check it out here:  http://www.emilystrange.com/beware/radio/index.cfm

Tomorrow (9/16) we will be posting a track from our new EP "Altahmam".
More tracks will follow shortly.
thanks for the support.
Telltale.

We received some great write-ups for tour.... check them out...



Philadelphia Weekly:
3/22/09

Telltale’s ear-splitting washes of guitar feedback, deadpan chants and ominous droning wastelands may remind you of early Sonic Youth or My Bloody Valentine. That’s a change from the garage pop that guitarist Eric Gilstrap and bassist Laurie Ruroden made in their old band, Elevator Action,
but very much in line with Orgone Accumulator, drummer Lauren Andino’s
previous gig. Together, and now based out of Brooklyn, the three have
been making increasingly accomplished live recordings, including a
brooding, claustrophobic reading of Fad Gadget’s first single, “Back to
Nature.” Deli
magazine picked Telltale as its most buzz-worthy punk/noise band last
year. And even though you’ve likely never heard of them, why not catch
them early? (Jennifer Kelly)


The State:
3/20/09
SECOND TIME AROUND: Last November, From the Land, which features Steven Walters, Brett Lee and Dave Robbins, debuted at Art Bar with a stunning set of exactingly-crafted post-punk. No hi-jinks, just music.In December former Orgone Accumulator bassist Lauren Andino played in Columbia for the first time (at Art Bar) with Telltale, the New York trio she plays drums in.Both From the Land and Telltale will play at Art Bar on Saturday, and both have new songs. Earlier this month, the deli magazine listed Telltale at No. 28 out of 300 New York City bands creating Web buzz.“It’s
a lot darker sonically than the other stuff,” Andino said of the music.
“There are more layers, that kind of wall of sound thing.“I go to bed with my ears ringing after practice.”Telltale has added a fourth member for the tour.As for From the Land, Walters suggested the instrumental fare could be even tighter.“And considering that time has passed and we’ve practiced it more, I imagine we’ll play the old material better,” he said.The show is at 10 p.m. Ex Norwegian, an active Florida pop band touring in support of its debut, “Standby, ” will open. Art Bar is at 1211 Park St. (803) 929-0198


The Free Times:
3/18/09 - 3/24/09

And Telltale’s thick, reverb-soaked post-punk doesn’t so much blanket
you as it does envelop you, overpowering you with Sonic Youth-inspired
caterwauls and Jesus and Mary Chain-esque walls of sound. This will
destroy you, reader, and you will love every second of it. - P. Wall

Art Bar: 9 p.m., $4; 929-0198, artbarsc.com.


Short and Sweet NYC:

Friday March 13

Location: Lower East Side, NYC
Band: Telltale
Show time: 8 PM
Venue: Pianos

Brooklyn
based post-punk act Telltale kick off their tour with a performance at
Pianos. With meaty hooks and dreamy soundscapes, this band will put you
into a daze you may not want to escape. Joining them are Jonathan Tyler
and Northern Lights, Rosewood Thieves, Bottle Up and Go, Rosie and
Goldbug, and Simon Says No.

Tour starts TODAY, Friday the 13th, with a home based show here in NYC @Pianos 8pm sharp!...  if we are in you're area please come out...

suggested items you may want/need to bring:

ear plugs, rope, knife, flashlight, whistle, water purification supplies, plastic trashbag, metal cup or can, butane lighter, tarp, dried fruit, etc....

Okay, here are the tour dates:

3/13 - Pianos (NYC)
3/14 - Velvet Lounge (Washington, DC)
3/17 - Elliot's Revue (Winston Salem, NC)
3/18 - EC-OH (East Coast Opera House, Wilmington, NC)
3/19 - Tin Roof (Charleston, SC)
3/20 - Snug Harbor (Charlotte, NC)
3/21 - Art Bar (Columbia, SC)
3/22 - M Room (Philadelphia, PA)

See yas soon!!

January 23, 2009

BACK AGAIN:Telltale, the post-shoegaze Brooklyn band that features Columbia native Lauren Andino on drums, will perform at Art Bar on March 21.Telltale, which also performed there Dec. 27, will be playing its second show in Columbia, while the opener, From the Land, will be playing its second show as a band.“We are stopping back in S.C. on our way back from (South By Southwest),” Andino said.From the Land guitarist Steven Walters said his band might have some musical additions.“There may be some vocals, but not on every song,” he said.Volcano, we’re excited.

