Last time we talked to Tortoise they pretended they didn't know who Daniel Lanois was despite booking a future tour with him. Tortoise kick off tanother tour tonight, June 14th in Colombus, Ohio, and are bringing a truckload of openers. Among those joining the neo-experimental jazz band are the likes Hot Chip, Lichens, Make Believe, and Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) with Steve Reid. Tortoise will also make it to Bonnaroo, performing the second night of the festival. Joining Tortoise for the band's six-date "West Coast Fonk Bumps Tour" will be Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins. Muldrow and Perkins are signed to the same label as Tortoise's John McEntire side-project Bumps, whose self-titled debut is out on June 19. Tortoise tour dates:6/14: Columbus, OH, Wexner Center 6/15: Manchester, TN, Bonnaroo6/16: Lawrence, KS, Granada Theatre 6/17: Omaha, NE, Waiting Room 6/18: Denver, CO, Bluebird Theatre 6/19: Salt Lake City, UT, Urban Lounge 6/20: Phoenix, AZ, Rhythm Room 6/21: Los Angeles, CA, El Rey Theatre (West Coast Fonk Bumps Tour)6/22: San Francisco, CA, Independent (West Coast Fonk Bumps Tour)6/23: San Francisco, CA, Independent (West Coast Fonk Bumps Tour)6/25: Portland, OR, Aladdin Theater (West Coast Fonk Bumps Tour)6/26: Seattle, WA, Neumos (West Coast Fonk Bumps Tour)6/27: Vancouver, British Columbia, Commodore Ballroom (West Coast Fonk Bumps Tour)6/30: Minneapolis, MN, Cedar Cultural Center7/1: Chicago, IL, Metro 7/2: Ann Arbor, MI, The Blind Pig 7/3: Toronto, Ontario, Lee's Palace 7/4: Montreal, Quebec, Metropolis 7/5: Boston, MA, Museum of Fine Arts7/6: Philadelphia, PA, World Cafe7/7: Washington, DC, Black Cat 7/8: New York, NY, Webster Hall Source: Pitchforkmedia.comIs Tortoise a good see or are the shows too boring?