Tag: post-rock

Feature: Godspeed You! Black Emperor Saves Us from Glenn Beck, Endears Us to Doom

Godspeed You! Black Emperor, armed for the coming battle.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor are performing tonight (Wednesday) at the Music Box. Sneak in if you don’t already have tix. This was a fun one to write. Part essay, part report on the state of post-rock’s greatest band. Plus, everyone’s favorite arch-conservative blowhard, Glenn Beck, makes a cameo. What more could you want out of an alt-weekly article?

Read: With Godspeed on Our Side (via LA Weekly)

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Q&A: Tortoise talks aging, crit backlash, Dilla

Chicago post-rock juggernaut Tortoise has been with us for nearly 20 years, turning genre, and the band’s own history, on its head with each new album. Beacons Of Ancestry might be the first to display an overt hip-hop influence — and to feature thrash metal. I recently spoke to multi-instrumentalist Dan Bitney, who waxed profuse on J Dilla, the last album’s critical backlash, and growing older with Tortoise.

Below, the band’s latest video.