BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Choon//Gig Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gig-10272@choon.local DTSTAMP:20260530T035809Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260531T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260531T230000 SUMMARY:TORTOISE at Crowbar Brisbane LOCATION:711 Ann Street\, Fortitude Valley\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4006 DESCRIPTION:Tortoise is widely considered one of the most influential music groups of the last 40 years\, with a wide-reaching impact on the contempo rary music scene. Pitchfork says: “\;Imagine a graphic showing all t he bands the five members of Tortoise were in before they came together an d then all the bands they went on to play with after. At the top of the fu nnel you have groups ranging from dreamy psych-rock to earthy post-punk cr unch\, including Eleventh Dream Day\, Bastro\, Slint\, and the Poster Chil dren\; on the '\;post-Tortoise'\; end are groups focusing on elect ro-jazz and twangy instrumental rock like Isotope 217\, Chicago Undergroun d\, and Brokeback. In thisgraphic\, Tortoise is the choke point\, the one project that has elements of all these sounds but is never defined by nor committed to any of them. \; \;The band\, which originally formed in Chicago in 1990\, comprises Dan Bitney\, John Herndon\, Douglas McCombs\, John McEntire\, and Jeff Parker. \; \;Initially hailed as pace-sett ers of an emergent\, cinematic instrumental evolution of alternative rock\ , the Chicago Tribune called Tortoise’\;s sound “\;mood music that refuses to be shoved into the background\, as inviting as it is chall enging. \; \;”\;Releasing just seven albums since 1990 — \; including classics like 1996’\;s Millions Now Living Will NeverDi e\, 1998’\;s TNT\, and 2001’\;s Standards —\;Tortoise ha s steadily and intuitively evolved across its life\, creating genreless mu sic that is as timeless as it is ahead of the curve. \; \;The band&# x2019\;s legacy goes beyond its recorded output\, as well. Per the New Yor k Times: “\;While Tortoise'\;s albums have experimented with the editing and overdubbing possibilities of the studio\, the band thrives pe rforming in real time. ”\;Rolling Stone deems Tortoise “\;a li ve marvel\,”\; while Pitchfork further says the band’\;s perfo rmances reveal that “\;at heart\, they’\;re a supremely fun ba nd\, wide open to all sorts of sonic possibilities.”\; \; \;Wi th their first visit to Australian shores in 10 years\, Tortoise is set to wow audiences around the country with these select shows.\n\nhttps://choo n.live/gigs/crowbar-brisbane-2026-05-31-1900-tortoise-10272 URL:https://choon.live/gigs/crowbar-brisbane-2026-05-31-1900-tortoise-10272 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR