Posts Tagged ‘Tortoise’
DOWNLOAD: Lotus does Post-Rock
Our buddies in Lotus just put up a free recording for you to download from a pretty cool set the band did a few years back. I had always known that the band was dabbling heavy into the post-rock side of things with their unique approach to livetronica, but... more
Photos: Tortoise, Das Boton @ Great American Music Hall, SF 6/11/10
I caught an amazing show on Friday night and brought my camera along for the ride. While Phish was opening their tour in Chicago, I opted to stay here in San Fran and catch Tortoise and Das Boton at the Great American Music Hall. Here were some of... more
Tour Dates: Tortoise with Das Boton (ex-Heroic Doses) in San Francisco!
Decisions, decisions... We're two weeks and a day away from the start of the Phish summer tour, and I'm realizing that Tortoise is going to be in town playing at Great American Music Hall on the same night. I caught the last time they rolled through town and it was... more
Hopscotch Music Festival Announced for Raleigh, NC 9/9-9/11/10
The inaugural Hopscotch Music Festival was just announced for the weekend of September 9th-11th in downtown Raleigh, NC, and the lineup is heavy on bands that we love around here like Tortoise, Atlas Sound, Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene and more... Tickets are now on sale and $85 will get you... more
Tour Dates: Tortoise Hit West Coast in June, East Coast in September
Tortoise is heading back out on the road this summer for dates all cross the country. First they're hitting the West Coast in June and then they head East for the dates in September. Surprisingly, no dates were announced for their hometown slots in Chicago but I'm sure... more
Tortoise Playing FREE Reckless Records Show This Sunday
Tortoise is playing a free show at Reckless Records on Sunday at 5pm. While this is hardly the venue and time to see a band like this play, nobody should be scoffing at a free show. Recession pricing, baby! Influential Chicago group Tortoise has announced that they will be... more
Tour Dates: Wilco @ UIC Pavilion with Tortoise
I was a little out of pocket this week so I originally missed that Wilco had updated their fall tour dates to include two shows at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago with Tortoise opening up. That is a solid one-two punch of Chicago musical greatness and I really wish... more
Photos: Tortoise, Pit Er Pat @ Great American Music Hall, San Francisco 7/13/09
Tortoise came through San Francisco last night clearly practicing for their Friday night set at Pitchfork Music Festival coming up this weekend. Given that the "Write the Night" setlist would likely include many of the older fan favorites, I heard the band do a bunch of songs that I've... more
Tortoise Announces More 2009 Tour Dates
Tortoise just announced a bunch of new tour dates, including a stop in Japan, Belgium, and then a tour through the Midwest in the Fall.
Tortoise – New MP3, 2009 Tour Dates
Tortoise has put out a new mp3 from their upcoming album, Beacons of Ancestership, and Stereogum has the exclusive first-listen from the album. I'm definitely not hearing anything familiar in this track -- and yet it sounds so much like Tortoise it really couldn't be anybody else. I'm... more
Pitchfork Music Festival | 2009 Lineup
The lineup for the Pitchfork Music Festival got a few additions the other day, with Matt and Kim, Fucked Up, M83, Black Lips, and a few others added to the already amazing festival roster. I really hope I'll be able to attend this festival, with the Friday night "Write... more
Tortoise Announce New Album, 2009 Tour Dates
Tortoise recently announced a June 23rd release date for Beacons of Ancestorship, their first album in five years. I can't wait to hear it. They're playing some dates in May and a festival date in June, with the major highlight being their performance at Pitchfork Music Festival as... more
