Thrill Jockey is celebrating their 15 years in the music business with a box set release of Thrill Jockey artists covering Thrill Jockey songs. The set will be entirely made up of 7" singles and drops on December 4th. The songs will not be released on CD, and the box set will be pressed in a limited edition. Among the many covers is David Byrne covering the new Fiery Furnaces track "Ex-Guru an...
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You know the drill already…Plenty of great shows coming up and plenty of tickets to score!Friday, July 10th – Cracker @ The IndependentDavid Lowery and Cracker head to The Independent this Friday in support of the band’s first album in three years, Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey. A recent recording by [...]
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Tortoise has announced their early summer schedule! There have been a few updates to the list of cities that Tortoise will stop in, so be sure to look at brainwashed.com for the full schedule. It starts in Ohio, June 14th, the night before their performance at the Bonnaroo Festival in Tenessee on June 15th. They have added Portland and LA to their west coast coverage, as well as Ann Arbor t...
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The first full-length album of new material in five years is nearly here from acclaimed post-rock pioneers Tortoise. The new album - their sixth together - will dock on June 22, 2009. In honour of this news, the band have made a track available from Beacons of Ancestorship for us all to enjoy.
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Last time we talked to Tortoise they pretended they didn't know who Daniel Lanois was despite booking a future tour with him. Tortoise kick off tanother tour tonight, June 14th in Colombus, Ohio, and are bringing a truckload of openers. Among those joining the neo-experimental jazz band are the likes Hot Chip, Lichens, Make Believe, and Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) with Steve Reid. Tortoise will al...
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Tortoise are ready to release LP #6 entitled Beacons Of Ancestorship on June 23rd via Thrill Jockey. Check out two hot new songs premiered this morning by Stereogum and Pitchfork - respectively. Beacons will be their first collection of new material in 5 years. Tortoise - High Class Slim Came Floatin' In Tortoise - Prepare Your Coffin Catch them on tour and @ this years Pitchfork Fest:07/11 -...
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Tortoise’s first album in over five years, Beacons of Ancestorship, is out June 23rd on Thrill Jockey. The band had previously announced some shows around the time of Pitchfork Music Fest, and now they’ve added a some midwest dates to their fall schedule. They’ll also be playing a few shows in Europe and one in [...]
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Tortoise have a new album out in June and, as they're lovely people, they're giving you a free download of one of the tracks from the newbie.
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Chicago band Tortoise, after only a short break, is once again setting off on tour. However, unlike their Beacons of Ancestorship tour earlier this year, which featured almost exclusively U.S. dates, this time around Tortoise is packing for Europe. Kicking off at Barcelona's International Jazz Festival and ending in the U.K. with some guests at the All Tomorrow's Parties 10-year anniversary sho...
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Tortoise has a new album, Beacons of Ancestorship, coming out June 23! Here are a couple of the new songs I stumbled on today. One is compared to a rave/dance track, and the other sounds like Tortoise making a nu-metal jam:“High Class Slim Came Floatin’In”(mp3 via stereogum)“Prepare Your Coffin”(mp3 via pitchfork)Tortoise is playing the Troubadour [...]
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Tortoise is playing a free show at Reckless Records on Sunday at 5pm. While this is hardly the venue and time to see a band like this play, nobody should be scoffing at a free show. Recession pricing, baby!Influential Chicago group Tortoise has announced that they will be playing an in-store performance this [...]Related posts:Sunday Free Show: Sharon Jones at SummerstageTortoise to Play Earl...
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Two UK tour dates have been confirmed for Tortoise, both spread sparsely apart and both in support of the bands newest record 'Beacons Of Ancestorship'. Their first dates comes August 25th at the London Garage and then four months later, the legendary collective will play at the Ten Years Of ATP Festival in Minehead on December 11th to 13th.
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Tortoise just announced a bunch of new tour dates, including a stop in Japan, Belgium, and then a tour through the Midwest in the Fall.Related posts:Tortoise – New MP3, 2009 Tour DatesTortoise Announce New Album, 2009 Tour DatesTortoise | 2007 Summer Tour DatesRelated posts:Tortoise – New MP3, 2009 Tour DatesTortoise Announce New Album, 2009 Tour DatesTortoise | 2007 Summer Tour Dates
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Tortoise co-founder Dan Bitney discusses the past, present, and future of the band that changed indie rock forever, and continues to thrill their power base on their first original record in five years, Beacons of Ancestorship.
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Tortoise's brand new record Beacons Of Ancestorship is set for release on June 22nd via Thrill Jockey and marks their first long-player in five years. This track, Prepare Your Coffin is taken from the upcoming record and the accompanying video compliments it's atmosphere rather well.
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