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Tour Dates: Tortoise Hit West Coast in June, East Coast in September

March 18, 2010
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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 we’ll see a show or [...]

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Tortoise Playing FREE Reckless Records Show This Sunday

September 28, 2009

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 playing an in-store performance this [...]

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Tour Dates: Wilco @ UIC Pavilion with Tortoise

August 22, 2009
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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 I could be in attendance [...]

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Photos: Tortoise, Pit Er Pat @ Great American Music Hall, San Francisco 7/13/09

July 14, 2009
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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 never seen them perform live. [...]

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Tortoise Announces More 2009 Tour Dates

June 19, 2009

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.

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Tortoise – New MP3, 2009 Tour Dates

May 4, 2009
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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 hoping to discover some of [...]

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Pitchfork Music Festival | 2009 Lineup

April 13, 2009

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 the Night” series seriously exciting [...]

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Tortoise Announce New Album, 2009 Tour Dates

April 3, 2009

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 part of “a new series…called [...]

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