The State Newspaper  - Otis Taylor

Music: Music Menu

CL previews upcoming shows

Published 12.23.2008
http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/cl_previews_upcoming_shows/Content?oid=510879


SUNDAY, DEC. 28

Telltale Featuring Eric and Laurie, ex-Elevator Action, this NY-based trio has a firm ear toward slow-building shoegazer ethos where the guitars shiver and twirl and vocals float alongside. Setting aside their old band's power pop and garage rock, Telltale takes a more subtle and experimental approach and builds the songs one layer at a time, stitched with spacey, moody guitar effects. Snug Harbor (Shukla)

Here is a write up from The State newspaper:

Life & Style - Entertainment - Music
Friday, Dec. 26, 2008
'There's more room to breathe now'
By OTIS R. TAYLOR JR. - otaylor@thestate.com


It might sound snooty, but Lauren Andino, the former bassist of low-fi shoegazers Orgone Accumulator, has a point about New York and being a musician.

"There's so many people in bands," said Andino, who moved from Columbia to New York two years ago. "I was definitely looking for kind of the right people I wanted to play with."

She found them in Eric Gilstrap and Lori Ruroden of Elevator Action, a Charlotte band that had moved to New York for a change in scenery.

If you go

Telltale and Twilight Armada

WHEN: 9 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Art Bar, 1211 Park St.

TICKETS: $3

INFORMATION: (803) 929-0198; www.artbarsc.com

But Elevator Action's drummer wasn't able to make the move.

"We had been through a couple of drummers," Gilstrap said. "We knew in the back of our minds Elevator Action was changing."

Enter Andino, whose drumming brought a new style and, subsequently, a new name: Telltale.

"It's a band from scratch," she said. "It's not like I joined a band that's been playing for a while."

Telltale will play Saturday night at Art Bar with Twilight Armada.

Where Elevator Action was a loud garage band bent on breaking fists, faces and equipment, Telltale is more subdued and patient, though the eruptive spirit remains present.

It's a change Gilstrap and Ruroden embraced but sometimes struggle with.

"I get a little frustrated because I don't know how minimal I want to be," said Ruroden, Telltale's bassist. "I didn't know where to start.

"We didn't want to sound similar to Elevator Action."

Ruroden uses more distortion and effects pedals in Telltale.

"There's more room to breathe now," she said. "We slowed it down. I like that it's not even the same genre."

Gilstrap, the band's singer, was somewhat of a yelper in Elevator Action; now he's more charismatic.

"Telltale is a more a little bit about the art," he said.

After playing Art Bar, Telltale will perform at Snug Harbor in Charlotte Sunday night. Ruroden admitted to being "a little nervous but excited" about returning home.

Andino, who works at Mute Records, isn't one for wrecked nerves — or outsider appreciation.

"It's like the same with Orgone. We liked what we were doing and we were having fun," she said. "And we're doing the same now."

So what if people don't dig it?

"We're not going to write pop-punk and fix it," she said, more than a bit of snootiness leaking into the answer.

This is copied from an article in Columbia, SC's free weekly newspaper, The Free Times:

Sound Bites
Issue 21.52 :: 12/24/2008 - 12/30/2008

Telltale — Yes, Telltale hails from the hipster capital of Brooklyn, but local showgoers will recognize a familiar face: Ex-Orgone Accumulator bassist Lauren Andino mans the skins for the delay-soaked, reverb-drenched post-punk trio. Telltale's smart, off-kilter indie rock owes as much to The Stooges' street-walking punk and Sonic Youth's raucous teenage riot as it does to post-punk pioneers Wire and Mission of Burma, and there's a heaping helping of the sparse, spacious art-rock of The Jesus and Mary Chain thrown in for good measure (particularly in the glorious bridge of "Magazines"). Local elder punk statesmen F13 headline; smart-rock purveyors The Unawares and mellifluously loud indie rockers Twilight Armada round out this outstanding lineup. P. Wall
Art Bar: 9 p.m., $3; 929-0198, artbarsc.com.