Tortoise Kick Off North American Tour This Week in Support of the Catastrophist

March 7, 2016 For Immediate Release

TORTOISE KICK OFF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR THIS WEEK IN SUPPORT OF THE CATASTROPHIST

PRESENT LIVE VIDEO FOR “SHAKE HANDS WITH DANGER” hps://youtu.be/_qxLTZ6TOps

NEW ALBUM OUT NOW ON THRILL JOCKEY

“It seems to want to be indisnct, to lie beyond trackable senment or emoon or even clear historical markers. But it can’t be: It’s part of a much greater, nearly 50-year long story of rock bands wiggling away from rock.” — The New York Times

“…the Tortoise mix of pelvic trance grooves and jazzy changes remains disncve.” — Rolling Stone

“…so many disparate elements and inﬂuences might sound like a crazy mess, but The Catastrophist has the same kind of measured, sanguine quality that has been the hallmark of almost every Tortoise album. None of this should make sense, but for some reason all of it does.” — Stereogum

“Chicago’s Tortoise is a genre unto itself: cited as a progenitor of post-rock, and clearly indebted to its home town’s history of improvisers and fusionists, Tortoise is an American underground instuon.” — Boston Globe

“The Catastrophist bristles with le turns and trap doors.” — Chicago Tribune

Following an extensive European tour and two sold out release shows in the band’s hometown of Chicago, revered instrumental group Tortoise are set to embark on their first major North American tour in support of their new album, The Catastrophist, just out on Thrill Jockey Records. In ancipaon of the tour kick-off, Tortoise are sharing a special live video of the band performing “Shake Hands With Danger,” a hypnoc, bass-and-beat album highlight, filmed at the band’s in-the-round album release shows at Thalia Hall in Chicago this past January. The video offers up a rare and special experience to watch Tortoise re-create the sonic textures represented throughout their albums in a live seng.

Comprised of mul-instrumentalists Dan Bitney, John Herndon, Doug McCombs, John McEnre and Jeff Parker, Tortoise will kick off the first leg of their extensive North American tour this Wednesday in Minneapolis at the Cedar Cultural Center, taking them all across Midwest, Northeast, and Southwest. They’ll head back out in late April to the West Coast and southern US, before heading back to Europe this summer. A full list of tour dates is below.

Watch Tortoise Perform “Shake Hands With Danger” Live At Thalia Hall In Chicago — hps://youtu.be/_qxLTZ6TOps

Watch/Listen/Share: “Yonder Blue” video — hps://youtu.be/y6tpg_FmsiU “Gesceap” stream — hps://youtu.be/7ArKJ5k1Vnc

Tortoise Tour Dates: Wed. March 9 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Cedar Cultural Center # [Tix] Thu. March 10 - Madison, WI @ Majesc Theatre Fri. March 11 - Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig # [Tix] Sat. March 12 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace # — SOLD OUT Sun. March 13 - Montreal, QC @ Fairmount # — SOLD OUT Mon. March 14 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse # [Tix] Tue. March 15 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair # — SOLD OUT Wed. March 16 - New York, NY @ (Le) Poisson Rouge # — SOLD OUT Thu. March 17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Lileﬁeld # — SOLD OUT Fri. March 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts # [Tix] Sat. March 19 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat # [Tix] Sun. March 20 – Charloesville, VA @ The Southern # [Tix] Mon. March 21 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel # [Tix] Tue. March 22 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall # [Tix] Wed. March 23 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House Revival # [Tix] Thu. March 24 - Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio # [Tix] Tue. April 26 - Boise, ID @ Radio Boise Tuesday [Tix] Wed. April 27 - Seale, WA @ The Crocodile [Tix] Thu. April 28 - Vancouver, BC @ Imperial [Tix] Fri. April 29 - Portland, OR @ Revoluon Hall [Tix] Sat. April 30 - Sonoma, CA @ Sonoma Winery / Redwood Barn [Tix] Sun. May 1 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall [Tix] Mon. May 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom [Tix] Tue. May 3 - Solana Beach @ Belly Up [Tix] Wed. May 4 – Phoenix AZ @ Desert Daze Phoenix at Crescent Ballroom Fri. May 6 - Ausn, TX @ Mohawk [Tix] Sun. May 8 - Dallas, TX @ Dada [Tix] Mon. May 9 - St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room [Tix] Tue. May 10 - Chicago, IL @ Metro [Tix] Wed. May 11 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater [Tix] Thu. May 12 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird [Tix] Fri. May 13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge [Tix] Sat. May 14 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad Sun. May 15 - Arcosan, AZ @ Form: Acrosan Fri. May 27 - Torino, IT @ Cap10100 Sat. May 28 - Brescia, IT @ Laeria Molloy Sun. May 29 - Munich, DE @ Feierwerk [Tix] Mon. May 30 - Frankfurt, DE @ Das Be [Tix] Tue. May 31 - Paris, FR @ TBA Wed. June 1 - Koln, DE @ Kulturkirche Thu. June 2 - Besancon, FR @ La Rodia Sun. June 5 - Nimes, FR @ This Is Not A Love Song Fesval Mon. June 6 - Toulouse, FR - Metronum Wed. June 8 - Metz, FR @ Les Trinitaires Thu. June 9 Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix Fri. July 3 - Keﬂavik, IS @ Asbru (ATP Iceland) [Tix] Tue. July 5 - Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theater

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