Autumn 2015 Tour with CASPIAN 9/19-10/23

We are teaming up with our buddies in Caspian to tour the US/Canada this fall. Caspian is releasing a new record, "Dust and Disquiet" on Sept. 25th, so be sure to watch for it. We are supporting them on 25 shows, and have 4 additional shows on our own as a solo headliner.
Tickets are already selling quickly, buy them early!

9/19 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade Records​ *SOLD OUT*
9/20 Providence, RI Aurora Providence​ ^^
9/21 Albany, NY @ Fuzebox ^^
9/22 Montreal, QC Petit Campus​
9/23 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace​
9/24 Ferndale, MI The Loving Touch​
9/25 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
9/26 Milwaukee, WI @ Company Brewing ^^
9/27 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club​^^
9/29 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall​
9/30 Omaha, NE Slowdown​
10/1 Denver, CO Moe's Original BBQ - Denver​
10/3 Boise, ID Neurolux​
10/4 Seattle, WA BARBOZA​
10/5 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios​
10/7 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop​
10/8 Los Angeles, CA Club Bahia​
10/9 San Diego, CA The Hideout​
10/10 Phoenix, AZ The Rebel Lounge​
10/11 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad​
10/13 Austin, TX The North Door​
10/14 Dallas, TX The Prophet Bar​
10/16 Nashville, TN The High Watt​
10/17 Atlanta Center Stage - The Loft - Vinyl​
10/19 Raleigh, NC Kings​
10/20 Richmond, VA The Camel​
10/21 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's​
10/22 Washington, DC DC9 Nightclub​
10/23 Boston, MA The Sinclair​

Tickets and additional information can be found at http://smarturl.it/CSPNTour

CTTS solo show info:
Providence: https://www.facebook.com/events/795706477209651/
Albany: https://www.facebook.com/events/1467255523601954/
Milwaukee: https://www.facebook.com/events/143134139354598/
Minneapolis: https://www.facebook.com/events/521989801285696/

Pre-order the new pressings of As the Roots Undo and Decompositions Volume One

 Why do one thing at a time when you can do five? Today we launch a preorder for the 2nd pressing of As The Roots Undo-10th Anniversary Reissue and the 3rd pressing of our 2012 double LP Decompositions Volume One. Oh and two new shirt designs and a new hoodie. We couldn't decide which version of the Quantum Singular shirt we liked best, so we are going to offer 3 choices during the pre-order. So if you have a favorite, please order it, otherwise it may not make the final cut.

Everything you need to know should be over at our webstore, circletakesthesquare.bigcartel.com

Thank you!

xoctts

As the Roots Undo LP

Green/Bone White Swirl

 

Bronze/Swamp Green Swirl (translucent when held up to light) 

Quantum Scaffolding T-Shirt and Zip Up Hoodie 

 

  

Quantum Singular T-Shirt (Blue and White available only as a preorder)

Decompositions Volume One (photos of vinyl colors coming soon!)

Circle Takes the Square turns 15. 'Critical Mass'

It was the fall of 1999 when my friend Megan and I saw two guys putting flyers on bikes parked outside our doom in Savannah. I yelled at them from the 4th floor balcony of Oglethorpe House, as if I was genuinely concerned about my $70 Walmart bicycle. "Don't scratch the paint job, ya hooligans!" I knew one of them was in my Drawing I class, a foundations course that everyone had to take. We spent weeks drawing our faces in charcoal on 18"x24" paper. Not the entire face at once, mind you. First the Lips. Then the Eye. And not just one time. Three times each. By the time we got to the Nose I felt like I was getting the hang of it. Drawing your nose the size of an egyptian cubit might have bothered some people. But I was way into it. Maybe that's how I recognized my classmate from so far away. I'd critiqued giant versions of his facial features in class for weeks. "Hey its Rob!" and asked him what the flyers were for. He introduced me to Drew, and they invited us to Critical Mass, some kind of bikes-taking-back-the-streets gathering held monthly. Not being one for gatherings of any kind, I didn't go to Critical Mass that month, or ever.
I didn't see Drew again until our first band practice. Our drummer Jay had met him and asked him to come play with us. 'Oh hey, you're Rob's friend'. I guess that was enough to vouch for each other in our minds. Drew started showing us a bunch of riffs he'd been writing. I asked him what it was called. "Houdini Logic" he said. "Who wassit now?" I said. Took me weeks to learn how to play that song, and what it was actually called. - Kathleen

A portrait of the artist's young nose, as held by Dana Filloon of Junius.

