Gigroll: Tortoise, Ruby Suns, The Books

Via http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/, some good tidings of the gigging variety:

Post-rock legends Tortoise will be playing in Whelan's on July 10th. Tickets 29 euro, on sale now.

The Books will be playing an all-seater show in The Button Factory, May 13th, 20 euro.

And The Ruby Suns play a Ragged Words night at the Twisted Pepper, May 27, 12 euro.

New Sub Pop sampler

Don't let their crazy website-design scare you, because Sub Pop are giving away a free sampler featuring acts like Beach House, The Ruby Suns, Dum Dum Girls and Retribution Gospel Choir. To download it go here, and don't worry, it's not riddled with viruses, much as it may appear it is:

http://www.subpop.com/cybersex