March 2014

March 2014

Contents:

Editorial



October 2013

October 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our 10 October 2013 showcase

10-12 October
Norwich Sound & Vision 2013

DOE

Horse Party

The Mondegreens

Our next full gig –
Friday 13 December 2013

our 13th birthday and Christmas party

Drugstore

She Makes War

BUOYS



June 2013

June 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 7th June 2013

Loom

Die You Now

Darwin & the Dinosaur



April 2013

April 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 26th April 2013

violet violet

Cthru27

Arrows of Love

The Nightingales


Recommended:

April 2013 @ NAC



January 2013

January 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Wednesday 23rd January 2013

The Joy Formidable

WE//ARE//ANIMAL


Recommended:

January 2013 @ NAC

21 January 2013, Blood Red Shoes @ NAC



December 2012

December 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 14th December 2012

Cold In Berlin

Tortoise Family Connections

There's Someone In The Pond


Recommended:

December 2012 @ NAC



October 2012

September 2012

June 2012

June 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 22nd June 2012

Yeti Lane

collider

The Thinking Men


Reccommended:

Norwich Arts Centre selected June 2012 highlights




May 2012

April 2012

April 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 13th April 2012

Drugstore

Fiel Garvie

Port Isla




February 2012

February 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 24th February 2012

Electricity in our Homes

Octagon Court

Invisible Cities




December 2011

December 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 16th December 2011

Magoo

We Can't Dance

Khan

Tim Clare

John Osborne



October 2011

October 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 7th October 2011

The Victorian English Gentlemans Club

Olympians

The Shadow Project



September 2011

September 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 16th September 2011

Sarabeth Tucek

Alloy Ark

Rory McVicar


Reccomended:

BBC Music Video Festival

Norwich Sound & Vision convention



June 2011

June 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 17th June 2011

Underground Railroad

Fever Fever

The Day The Robots Came




April 2011

April 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 8th April 2011

Talons

Deers

Embarrassing Machines




February 2011

February 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 25th February 2011

Blue on Blue

C.O.L.L

Typewriter Radio




December 2010

October 2010

September 2010

August 2010

August 2010

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Sunday 1st August 2010
Waterloo Park Walkabout Our compere

Black Vox

Blue on Blue

Glory Glory

Hellhound Oconnor and the Winkles

KunK

Olympians

These Ghosts



June 2010

Tortoise Family Connections

Tortoise Family Connections play wombatwombat on Friday 14 December 2012 @ NAC

online tickets from the button on this linked page.

Thanks to your commitments with The Kabeedies and These Ghosts, this is a rare Tortoise Family Connections gig: what's been happening in Tortoiseworld and when can we expect a follow-up to last November's six-track EP Extraterrestrial Kestrel?

Rare indeed! Well judging by our previous efforts to get together in the same room, the follow up could be next week or next century! Calum is busy receiving an education and I'm very busy keeping up our profile by drinking in the pubs of Norwich. Hopefully there will be something new for everyone to enjoy in the New Year, maybe this time we could even break the six-track mark…

You've a reputation for slipping in a cheeky, and often 'unusual', cover to your sets – how do you decided which songs get the TFC treatment…

Usually it's a case of:

A) What songs haven't we played from the first Weezer album?

B) Which songs from the self-titled Jimmy Eat World album can we physically play?

C) Is it Christmas? We could cover Jimmy Eat World's version of that Wham song.

Obviously with the exception of the occasional pop smash hit, I think our version of Hello could be in stores soon.

…and what hints can you give us about tonight's offering, bearing in mind it's a combined birthday and Christmas knees-up?

Shane MacGowan is actually rumoured to be joining us on stage and/or down the pub afterwards for a rendition of Fairytale of New York. Either that or me and Calum will murder a Christmas classic on stage wearing inappropriately large party hats. Oh! We could dress up as elves. No I'll be Father Christmas and Calum can be my elf.

So, TFC: for fans of…

Any rock/pop band early in their career. Early Weezer, Biffy Clyro, Kings of Leon (when they wrote songs not twatty stadium shite) and largely accurate two-man harmonies. Plus on stage chat far longer than the songs themselves.

You've been best buddies for ages, tell us about your festive gifts to each other.

Well I once gave Calum my PlayStation 2. I don't think that can really be topped. We usually just say "Shall we give each other music again this year?" Because we're serious creatives, obviously. I think this year we'll just swap hugs and good wishes. Maybe a cheeky peck under the mistletoe.

Social media snapshot

Which social media do you use and how do you rate them in terms of the best way to promote your band, with 1 being the best?

Ranking

Social media

URL

Anything to add?

1

Bandcamp

tortoisefamilyconnections.bandcamp.com

Bandcamp is fantastic, a proper website for bands.

2

Twitter

@TortoiseFC

Forgotten the password.

3

YouTube

youtube.com/TFConnections

I don't remember this being set up but I do love YouTube.

4

Label's websites

allsortedrecords.com

Legendary local label, quality website.

5

Anything else

last.fm/music/Tortoise+Family+Connections

Last.fm is under appreciated I think, great to be aware of the listening habits of your fans.

6

Myspace

Non-existent.

Nostalgic. REBIRTH!

7

Facebook

Non-existent.

Looks awful for bands.

Who's making those tortoise family connections?

Rory: I'm the business guy, the suit, the tie. Making tapes, wasting money, booking practices. That and playing the guitar and singing.
Calum plays the drums, sings and looks damn handsome in the process.