As the Roots Undo 10th Anniversary Repress on sale today!

2014 marks the 10th anniversary of our debut album, 'As the Roots Undo'. To celebrate we are re-releasing it on vinyl. Today! They go on sale at 7pm EST.
The beautiful new layout is a full color, matte finish, triple gatefold, and features metallic ink and spot gloss varnish on recycled board. The insert features the 'tower' design, and contains lyrics & liner notes.
Artwork and layout by Andrew Speziale.
Printed by Imprint Indie Printing, in Venice, FL
Buy yours at www.circletakesthesquare.bigcartel.com

Also new on the website, a Corporate ID pullover hoodie on 60/40 Canvas brand

Sequoia design on scarlett red 60/40 blend Next Level shirts

Limited 12.5" x 19" screenprints of the Sequoia design are available at www.andrewspeziale.bigcartel.com

Buy Decompositions on CD for $5 this weekend til 9/1/14

Pick up a copy of Decompositions Volume Number One on CD for $5 throughout Labor Day Weekend. Thanks everyone for support with this self release! We are continually amazed by your support and generosity. 

The sale price is only available at our merch store: circletakesthesquare.bigcartel.com

Free/Pay What you Like downloads are still available for BOTH full lengths at ctts.bandcamp.com
Love yas, the circle 

Pitchfork's Jason Heller highlights Decompositions in 'My Decade in Music So Far"

It’s no surprise that Decompositions evaded most best-of lists for 2012 and 2013; the release was split between those two years, format-wise, and CTTS was never the kind of band to pay attention to the fine art of the self-promotional hustle in the first place. But one full, deep listen to tracks like the album’s astounding eleven-minute closer, “North Star, Inverted”, ought to be enough to at least sway the uninitiated, if not outright convert them.

Read the full article here: http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/459-my-decade-in-music-so-far-jason-heller/

First wave of As the Roots Undo repress on Gatepost Recording available 5/16

We have repressed As the Roots Undo for it's 10 year Anniversary!

We tried to have them ready for the entire spring tour but ended up getting them just a few days ago.

The repress is going to be available in two waves.

500 will be chipboard gatefold jackets with two color screen printing inside and out.

The vinyl color for these are black(300), and bronze//ochre mix(200) standard  weight.

1000 will be available later in the summer. These will be a triple gatefold in full color. 

The vinyl color for these are grey w/aqua blue mix(600), and bone white w/black splatter(400)

Since the original art files were scattered between various software files, legacy operating systems and friend's old computers, a lot of reconstruction effort went into the repackaging. So it's taking

more time but it's very close.

Here is the link to our merch page to keep an eye on.

Next Friday, May 16th 2014, the silk screen versions will go on sale.

http://circletakesthesquare.bigcartel.com/product/lp-as-the-roots-undo-10th-anniversary-repress

Thank you all so very much.

