Tortoise new album & summer tour of USA

It seems that no one started a thread with Tortoise in the title in the last 6 months. Oh well,


The NEW TORTOIS ALBUM is going to be called Beacons of Ancestorship and will be released on June 23 (meaning the following Tuesday).

This is how the cover will look:



This is the tracklist:

1. High Class Slim Came Floatin' In
2. Prepare Your Coffin
3. Northern Something
4. Gigantes
5. Penumbra
6. Yinxianghechengqi 7. The Fall Of Seven Diamonds Plus One
8. Minors
9. Monument Six One Thousand
10. de Chelly
11. Charteroak Foundation

11 tracks, that means shorter songs!

There will be a subsequent tour, consisting in the following dates:

SAT, JULY 11		LOS ANGELES, CA / TROUBADOUR		BUY TICKETS
MON, JULY 13		SAN FRANCISCO, CA / GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HAL		BUY TICKETS
WED, JULY 15		AUSTIN, TX / THE MOHAWK		BUY TICKETS
FRI, JULY 17		CHICAGO, IL / UNION PARK		PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL / BUY TICKETS
SUN, JULY 19		WASHINGTON, DC / BLACK CAT		BUY TICKETS
MON, JULY 20		PHILADELPHIA, PA SANCTUARY AT FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH		BUY TICKETS
TUE, JULY 21		NEW YORK, NY / LE POISSON ROUGE		BUY TICKETS
FRI, JULY 24		NIIGATA, JAPAN		FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL 2009
FRI, AUG 14		ST. MALO, FRANCE / LA ROUTE DU ROCK		BUY TICKETS
SUN, AUG 16		HAMBURG, DE / FABRIK		BUY TICKETS
MON, AUG 17		AMSTERDAM, NL / MELKWEG		BUY TICKETS
TUE, AUG 18		BERLIN, DE / COLUMBIACLUB		BUY TICKETS
WED, AUG 19		DRESDEN, DE / BEATPOL		BUY TICKETS
THU, AUG 20		MUNICH, DE / MUFFATHALLE		BUY TICKETS
SAT, AUG 22		HASSELT, BELGIUM / PUKKELPOP		BUY TICKETS
MON, AUG 24		FRANKFURT, DE / MOUSONTURM		BUY TICKETS
TUE, SEPT 29		ST LOUIS, MO / FIREBIRD		BUY TICKETS
WED, SEPT 30		KANSAS CITY, MO / BEAUMONT CLUB		BUY TICKETS
THU, OCT 1		OMAHA, NE / WAITING ROOM		BUY TICKETS
FRI, OCT 2		MINNEAPOLIS, MN / CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER		BUY TICKETS
SAT, OCT 3		DUBUQUE, IA VOICES / WAREHOUSE GALLERY

The source: http://www.trts.com/tours/tours.html

I am considering participation at the St. Malo concert in France, but I don't like the idea of it being part of a festival - what if that means there's going to be only a short show? But the biggest problem is that Tortoise isn't listed on the festival's line-up page: http://www.laroutedurock.com/pages/ete_e.htm#lineup




Edited by harmonium.ro - June 19 2009 at 19:41

The album is out! And it seems like it's excellent: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hbfoxzw0ldhe

I hadn't checked them out before so I don't know how it compares to their other albums but I'm liking it. Kinda chill. Do they have a defining must-listen album I should check out next?

TNT is definitely the defining Tortoise album!

Since I've seen them in December, I can recommend them enough. They make an incredible prog show, with amazing passion and musicianship (they change instruments, everybody gets to play everything), and also a great rocking sound (but with a lot of jazz in it). GO SEE THEM!

Here are some new tour dates:

Feb 11 2010 8:00P	Headliners	Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 12 2010 8:00P	Exit Inn	Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 13 2010 8:00P	Bottletree	Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 14 2010 8:00P	The Earl	Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 15 2010 8:00P	Cat’s Cradle	Carrboro, North Carolina
Feb 16 2010 8:00P	Black Cat	Washington DC, Washington DC
Feb 17 2010 8:00P	Mr Smalls Theatre	Millvale, Pennsylvania
Feb 18 2010 8:00P	Lee’s Palace	Toronto, Ontario
Feb 19 2010 8:00P	The Bling Pig	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 20 2010 8:00P	The Lincoln	Chicago, Illinois

Edited by harmonium.ro - January 11 2010 at 20:52

New Tortoise American (+ 2 European) tour dates for 2010:

Jun 11 2010 8:00P	Great American Music Hall	San Francisco, California, US
Jun 12 2010 8:00P	Troubadour	Los Angeles, California, US
Jun 13 2010 8:00P	Casbah	San Diego, California, US
Jun 21 2010 8:00P	Grog Shop	Cleveland, Ohio , US
Jun 22 2010 8:00P	Bug Jar	Rochester, New York , US
Jun 23 2010 8:00P	Le Poisson Rouge	New York, New York , US
Jun 24 2010 8:00P	Sonar Club Stage	Baltimore, Maryland
Jun 25 2010 8:00P	Frankie’s	Toledo, Ohio , US
Jun 26 2010 8:30P	The Bishop	Bloomington, Indiana, US
Jul 9 2010 8:00P	Tubaloon	Kongsberg, NORWAY
Jul 10 2010 9:00P	Whelan's	Dublin, IRELAND
Sep 3 2010 8:00A	Moedown	Herkimer, New York
Sep 4 2010 8:00A	All Tomorrow's Parties	Monticello, New York
Sep 5 2010 8:00P	Higher Ground	Burlington, Vermont , US
Sep 6 2010 8:00P	Iron Horse	Northampton, Massachuse, US
Sep 7 2010 8:00P	Paradise	Boston, Massachuse, US
Sep 8 2010 8:00P	World Cafe	Philadelphia, Pennsylvan, US
Sep 9 2010 8:00P	The National	Richmond, Virginia , US
Sep 10 2010 8:00P	Orange Peel	Asheville, North Caro, US

Don't miss this AMAZING live band!


Edited by harmonium.ro - June 11 2010 at 04:26

A new date added at the end of the tour, for September 12, Washington DC:

Tortoise at The Black Cat

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When:	Sunday, September 12, 2010 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM EDT
Where:	Black Cat 1811 14th St. NW Washington DC 20009 Get Directions

From here: http://events.myspace.com/Event/6330615/Tortoise-at-The-Black-Cat