Pages tagged “tortoise”

Catching Up With... Tortoise

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After recording and performing for nearly two decades, the members of Tortoise seem to possess a calm, slow patience not unlike that of the reptile with which they share a name...  read more

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Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship

Tortoise is one of the rare groups that defy...  read more

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Tortoise prep first new album in five years for April

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After five years, the five guys from Chicago's post-rock group Tortoise are releasing a new album of original material. Some might say that's tortoise speed to release a new record, but give the dudes a break. You ever hear one of their songs? With a bunch of free-minded musicians trying each to add their own thing, it could probably get confusing....  read more

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All Tomorrow's Parties 2008: Day 1

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[Above: The Meat Puppets]Two firsts are happening simultaneously at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival this year: it not only marks the return of My Bloody Valentine to the United States, but it also mark's the first East coast festival for the UK based ATP, who has previously staged festivals in both London and Los Angeles. MBV is headlining the final night of the three-day, all-indoor festival, which kicked off with ATP's "Don't Look Back."...  read more

Found in: Blogs, Festivus

The Sea and Cake announces new album

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As far as band names go, The Sea and Cake is a rather soothing one. The sea brings about a relaxing feeling of simply drifting...  read more

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Tortoise announces summer tour dates

Chicago instrumental post-rock group Tortoise hits the road this summer with a mini-tour of sorts, venturing back and forth between the States and Europe....  read more

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Tortoise - It's All Around You

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Having delivered post rock’s landmark release (1996’s Millions Now Living Will Never Die) and single-handedly making prog rock fashionable for a generation of indie-rock fans...  read more

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