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Tartufi is Lynne Angel and Brian Gorman.

These two friends are brother and sister, husband and wife, mother and father, thunder and lightning.

Tartufi began in 2001 in San Francisco, California. The band, originally a trio, self released two full length recordings, Westward Onward (Thread Records 2004) and So We Are Alive (Thread Records 2005), with the help of Tim Green, head engineer at Louder Studios (Comets on Fire, The Melvins, Joanna Newsom ) and member of The Fucking Champs. Both recordings garnered Tartufi critical acclaim and it was at this time that the San Francisco Bay Guardian named Tartufi one of the best live acts of the year.

They developed a strong and loyal local following and a substantial and ever growing national and international fanbase. In Fall 2005, Tartufi signed on with Spanish label Acuarela Records to release an exclusive 4 song EP entitled "Trouble", recorded by Phil Manley of Trans Am at Lucky Cat Studios in San Francsico. The buzz around Tartufi's tours in support of Trouble prompted the SF Bay Guardian to mark Tartufi as one of the top ten bands to explode into the national scene.

After a stunning and memorable showcase at South By Southwest 2006 in Austin, Texas, Brian and Lynne - now a duo -  locked themselves in their studio and began writing what would become the their latest album Us Upon Buildings Upon Us (Thread Records), produced again with the help of the ever amazing Tim Green, was released in September 2006 and charted nationally on CMJ and US radio stations for months. The album was included in many "best of" lists for 2006 and 2007 and Tartufi's seamless and relentlessly intense live show continued to astonish audiences nationwide.

In September 2006, Tartufi joined forces with three of their favorite bands Silian Rail, Low Red Land, and Birds and Batteries to form Thread Productions. The group has released two compilation cd s to date, one in October 2006, (Dragon Slayers Vol. 1), and Volume II came out in June 2007. Together the y book and promote shows supporting the rich music scene throughout the Bay Area and have been dubbed "The Bay Area's Best Music Collective" by the East Bay Express.

Tartufi was voted Best Indie Band of 2007 by the SF Bay Guardian Readers’ Poll.

After two national tours, four months on the road, and over 100 shows in 2007 alone, the band now prepares to write and record it's next full-length which promises to take their audience further into greater depths of sonic expression and aural experience. Again, with the help of Tim Green, the band will hit the studio this spring and the dynamic duo hope for a fall release.