Ctts

Spring tour dates: April 9th-May 13th 2014

April
4/9 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr Roboto Project - Tickets on sale here
4/10 Columbus, OH - Dude Locker -Tickets on sale here
4/11 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen -Tickets on sale here
4/12 Urbana, IL - Skeletal Lightning Fest / Tickets Available on SL Fest Website
4/13 Milwaukee, WI - Riverwest Public House  ticket link coming soon
4/14 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club - Tickets on sale here
4/15 Omaha, NE - Slowdown - Tickets on sale here
4/17 Denver, CO - Seventh Circle Tickets available at the door
4/18 Salt Lake City, UT - Shred Shed - Tickets on sale here
4/19 Boise, ID - Crux - Tickets on sale here
4/20 Couer d'Alene, ID - Calypso's -Tickets available at the door
4/21 Seattle, WA - The Vera Project - Tickets on sale here
4/22 Portland, OR - Branx  - Tickets on sale here
4/23 Eugene, OR - The Boreal - Tickets on sale here
4/25 Sacramento, CA w/ Loma Prieta - Luigi's Fungarden - Tickets on sale here
4/26 Santa Cruz, CA w/ Loma Prieta - 418 Project Tickets available at the door
4/27 Berkeley, CA w/ Loma Prieta - 924 Gilman Tickets available at the door
4/28 San Francisco, CA w/ Calculator- Submission Art Space Tickets available at the door
4/29 Fresno, CA w/ Calculator - The CYC Tickets available at the door
4/30 Los Angeles, CA w/ Calculator- The Lyric Theatre Ticket link coming soon
5/1 Pomona, CA - Aladdin Jr 2 Tickets available at the door
5/2 San Diego, CA - Che Cafe Tickets available at the door
5/4 Phoenix, AZ - The Nile Underground -  Tickets on sale here
5/6 Flagstaff, AZ - Firecreek Coffee Co. Tickets available at the door  / $5
5/7 Albuquerque, NM - The Gasworks Tickets available at the door
5/8 El Paso, TX - The Sandboxx Tickets available at the door / $5
5/9 Austin, TX - Holy Mountain Tickets on sale here
5/10 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves  Ticket link coming soon
5/11 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone - Tickets on sale here
5/12 Florence, AL - Pegasus Records Ticket link coming soon
5/13 Chattanooga, TN - JJ's Bohemia Tickets available at the door

Get a Free Download of "As the Roots Undo" in celebration of its 10 year anniversary.

As some of you already know, 10 years ago CTTS released our full length debut album "As the Roots Undo". 

With the help of all your support over the years, we are still here today to celebrate.

We have a lot of touring coming up this year, and a few other ideas to mark this special occasion which will reveal themselves in the coming months.

Right now we wanted to say thanks to all of you, and offer ATRU as a Name Your Price download for the rest of 2014.

From the bottom of our black-blood hearts, with tons of hugs and gratitude,

Circle Takes the Square

https://ctts.bandcamp.com/album/as-the-roots-undo

Now go replace those crummy mp3's from pirate bay!

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You can still pay for it if you want, and we have a small amount of CDs for sale in its original packaging.

https://ctts.bandcamp.com/album/as-the-roots-undo

Solstice Star Maps by Andrew Speziale Available Now as Limited Edition Print!

Four-color screen print by Andrew Speziale of Circle Takes The Square. Inspirations from sacred geometry float atop ancient scrollwork patterns, with a background of the night sky constellations of the solstice. Signed, dated, numbered, and titled. Metallic gold, metallic silver, white, and ruby colors on black cardstock-weight paper. 15" x 15" (mail orders will arrive rolled in shipping tube).  

 $35 - Order Here!

