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Tortoise Play Casbah Tonight

t. loper — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:00:34 +0000

This time, Tortoise is stopping in sunny San Diego.

Review: Tortoise; February 17th, 2010; Mr. Smalls Theater, Pittsburgh, PA

j. walkos — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:13:57 +0000

The veteran post-rock band comes out of its shell.

Tortoise ‘Prepare’ Winter Tour (MP3)

t. loper — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:00:31 +0000

Our favorite Chicago post rockers are back with a new video and news of a winter tour.

Owl and Bear’s Best Albums of 2009

owl and bear — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:01:32 +0000

The gang gets hyperbolic.

Download: Tortoise – July 8, 2009 (FLACs)

owl and bear — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:45:05 +0000

Download: Tortoise - July 8, 2009 (FLACs)

Poetic Memory: Cougar (List)

owl and bear — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:28:23 +0000

Cougar, Madison Wisconsin’s all-foxy-grandma-instrumental-post-rock band, just released their sophomore effort, Patriot. Along with it came two starkly different—yet excellent—singles,”Stay Famous” (MP3) and “Foil Épée Sabre” (MP3, EP only). “Stay Famous” plays with old-school indie dynamics, while “Sabre”, a meandering folky piece, may or may not have something to do with fencing. You can check out [...]

Thrill Jockey Announces 12″ Record Club

owl and bear — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:58:42 +0000

In 2007, to celebrate their 15th anniversary, Chicago’s Thrill Jockey records released Plum, a limited edition box set of 7” singles in which Thrill Jockey bands covered their favorite Thrill Jockey songs. Now, the label—home to Owl and Bear favorites like Califone, Tortoise, Pit er Pat, School of Language, and The Sea & Cake—has initiated [...]

Poetic Memory: Alan Wilkis (List)

owl and bear — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:37:30 +0000

Brooklyn’s Alan Wilkis calls himself “a sponge type of listener” who is “influenced by many different artists, genres, and time periods” and it’s easy to tell from his music. His new EP is called Pink and Purple, and it’s a blast. To describe his taste, Wilkis says, “One day I might be listening to some [...]

More Tortoise Tour Dates Added to Support ‘Ancestorship’

owl and bear — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:37:53 +0000

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 [...]

Orwell’s Diaries, Tortoise, Hamlet Does Facebook (Links)

owl and bear — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:44:07 +0000

Tortoise re-releases Standards (1,000 copy LE) on red vinyl – Our copy has already shipped—get yours ASAP! The Orwell Diaries – “From 9th August 2008, you will be able to gather your own impression of Orwell’s face from reading his most strongly individual piece of writing: his diaries.” This is freakin’ awesome, in case you [...]

Bonnaroo 2007

jon — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:00:29 +0000

When I left Thursday afternoon, I felt like shit with an ungodly case of mono and, apparently, Lyme disease. I thought I might die there, but by Friday, I felt much, much better. It may be stupidly-named, but Bonnaroo apparently cures all ills. Friday morning, the suffocating heat within my tent woke me up, and [...]