Local H frontman and Prairie Cartel sideman Scott Lucas is about to be a very busy man. Lucas releases his debut album, George Lassos the Moon, with the Married Men on Tuesday, Feb. 16, and to celebrate he is hitting the road for a short tour of the Northeast beginning Friday, Feb. 12, in Cleveland, Ohio.

The eight-date tour concludes Saturday, Feb. 20, with two home-town shows; Scott Lucas and the Married Men will appear first at an in-store at Reckless Records, 1532 N. Milwaukee, at 5 p.m. and later that night at Schubas.

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Three ear-splitting reasons to get to the Empty Bottle tonight for the Metal As Art Chicago stop:

1. Headliner Hypno5e came all the way from France to play their crazy quiet/loud, ambient/screamy brand of metal. For real. They encompass all things good about where metal can and has been going over the last few years. I know you. You think you know what metal sounds like. My friend, you have no idea.

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On the heels Beacons of Ancestorship, their first album of all new material in five years due June 23, Chicago’s instrumental rockers Tortoise are ready to hit the road this summer and fall.

The band will kick off their tour with a stop at the Troubadour in Los Angeles before performing as part of Pitchfork Festival’s “Write the Night” series on Friday July 17. Tortoise will head overseas at the end of July and August until another round of Midwest dates concludes the tour in late September and early October.

Tortoise Tour Dates:
Sat. July 11 — Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Mon. July 13 — San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Wed. July 15 — Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
Fri. July 17 — Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Sun. July 19 — Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Mon. July 20 — Philadelphia, PA @ Sanctuary at First Unitarian Church
Tue. July 21 — New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Fri. July 24 — Tokyo, Japan @ Fuji Rock Festival
Fri. Aug. 14 — St. Malo, France @ La Route Du Rock
Sat. Aug. 22 — Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop
Tue. Sep. 29 — St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
Wed. Sep. 30 — Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
Thu. Oct. 1 — Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
Fri. Oct. 2 — Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Sat. Oct. 3 — Dubuque, IA @ Voices Warehouse Gallery
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Catch Tortoise July 17 at Chicago’s Union Park as part of Pitchfork Music Festival’s “Write the Night: Set Lists by Request” series (fans who purchased tickets could vote on what the band plays in their set…but voting is not closed)! For tickets, click here.
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Listen to select tracks from Beacons of Ancestorship:

“Prepare Your Coffin”

“High Class Slim Came Floatin’ In”

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