April/May 2014 Tour

April
4/9 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr Roboto Project - Tickets on sale here
4/10 Columbus, OH - Dude Locker -Tickets on sale here
4/11 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen -Tickets on sale here
4/12 Urbana, IL - Skeletal Lightning Fest / Tickets Available on SL Fest Website
4/13 Milwaukee, WI - Riverwest Public House
4/14 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club - Tickets on sale here
4/15 Omaha, NE - Slowdown - Tickets on sale here
4/17 Denver, CO - Seventh Circle
4/18 Salt Lake City, UT - Shred Shed - Tickets on sale here
4/19 Boise, ID - Crux - Tickets on sale here
4/20 Couer d'Alene, ID - Calypso's
4/21 Seattle, WA - The Vera Project - Tickets on sale here
4/22 Portland, OR - Branx  - Tickets on sale here
4/23 Eugene, OR - The Boreal - Tickets on sale here
4/25 Sacramento, CA w/ Loma Prieta - Luigi's Fungarden - Tickets on sale here
4/26 Santa Cruz, CA w/ Loma Prieta - 418 Project
4/27 Berkeley, CA w/ Loma Prieta - 924 Gilman
4/28 San Francisco, CA w/ Calculator- Submission Art Space
4/29 Fresno, CA - The CYC
4/30 Los Angeles, CA - The Lyric Theatre
5/1 Pomona, CA - Aladdin Jr 2
5/2 San Diego, CA - Che Cafe
5/4 Phoenix, AZ - The Nile Underground -  Tickets on sale here
5/6 Flagstaff, AZ - Firecreek Coffee Co.
5/7 Albuquerque, NM - The Gasworks
5/8 El Paso, TX - The Sandboxx
5/9 Austin, TX - Holy Mountain Tickets on sale here
5/10 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
5/11 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone - Tickets on sale here
5/12 Florence, AL - Pegasus Records
5/13 Chattanooga, TN - JJ's Bohemia

Metal Injection Exclusive Interview

We spoke with Frank from MetalInjection.net at our sold out show in Brooklyn last month at St. Vitus Bar.

Brooklyn Vegan - NYC show review by Caroline Harrison (link below)

Circle Takes the Square played their 1st NYC show in ages at Saint Vitus w/ B. Dolan & United Nations (pics & review)

AUTUMN TOUR 2013

Circle Takes The Square

Autumn Tour 2013

OCT 28 - CANTON, OH @ THE AURICLE   TICKETS

OCT 29 -  LOUISVILLE, KY @ HAYMARKET- 2 SHOWS (MATINEE ALL-AGES SHOW, AND LATER 21+ SHOW)

OCT 30 - NASHVILLE, TN @ OWL FARM

OCT 31 - ATLANTA, GA @ UNDER THE COUCH

NOV 01 - GAINESVILLE, FL - THE FEST 12 @ THE WOOLY W/ CEREMONY, PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH, CODE ORANGE KIDS, ETC...

 NOV 02 - SAVANNAH, GA @ THE JINX - EVENT PAGE

"Cross Pollination"

CTTS and B. DOLAN with Live Band

NOV 03 - ASHEVILLE, NC - THE ODDITORIUM -TICKETS
NOV 04 - WINSTON-SALEM, NC - BREWSKIS 

NOV 05 - RICHMOND, VA - GALLERY5 -TICKETS

NOV 06 - BALTIMORE, MD - OTTOBAR   TICKETS

NOV 07 - ASBURY, NJ - ASBURY LANES    TICKETS 
NOV 08 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH -  TICKETS

NOV 09 - NEWARK, DE - MOJO MAIN -  TICKETS

NOV 10 - NEW YORK, NY - SAINT VITUS  TICKETS

NOV 11 - BOSTON, MA - THE MIDDLE EAST - TICKETS

NOV 12 - PORTLAND, ME - SPACE GALLERY  - TICKETS

(NO B. DOLAN:)

NOV13 -  MONTREAL, QE @ Il Motore - TICKETS

NOV 14 - OTTAWA, ON, @ CAFE DEKCUF TICKETS

NOV 15 - TORONTO, ON - NOT DEAD YET FESTIVAL

Circle Takes The Square and B. Dolan with Live Band

Cross Pollination Tour 2013

Circle Takes The Square and B. Dolan with Live Band

 

November 3 - Asheville, NC @ The Odditorium

November 4 - Winston-Salem, NC @ Brewskis w/Systems

November 5 - Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5

November 6 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

November 7 - Asbury, NJ @ Asbury Lanes

November 8 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church

November 9 - Newark, DE @ Mojo Main

November 10 - New York, NY @ Saint Vitus

November 11 - Boston, MA @ The Middle East

November 12 - Portland, ME @ Space Gallery

2nd Pressing of Decompositions Volume One!

