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News in Brief: Peter Steele, Zs, Adam Green, Melbourne Jazz Festival

5337 days ago
Pitchfork-- MTV reports that Peter Steele, frontman for long-running Brooklyn goth-metal overlords Type O Negative, has died of heart failure. He was 48. Remember the man by spending nine minutes with the "Christian Woman" video right here.-- New York experim... more info

The upside-down world of Avi Buffalo

5351 days ago
Guardian MusicAvigdor Zahner-Isenberg writes startling, lovable indie music that he wants to give away for free. So why did he sign to Sub Pop?Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg of Long Beach, California, represents a new type of that most worn-out of career options, the "r... more info

Nina Nastasia – “You’re A Holy Man”

5353 days ago
Stereogum“You’re A Holy Man” comes from Nina Nastasia’s forthcoming sixth album Outlaster. In keeping with its subject, the song has a religious feel to it — the somber pace, drone cadences, heady string sawing. The album, per usual, was recorded by... more info

Festivals in Brief: Hopscotch, Electrónica en Abril, WIUX Culture Shock, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage

5353 days ago
PitchforkWhat: HopscotchWhen: September 9-11Where: Raleigh, NCWho: Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, Public Enemy, Fucked Up, No Age, Atlas Sound, Washed Out, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Marissa Nadler, Javelin, Active Child, Harvey Milk, Tortoise, and more. (... more info

Belle and Sebastian Curate and Headline Second Bowlie Festival

5358 days ago
PitchforkBack in 1999, twee-pop heroes Belle and Sebastian curated an intimate British festival that they called the Bowlie Weekender. The lineup for that first fest, heavy on Scottish bands, was a cross-section of the circa-99 underground elite: Sleater-Kinn... more info

ATP NY expands 2010 lineup - Hope Sandoval, SUNN O)) & Boris, Tortoise, BEAK> (Geoff Barrow of Portishead) & more!

5358 days ago
Brooklyn VeganBoris @ ATP NY 2009 (more by Ryan Muir) There aren't many music news items that get me excited as ATP lineup additions. This one is no different. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions, Torotoise, Bardo Pond, Beak> featuring Geoff... more info

ATP NY Adds Sunn O))), Boris, Tortoise, Hope Sandoval

5359 days ago
StereogumWe gave you a preliminary rundown of this fall’s ATP NY, but the folks at ATP have thrown Tortoise, Bardo Pond, and Sleepy Sun onto the bill and guest curator Jim Jarmusch added folks to his Sunday showcase. In addition to Jarmusch’s previously m... more info

CareFusion Jazz Festival lineup (João Gilberto, Tortoise, Sun Ra Arkestra, McCoy Tyner, Ravi Coltrane & more)

5385 days ago
Brooklyn VeganWe mentioned how Tortoise's upcoming NYC show on June 23rd is part of the CareFusion Jazz Festival (June 17th-26th). Well, the full lineup for that fest has been released, and it's posted below. It varies from local acts like... more info

Tortoise on tour, playing NY Carefusion Jazz Festival (dates)

5393 days ago
Brooklyn VeganDOWNLOAD: Tortoise - Prepare Your Coffin (MP3) Tortoise are currently wrapping up a short run of February shows. They'll be in NYC this June for a performance at (Le) Poisson Rouge as part of the Carefusion Jazz Festival New York... more info

Grizzly Bear, Tortoise and Major Lazer For Primavera Sound 2010

5409 days ago
GigwisePlus many more new names... more info

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