April 3, 2001 - Chicago-based indie-rock act Tortoise, which is currently touring Europe in support of its latest album, "Standards," will return to the U.S. in mid-May to open a North American outing.
October 25, 1999 - Isotope 217, the laid-back Chicago improv quintet which features three members of genre-tripping rock band Tortoise and cornetist Rob Mazurek, has announced a club tour of the Western U.S. starting Nov. 18.