Stereogum — Psychedelic Denver instrumental quartet Woodsman remind me more of the Glenn Jones-led Fahey-meets-Can Boston crew Cul de Sac than, say, Tortoise (or other post-rockers folks are bound to mention). Both of the elder groups have true technique and ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 02-11 Louisville, KY - Headliners *02-12 Nashville, TN - Exit In *02-13 Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree *02-14 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *02-15 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *02-15 Washington, DC - Black Cat *02-17 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Theater *02-18... more info

Guardian Music — Ten Years Of ATP, MineheadFrom indie acorns, an influential music empire grows: that's the story of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival. Born from a simple wish to create a leftfield event which had all of the pros of pre-existing music festivals (gr... more info

Guardian Music — Post-jazz laptop maestro Four Tet looks back at the Noughties with Paul Morley What if there was an award given out for being the British post-jazz musician of the year, or the decade, or come to think of it the century, seeing as how whatever we thi... more info

Guardian Music — London jazz festivalChicago's Tortoise might nominally be a "rock" band, but it comes as no surprise to see them closing this year's London jazz festival. When they emerged in the mid-1990s at the forefront of a movement unsatisfactorily dubbed "post... more info

I Like Music — Sonic Pioneers Tortoise to play closing day of the London Jazz Festival - with support from Cluster more info

Guardian Music — Koko, LondonKnown for playing intimate clubs and village halls, Portico Quartet have no trouble filling this famous rock dive. The venue is packed, and the set begins dramatically, with a repeated pulse from Nick Mulvey's melodious hang drum and Milo... more info

Rock Sellout —   The first time I heard Pelican was a swap out of music with fellow contributor Erik. I have always been a fan of instrumental bands such as Mogwai and Totoise, I have even been known to have a heavy collection of Miles Davis albums. I loved the... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 10-01 Iowa City, IA - University of Iowa *10-02 St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium *10-04 Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *10-06 Kansas City, MO - The Crossroads *10-08 Austin, TX - Cedar Park Center *10-09 Dallas, TX - The Pa... more info

All About Jazz — Though this week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis isn't quite as jam-packed as last week's, there are still a number of notable performances happening over the next few days that are worthy of your attention. Let's go to the highlig... more info