Tortoise recently announced some upcoming dates to their slowly-building tour. One date of particular interest to us here at playbsides is the September 27th show at the University of Madison’s Memorial Terrace. When I inquired about the availability of tickets … Continue reading
If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I recently completed my search for Tortoise vinyl over the last couple of years. One of the first LP’s I got was Standards, Tortoise’s 2001 release. Yesterday, Thrill Jockey announced that … Continue reading
Here is another fantastic live download from our friends at The Owl & The Bear. When this show showed up on the torrents in 2004 I downloaded it for the Tortoise part but it was the Lambchop show that really … Continue reading
In what seems to be an interesting and slightly headscratcher lineup, Tortoise will be opening for ChiTown Jamband Umphrey’s McGee on Sunday, 12/30/07 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. This show will be part of a three-night stint at the … Continue reading
Sherry and I managed to get three trips to Minneapolis in June– the first two trips were weddings of cousins of hers and the last trip was to see Tortoise at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. I hadn’t been … Continue reading
As previously reported, McEntire, Herndon and Bitney from Tortoise are releasing a record of beats on Stones Throw Records which will be out on Tuesday. However, I just noticed on the site that it is available right now on iTunes … Continue reading
From Pitchfork: In a bit of fresh news from the Tortoise camp, John McEntire, Dan Bitney and, Johnny Herndon are releasing a record of percussion and samples on the always-real Stones Throw Records under the moniker “Bumps.” The release which … Continue reading
A couple of weeks on the heels of the Bonnaroo announcement Tortoise has planned another nineteen dates starting the day before in Columbus, OH at OSU and wrapping up on July 8th at Webster Hall in NYC. This was previously … Continue reading
As reported in Billboard this morning, Tortoise will be joining the lineup of bands to play the 2007 Bonnaroo festival which takes place June 14-17 in Manchester, Tennessee. I hope that this means that there will be a recording available … Continue reading
2024 for me was another year inching towards normal music activities following the COVID Lockdowns of 2020 (and really 2021). I saw two larger touring acts in a new venue in Des Moines (actually Waukee) called Vibrant Music Hall run … Continue reading
