Editing Eyedea (section)

==Music career==
He was signed to [[Rhymesayers Entertainment]] and collaborated with [[Slug (rapper)|Slug]] of the [[underground hip hop]] group [[Atmosphere (music group)|Atmosphere]] as well as [[Sage Francis]], [[Aesop Rock]], and [[Blueprint (rapper)|Blueprint]]. He was also a member of the hip hop collective and super group "The Orphanage" along with Slug, [[Aesop Rock]], [[Blueprint (rapper)|Blueprint]], & [[Illogic]]. Although never releasing a full CD to the public, songs were recorded and released.<ref name=CP1>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/18/r-i-p-legendary-battle-rapper-and--fav-eyedea|title=Legendary battle rapper Eyedea dies|publisher=FactMag|date=2010-10-17|access-date=2010-10-17}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After Eyedea released ''This Is Where We Were'', recorded with his live [[freestyle rap]]/jazz group [[Face Candy]], he created Carbon Carousel, an alternative rock band. They have released one EP, entitled ''The Some of All Things, or: The Healing Power of Scab Picking''. This brought on speculation that Eyedea & Abilities were no longer together. However, in August 2007, the duo announced on their Myspace that they would be at the Twin Cities Celebration of Hip-Hop performing old songs and new material. In December 2007, Eyedea & Abilities embarked upon their Appetite for Distraction Tour with Crushkill labelmate [[Kristoff Krane]] and Minnesotan duo Sector7G.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

In 2007, Eyedea created a book of poetry and art with painter Louis N. LaPierre, who is also responsible for Face Candy's 'This Is Where We Were' album art. The book was titled ''Once A Queen... Always A Creep''. Only 80 copies were made.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.louisnlapierre.com/portfolio/once-a-queen-always-a-creep/|title=…once a queen, always a creep. « Louis N LaPierre|last=onioneye|website=www.louisnlapierre.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref>

The summer of 2009 saw Eyedea & Abilities joining the touring hip hop festival [[Rock the Bells]] for a limited number of dates, performing alongside such acts as [[Sage Francis]], [[Evidence (artist)|Evidence]], [[M.O.P.]] and [[the Knux]]. E&A also performed at the first Rock the Bells concert in 2004, infamous for being [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]'s last performance with the [[Wu-Tang Clan]].{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

In 2011, an EP of 4 of Eyedea's freestyles, previously released in 2010 but only sold at live shows, were made available for 'pay what you want' download.<ref name="freestyles">{{cite web|url=http://micheallarsen.bandcamp.com/album/freestyles|title=Eyedea Freestyles EP|access-date=2011-04-14|publisher=Micheallarsen.bandcamp.com|year=2011}}</ref> Guitar Party a group consisting of vocalist (and first grader) Mijah Ylvisaker, drummer J.T. Bates (Face Candy, Carbon Carousel, The Pines) and guitarists Jeremy Ylvisaker (Carbon Carousel, Alpha Consumer, Andrew Bird, The Cloak Ox), Jake Hanson (Halloween, Alaska), Andrew Broder ([[Fog (band)|Fog]], The Cloak Ox) and Micheal Larsen (Eyedea & Abilities, Carbon Carousel, Face Candy) released a recording of the only live show they had managed to play before Eyedea's death called 'Birthday [I feel Triangular]' 
.<ref name="guitarparty">{{cite web|url=http://micheallarsen.com/products-page/eyedeas-albums/guitar-party-birthday-i-feel-triangular-cd-r/|title=Guitar Party Birthday [I feel Triangular]|access-date=2011-04-14|publisher=Micheallarsen.com|year=2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719053020/http://micheallarsen.com/products-page/eyedeas-albums/guitar-party-birthday-i-feel-triangular-cd-r/|archive-date=2011-07-19}}</ref> The second [[Face Candy]] album was released on May 24, 2011, on Rhymesayers. This album was recorded in two days at the Winterland studios and one night in front of an audience at St. Paul's Black Dog Cafe.<ref name="wasteageteenland">{{cite web|url=http://micheallarsen.com/2011/04/14/face-candys-waste-age-teenland-out-may-24th-on-rhymesayers/|title=Waste Age Teenland Out May 24th On Rhymesayers|access-date=2011-04-14|publisher=Micheallarsen.com|year=2011}}</ref>