The second single from Octagrape’s Aura Obelisk. This hits stores on Friday 22 January and up for pre-order now, shipping this week!
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Why Are We Doing This in Front of People?
Why Are We Doing This in Front of People? is a feature length film that follows San Diego based noise garage psychonauts Octagrape as they hit the road, encountering friends, fans, fellow travelers, disinterested witnesses, strange times, open landscapes, Tim Hortons, bad directions and a persistent question: Why are we doing this?
Filmed in Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, Northampton, Providence, Brooklyn, Jersey City, New York and San Diego. Featuring performances by Octagrape, Major Stars, Bugs and Rats, Fly Ashtray, Silk Purse, Mark Shippy & Maigin Blank, Porn Persons, William Sides Atari Party, Byron Coley, Complete and Dust Ruffles.
It’s a road movie, a music movie, a strange funny road music movie about the quixotic life of music. It will either inspire you to tour the world or to never leave home.
Find out more here: facebook.com/octamovie
Octagrape’s Major Mayor Maxion Marble LP out now!
Sounds Familyre is proud to announce Octagrape’s new album Major Mayor Maxion Marble is available in stores on both vinyl and cassette. on Tuesday, January 20th!
Take one-half of Trumans Water mod I (Glen Galloway and Ely Moyal), add Vytear noise-dub head Jason Begin, send them on four quick tours and a trip to Gonerfest, add Alexander Dausche on the most electric bass…and what have you? A unit with road warrior ears, poor bleeding hands, and a strange desire to cover four of wild jams they treasured the most on those all-night drives through Wyoming and Pittsburgh. Major Mayor Maxion Marble features “Syntoptikon” from Twisted Village’s Major Stars, “Ghost Punch” from Sacramento’s Mayyors, “Verfremdungseffekt” from Pluto’s Dymaxion, and “Melted Moon” from Tokyo’s Marble Sheep. Tribute, homage, thrill-bent annihilation. A 4-song cover EP. The vinyl LP version is pressed on marbled vinyl!
Stop by your favorite independent record store to get a copy of Major Mayor Maxion Marble tomorrow! You can now stream the EP here and order the cassette and LP through Sounds Familyre.
Here is a stop motion video that artist Paul Goode did for Octagrape’s cover of Major Stars’ “Syntoptikon”:
Octagrape Tour with Trumans Water/Permanent Makeup!
San Diego’s Octagrape will be joining legends Trumans Water and Permament Makeup for a West Coast tour from November 8 through November 15.
November 8: San Diego, CA. Casbah.
November 9: Long Beach, CA. Alex’s Bar.
November 10: Los Angeles, CA. Redwood Bar and Grill.
November 11: San Francisco, CA. Hemlock Tavern.
November 12: Sacramento, CA. Witch Room.
November 13: Portland, OR. Bunk Bar.
November 14: Seattle, WA. Lo-Fi Performance Space.
November 15: Olympia, WA. The Northern.
Octagrape will have cassette versions of the new Sounds Familyre album Mayor Major Maxion Marble with them on tour:
Take one-half of Trumans Water mod I (Glen Galloway and Ely Moyal), add Vytear noise-dub head Jason Begin, send them on four quick tours and a trip to Gonerfest, add Alexander Dausche on the most electric bass…and what have you? A unit with road warrior ears, poor bleeding hands, and a strange desire to cover four of wild jams they treasured the most on those all-night drives through Wyoming and Pittsburgh. Major Mayor Maxion Marble features “Syntoptikon” from Twisted Village’s Major Stars, “Ghost Punch” from Sacramento’s Mayyors, “Verfremdungseffekt” from Pluto’s Dymaxion, and “Melted Moon” from Tokyo’s Marble Sheep. Tribute, homage, thrill-bent annihilation. A 4-song cover EP.
You can hear the track “Ghost Punch” (a cover of Boston’s Mayyors) here.
The bands will be selling a three-way split cassette in support of the tour. Here is “A Ton Of Love” from Octagrape:
Octagrape on tour with Sebadoh!
Octagrape’s LP Red UFO will be getting a release date through Sounds Familyre soon. In the meantime, these San Diego rockers are out on the road with Sebadoh.
February 5 Baltimore, MD at OttoBar
February 6 Chapel Hill, NC at Local 506
February 7 Atlanta, GA at The Earl
February 8 Orlando, FL at The Social
February 9 Jacksonville, FL at Jack Rabbits
February 10 Birmingham, AL at The BottleTree
February 11 New Orleans, LA at Gasa Gasa
February 12 Houma, LA at The Boxer + The Barrel
February 13 Houston, TX at Fitzgerald’s Downstairs
February 14 Austin, TX at Red 7
February 15 Denton, TX at Dan’s Silverleaf
February 17 Nashville, TN at High Watt
February 18 Knoxville, TN at Pilot Light
February 19 Asheville, NC at The Mothlight
February 20 Louisville, KY at Zanzabar
February 21 Cincinnati, OH at MOTR Pub
February 22 Charlottesville, VA at The Southern
February 24 New York, NY at Mercury Lounge
February 25 New York, NY at Rough Trade
Come on out and see our friends!