The Phoenix & the Turtle

The mainly instrumental experimental ensemble the Phoenix & the Turtle (the name of the poem by William Shakespeare) travel the road of such avant-garde performers as Godspeed You Dark Emperor! Located in the southern California city of Yucaipa, David Barrington (bass), Cahn Curtis (vocals, acoustic guitar, key pad), and Mikie Curtis (drums) have been playing in a variety of bands together for a long time before conference Valerie White colored (vocals, acoustic guitar, violin, cello, key pad). Through the summer time of 2003, Barrington and both brothers were focusing on a track for any funeral if they asked White colored to collaborate on strings. The band’s 1st effort, Sunday Is an excellent Day for Calming (2004), was preceded by Asleep in the us (2007).