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Tortoise to Score Upcoming Film

Chicago instrumental/experimental band Tortoise have been very inactive recently — in the past 10 years they've released just two albums — but the musically diverse collective has reared its head once again.  read more

Our 10 Favorite Bruce Springsteen Covers

We’re sure everyone caught Sunday’s Emmy opening skit in which Jimmy Fallon and fellow tramps perform Bruce Springsteen’s seminal hit “Born to Run,” right?...  read more

City Slang to Celebrate Anniversary with Broken Social Scene, Calexico, Yo La Tengo

The folks at City Slang know how to party. When the German indie label celebrates its 20th anniversary this fall, they’ll be bringing in the likes of Broken Social Scene, Calexico, Menomena and Yo La Tengo for three nights of performances that take place the weekend of Nov. 19....  read more

Public Enemy, Broken Social Scene and Panda Bear Headline Inaugural Hopscotch Festival

If you don’t want to hear awesome live music Sept. 9-11, we suggest you stay far, far away from downtown Raleigh, N.C. It’s then that myriad acts will perform at the inaugural Hopscotch Music Festival that weekend. Public Enemy, Panda Bear and Broken Social Scene will headline the fest, and another 120ish bands will scatter among the event’s 10 venues....  read more

Catching Up With... Tortoise

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

Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship

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

Tortoise prep first new album in five years for April

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

All Tomorrow's Parties 2008: Day 1

[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

The Sea and Cake announces new album

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

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