Well, this sounds like a perfect evening’s entertainment. Broken Social Scene and Tortoise have been invited by those cheeky scamps at ATP to co-headline two dates at London’s Koko this November. They’re playing Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th November. Tickets go on sale this Friday. More information here.
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10 Years Of ATP – Butlins, Minehead 11-13 December ’09
Perhaps the finest distillation of “essence of ATP” to date, that magical alchemy that manages to draw together a wide and varied mix of bands, musicians and artists and create something wonderfully special.
Cluster / Tortoise – Royal Festival Hall, London 22/11/09
The closing night of this year’s London Jazz Festival sees two legendary exponents of electronic, experimental and post-rock combine to wondrous effect. Dan Marner was there.
[Competition] Win a pair of tickets to see Tortoise & Cluster at the Southbank!
We’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway to the closing night of this year’s London Jazz Festival at the Southbank that’ll feature two legends of modern music collaborating: Tortoise and Cluster!
Tortoise to play closing night of London’s Jazz Festival
Tortoise return to London for a special one-off date at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the London Jazz Festival 2009.
La Route Du Rock – St. Malo, France 14th-16th August 2009
Our second installment of festival coverage this week: Moving from Wales to St. Malo, France for La Route Du Rock.
Tortoise – The Garage, London 25/08/09
Tortoise visit the dizzy heights of the Garage in North London and despite some technical difficulties eventually take the place to pieces – brick by brick.
Pitchfork Festival – Chicago 17-19 July 2009
Just because you operate the world’s most influential independent music website doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to put on a decent festival. Pitchfork give it a damn good try though…
TLOBF Interview :: Tortoise
Matt Poacher fights his way across the Capital to interview Doug McCombs, the bassist for the legendary band Tortoise, to talk new albums, tombstones and photos.
Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship
Here we are, six records in and with Beacons of Ancestorship Tortoise have made, by their own esoteric standards, their most straight ahead ‘rock’ record to date. Are Tortoise still relevant? Oh yes. Matt Poacher writes.
Tortoise: Free download from new album!
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.
New Tortoise record! – Beacons of Ancestorship
Tortoise have announced plans to release a new album on Thrill Jockey in June. For further details, hit the link!
The Sea and Cake – Car Alarm
It may have only taken three months to hammer out their eighth album in the studio but The Sea and Cake’s latest dessert could have firmed up a little longer before it was cast into the seas of production. Despite being sociable to the last strum, nobody wants soggy cake at a party.
