaviest breath of fresh air hip hop heads will suck in all year..." --City Pages 3/24/08

"[EL GUANTE'S HAUNTED STUDIO APARTMENT] is an album that's sure to put El Guante on the verge of national exposure..." --Isthmus 3/6/08

"Equal parts insightful and inciteful, [EL GUANTE'S HAUNTED STUDIO APARTMENT] is an inspiring declaration for those who love hip-hop’s potential for social change but hate how little that potential’s realized" --Twin Cities Daily Planet 4/9/08

"The new album proves expansively witty, El Guante keeping his snarled sense of humor even when harping on the finer points of art and hip hop..." --The Onion AV Club 3/5/08

"Shocking as it may be, somehow between writing plays, literature and poetry and organizing politics, this Minneapolis renaissance man still finds a way to hold down a rap career. Chock-full of biting political commentary, and with all due respect to Slug, this guy is attempting to carry the Twin Cities on his back...." --URB Magazine Next 1000 6/3/08

"Slamming his way through each beat, literally, is the slam-artist, and lyrical slaughter-house known as El Guante with his potent yet poetic new album..." --Rift Magazine 7/9/08

CLICK HERE TO BUY EL GUANTE'S HAUNTED STUDIO APARTMENT ON CDBABY. It's also on ITunes.

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(at Hip Hop Against Homophobia; photo by Jon Behm)

ACCOLADES:
~2009 National Poetry Slam CHAMPION (St. Paul team)
~2009 St. Paul Grand Poetry Slam Champion
~2008 Minneapolis Grand Poetry Slam Champion
~2006 Madison Grand Poetry Slam Champion
~2008 URB Magazine "Next 1000"
~One of City Pages' "Artists of the Year" for 2008
~City Pages' "Best Slam Poet" for 2009
~2008 Independent Music Awards Finalist/Nominee for Best Hip Hop Album (El Guante's Haunted Studio Apartment) and Best Hip Hop Song (One of These Mornings)
~People's Choice for "Best Slam Poet" and the "Artist/Activist" Award at the 2009 Urban Griots Awards

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
~Soundset 2009 w/ Atmosphere, the Pharcyde, MF DOOM, Brother Ali and Freeway
~Ripple Effect 2008 (Anti-RNC concert) w/ Spearhead, dead prez, Anti-Flag and Rage Against the Machine
~Homegrown Hip Hop Festival 2007 w/ Brother Ali and Rhymefest
~Homegrown Hip Hop Festival 2008 w/ Kid Sister and Doomtree
~Forward Music Festival 2008 w/ Neko Case and Killdozer
~2008 Iraq Veterans Against the War National Conference
~Manifestation '09 w/ Sage Francis and B.Dolan
~2009 B-Side Jazz Festival w/ Mr. Lif and Dessa
~various other shows w/ Talib Kweli, Zion I, P.O.S., Immortal Technique, PM Dawn, One.Be.Lo, Mac Lethal, DJ Vadim, Percee P and many others.

AS A WRITER AND ACTIVIST:
I’ve facilitated university-level courses dealing with racism, sexism, homophobia and identity in general, helped organize countless social justice-oriented conferences and events, written for and edited a number of publications and helped raise money for progressive organizations through benefit shows, compilation CDs and more. Recently, I spearheaded/curated the "Hip Hop Against Homophobia" series, which has been very successful. I’m currently most involved in performing arts workshops and programs for youth—I’ve worked in dozens of elementary, middle and high schools across the Midwest, doing both one-time guest lectures or longer residencies. I also freelance, and can currently be found at CultureBully.com and my own blog, “Why Is Guante So Angry?. I’ve been published at DaveyD.com, Isthmus, The Liberator, Women in RedZine and many other publications.

CONTACT INFO:
Email: guantemail@yahoo.com

Guante's Sonicbids EPK

BOOKING INFO: For all bookings, collaborations, adding songs to compilations, getting me to lead workshops, all that kind of stuff, hit up the management: info@truruts.com | 612-288-9491 | TRU RUTS MYSPACE

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Beep! Beep! Back up the truck

Beep! Beep! Back up the truck



Nov 24 2009 2:24 PM

2 NEW ALBUMS FOR FREE




Reverence for Fallen Trees by The Black Atlantic.
The Black Atlantic is an acoustic indie pop band from the Netherlands. A Must Listen for fans of: Bon Iver, The Antlers, Fleet Foxes, Sigúr Ros & Patrick Watson.
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Schotel van de dag / Lost Bear : 10inch Split
Schotel van de dag (dish of the day) is a brand new punk/hardcore/indie-band from Utrecht.
They came to this world to serve humanity with uncompromised guitar violence!
For this split they've teamed up with the 90's inspired hairy indierockers of Lost Bear.
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COUNI

Eric Counihan



Nov 23 2009 3:22 PM

nope getting a group of people together and going to road trip. I actually work and study in I.C.... figure it would be a mid week adventure.
COUNI

Eric Counihan



Nov 23 2009 4:32 AM

Friday in Iowa City was great!!!!!!!! I will for sure be at ur show Jan. 27. Thanks for opening my eyes a little and putting on a great show. Janitor aka the family business was a highlight to my life. For sure a fan and hope you make it huge, because you have good things to say. Keep it real.
The Alternate Reality of... The House of M