We have repressed Decompositions on 2 new colors and with special silk screened covers, available soon on our merch site and on our upcoming Fall tour. Details of both will come forth soon, but for now we'd just like to thank Full of Hell and Code Orange Kids for sharing the road with us this month in Europe. From the breathtaking late night Paris explorations to the nausea inducing street fair rides, we had a blast with you jokers. We'll see you all soon. Thanks to everyone who came to the shows, gave us hugs, brought us avocados. Thanks to Krzys @ Roadtrip Tourservice, Nanouk @ Avocado Booking, Pressure and Ink in Koln for going above and beyond to get our merch in our hands. Our best dude Matt Gauck for coming along on this goat rodeo, and Anthony Stubelek, taker of no shit, for making us sound good. There's lots more we are grateful for, you know we love ya, the circle.
Photos courtesy of Adam @ www.portraitofkarma.com where you can also find an archive of our entire existence as a band. Thanks Adam and Yasmine! xoxoxo

European Tour w/ Code Orange Kids & Full of Hell

We're happy to announce a European tour with Code Orange Kids and Full of Hell this summer from July 24th- August 9th. We've been looking forward to some of these summer fests in Europe for some years now, and can't wait to see you all there!

Date	Country	City	Venue	Additional Info	Ticket
24.07.13	Netherlands	Tilburg	O13		buy tickets
25.07.13	Germany	Hamburg	Hafenklang		info
26.07.13	Czech Republic	Rockycany	Fluff Fest	info	walk up tickets only
27.07.13	Belgium	As	Vlamrock	info	tickets
28.07.13	France	Paris	Glazart	info
29.07.13	UK	Brighton	The Haunt	info	buy tickets
30.07.13	UK	London	Underworld		buy tickets
31.07.13	UK	Glasgow	Classic Grand		buy tickets
01.08.13	UK	Manchester	Star and Garter	info	buy tickets
02.08.13	UK	Bristol	Fleece	info	buy tickets
03.08.13	Germany	Karlsruhe	New Noise Festival	info	buy tickets
04.08.13	Germany	Lichtenstein	JZ Riot	FB event page
05.08.13	Austria	Wien	Aera	info	buy tickets
06.08.13	Germany	Berlin	Cassiopeia	info and tickets
07.08.13	Germany	Bielefeld	AJZ	infos
08.08.13	Germany	Köln	Underground		buy tickets
09.08.13	Belgium	Ieper	Ieperfest	info/tickets

Preorders Shipping April 15th!

Preorders for Decompositions Volume One will start on April 15th! Those who are waiting on their Kickstarter reward (signed LPs) will be shipped first. Thank you all for your patience and continued support as we navigate our way through our first self-released record on Gatepost Recordings. Illustrated by Drew Speziale.

Hearts, CTTS

Decompositions, 2013

Happy New Year! Many thanks to everyone who has been spreading the word, and for all of your positive feedback regarding the digital release of Decompositions: Volume Number One. It will be available for Vinyl/CD/and Merch Bundle Pre-Orders very soon, but you still have time to download it for free or "name your price" at our bandcamp page. The download comes with over 10 files of handwritten lyrics and artwork that will be featured in the physical release, so check it out and keep sharing links with your friends and social networks. We appreciate it greatly!

All the best in 2013,

CTTS

Our Solstice Offering.....

Today, 12/21/2012, Circle Takes The Square is elated to announce the official digital release of DECOMPOSITIONS Volume Number One.
 The release will launch at our Bandcamp site, www.ctts.bandcamp.com, at 8 PM EST.

We invite you to join us at the site to stream the album in its entirety, or "pay what you like," for a limited time, in advance of the Vinyl/CD/ Bundle pre-orders to occur in January.
We appreciate, well beyond words, the support of everyone who has been waiting patiently for this record's release, and those who have generously contributed via crowd-sourcing at the beginning stages of a long recording process. With this humble offering, we sincerely wish to honor that positive spirit of encouragement you have all shrouded us in.

Please come help us sing (and whisper, and scream) a new world into being.