Having just finished a run of shows that culminated with a stellar performance Feb. 20, at Lincoln Hall, it now appears Tortoise is poised to head back out on the road.
Several venue websites have indicated the post-rock group is planning an extensive tour that will take them from coast to coast in June and September of this year.
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There are shows and then there are shows. You know what I’m taking about. Performances in which the band are just completely feeling it – the crowd, the room, their band mates. Everything in the universe aligns at that one precise moment and it’s perfect. There could be a natural disaster, earthquake, flood or, most likely in Chicago, blizzard, and it wouldn’t make you flinch for a second because the band on stage are absolutely killing it.
This was the scene last Saturday night at Lincoln Hall when Chicago’s influential post-rockers Tortoise offered an immaculate performance during which they were received as hometown heroes – and rightfully so.
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Holy smokes! This might be the best weekend for live music in Chicago outside of Pitchfork Fest and Lollapalooza weekends. So many shows. So little time. Read on for previews of Evan Dando at the Double Door, Tortoise at Lincoln Hall, Scott Lucas and the Married Men at Schubas and that’s just scratching the surface.
But before we get to the shows, a reminder that Loud Loop Radio will be back on the air tomorrow, Saturday, February 20, at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Radio DePaul.
Anyway, we’ve got a whole lot of ground to cover. Lets get to it, shall we?
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There’s no group that truly lives the motto “variety is the spice of life” quite like Toronto’s Broken Social Scene.
For the follow-up to its 2005’s self-titled album, Broken Social Scene jumped at the chance to work with Tortoise multi-instrumentalist John McEntire. The new, as-of-yet untitled album, was recorded in part at McEntire’s Soma Studios in Chicago and Giant Studios in Toronto, which is owned by former Death From Above 1979 vocalist Sebastien Grainger and Metric guitarist Jimmy Shaw.
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It’s that time again, we’ve looked ahead and started filling in our calendars with all of the awesome upcoming shows headed to Chicago in the next few months. Being the good guys and gals that we are, we’re sharing our favorites with you, all of which will surely be not-to-miss performances of artists from around the globe that includes an impressive line-up of local acts. Check out below what we think are the hot Winter/Early Spring concerts, local acts are BOLD for easy access, and let us know in the comments what we may have missed.
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Once again, a reminder that Loud Loop Radio will once again grace the intertubes tomorrow, Saturday, October 17, at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. CST on Radio DePaul. It will be awesome as always.
Now on to our picks for this weekend’s top shows…
By Richard Giraldi \ commentsReckless Records will play host to a free in-store performance from local post-rock outfit Tortoise this Sunday, October 4, at 5 p.m.
The group is promoting it’s latest album, the 2009 release Beacons of Ancestorship.
No doubt this will be highly prized event to attend, so it goes (almost) without saying – get there early if you want to get inside.
Also be sure to check out our interview with percussionist John Herndon discussing the album and what lies ahead for the band.
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