The Alternate Reality of... The House of M



Nov 19 2009 2:40 AM


The House of M would like to thank you for your friendship & support in our battle against DR. WACKTAGON THE AUTO-TUNED VILLAIN... Stay tuned for more mutant adventures against the spread of the "S.W.A.G. Virus" & Global Wacktification!!! We'd also like to invite and encourage you to check out our new video "The Intitative" ~House of Mutants~


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CHAT

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Nov 18 2009 2:04 AM

AHHHHHHH!  you are correct--ICE Open Mic featuring Brady Perl is THIS Friday, the 20th of November.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 pm and the show starts at 7 pm--hope to see you there!
Justin Christ

Justin Christ



Nov 17 2009 2:04 AM

Thanks for your words, your passion and your energy yesterday! You were awesome! Can't wait to see the December 12th show. Take care buddy!
CHAT

CHAT Center for



Nov 12 2009 11:43 PM







You’re invited! Join us at “Open Mic!”
Red Handed Productions

Red Handed Productions



Nov 12 2009 2:45 PM

THIS FRIDAY, NOV 13, SLASHER FEST!!! 11 OF HARDCORE BANDS, $8. ALL AGES, MUSIC AT 5 SHARP @ THE BEAT
(1414 W. 28th St, Minneapolis, MN‎ - (612) 710-3992‎)

DON'T MISS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIY HARDCORE SHOWS OF THE YEAR!!!




(this is not the lineup, be there early so you can see every band)
NOTHING TO NOTHING http://www.myspace.com/nothingtonothing
EXPIRE http://www.myspace.com/expirehc
RELENTLESS http://www.myspace.com/relentlessmn
ICEBERG http://www.myspace.com/iceberghardcore
SHUT THE FUCK UP http://www.myspace.com/stfustandthefuckup
DOOMHAMMER http://www.myspace.com/doomhammer420
ALL TO HELL http://www.myspace.com/alltohell
HUNTER
NO END IN SIGHT http://www.myspace.com/noendinsight666
CHOKING ON REALITY http://www.myspace.com/chokingonreality
NOEXIST http://www.myspace.com/nonexistanthc

LIMITED COLLECTOR SCREEN PRINTS OF THE FLIER WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SHOW!
vhsfeature

vhsfeature



Nov 12 2009 2:45 PM

STANKFOOT TRAILER for GATTESCO'S (VHS Feature). - http://vhsfeature.com

GATTESCO'S (VHS Feature) Trailer #2 from VHS Feature on Vimeo.


Enable Mind

Enable Mind



Nov 7 2009 3:47 PM

that's cool man. when things aren't so hectic, just get at me. it'd be really awesome and my student body would really embrace the spoken word.

keep grindin yo! 

peace
-e
Misty

Misty



Nov 7 2009 3:47 PM

Hey guante Thanks for the new album (yeah free download!) it's great. Hope you had a good halloween.
skindeep

skindeep



Nov 5 2009 11:45 PM

Just wanted to stop by and let you know I’m excited to announce the release of my debut album: skindeep “Reflection of me” be sure and check out my blog hit the link support the cause. Profile includes 2 unreleased tracks thanks pc and be blessed. skindeep

Enable Mind

Enable Mind



Oct 31 2009 4:04 PM

sup man? awesome show tonight. I wish i could've stayed for more of your set, but from what i heard it was really tight yo!


keep in touch with me about those workshops. 
my email is
enablemind@gmail.com


respect! keep that true music comin

-e
bigazal

bigazal



Oct 31 2009 4:04 PM

Have a safe Happy Halloween to you and your family! God bless

JDante of SeniorClassMusic

JDante of SeniorClassMusic



Oct 21 2009 2:57 AM

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Melanie C. Jordan



Oct 19 2009 10:12 PM

Thank you GUANTE for supporting
"Imagine " Art Magazine.
http://www.soulfulpen.com
Michael Jerk

Michael Jerk



Oct 18 2009 7:18 PM

the songs sound great, man. you seem to be doing it big.

check out my page if you can.
A.K. MR. 765

 A.K.   MR. 765



Oct 16 2009 2:19 AM

what's good?
I.B.E

I.B.E



Sep 24 2009 1:47 AM

I.B.E Sampler from "The Feel" Mix-Tape released Oct.2 at the Uptown ( With Iphone Ringtones http://lnk.ms/1mVyb

www.myspace.com/mcjdante

James Gavins



Sep 22 2009 10:40 PM

I.B.E

I.B.E



Sep 17 2009 2:36 PM

I.B.E Sampler from "The Feel" Mix-Tape released Oct.2 at the Uptown (With Free Iphone Ringtones) http://lnk.ms/1mVyb

See More Perspective

See More Perspective



Sep 16 2009 8:31 PM

is the "concious is not enough" mixtape still available for free download?
El*A*Kwents the Architect

El*A*Kwents the Architect



Sep 8 2009 2:42 PM

Change is inevitable and constant. Not getting the "CHANGE" you expected? This is my two cents.

PEACE
El*A*Kwents

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Pablizo(R.I.P. Jonathan Mercado & Heather)

Pablo Garcia



Sep 6 2009 1:42 AM

Mark this on your calendar. This Friday September 11th @ The Blue Nile. 2-4-1's anything from 8-10pm, and Drink specials all night and special performance by Budah Tye. Come and support the movement. Live Reggaeton and Hip-Hop. Free t-shirt giveaways from Stack Duckets

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Us



Aug 24 2009 10:20 PM

better flyer 8_28
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