Off the Record

Explosions in the Sky commemorates the Fourth of July, Harlem signs with Matador, floating down to Whitewater on the Horseshoe, and paying tribute to Sky Sunlight Saxon and the King of Pop

"...fireworks at a sold-out Stubb's on Saturday with the Octopus Project and the Wooden Birds, though not literally –..."

July 3, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Woozyhelmet

Texas Platters

"...rock karaoke, airline eye candy, and other barmy tendencies. Octopus Project's Toto Miranda hardly tiptoes into the booming intro..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Music Review by Francesca Camillo

Extra OTR

Odds & ends from this week's Off the Record

"...Angels, Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears, the Octopus Project, Golden Arm Trio, and Ume. Other notable adds..."

Oct. 9, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Songs in A&E: Recovering from the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival and revving up for the third annual HAAM Benefit Day

"...against a backdrop of strobe lights and depraved film projections. Performing together locally in this incarnation for the first..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

ACL Fest Sunday Schedule

Sunday's full lineup

"...His Southern Cousins (WaMu) 1:30pm:The Kills (AT&T Blue Room) Octopus Project (Dell) Mr. Ray (H-E-B Kiddie Limits) Buck Howdy..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature

Off the Record

The Dedringers and James McMurtry visit VideoRanch, the Strange Boys land In the Red, the Decoder Ring crosses paths with the Hold Steady and Modest Mouse, and Full Service amps up in a parking lot near you

"...locals Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears, the Octopus Project, and Okkervil River. Guitars and Avatars..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

'Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey'

"...Mastelotto. Locally, check out thereminist Yvonne Lambert in the Octopus Project, or track down the Austin Theremin Orchestra...."

July 25, 2008 Music Feature by Bill Elm

The Glowing City

Austin daytrotting

"...Simon’s “Peace Like a River.” Expect posts from the Octopus Project and Brazos in the near future...."

July 10, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

ACL 2008!

The lineup has arrived, calm down.

"...The Octopus Project..."

April 15, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Art City Austin: Everything old is new again

The annual art fair once known as Fiesta and the Austin Fine Arts Festival makes its debut after reinventing itself

"...1:30-2:45pm The Octopus Project City Hall Stage..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Mohawk welcomes Red River Flats to the neighborhood, Ego's sings karaoke, and a tribute to pianist Doug Hall

"...above the venue's stage area, similar to Stubb's. Both projects are awaiting approval from the city. According to Greystar..."

April 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

A prostitute-turned-pop-star exposes her Austin roots; Voxtrot readies for round two; and Rock City Icehouse goes to 11

"...• The Octopus Project is contributing the previously unreleased "Wet Gold" and..."

March 28, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

A walk on the wild side of SXSW 2008

"...by Yo La Tengo and locals Brazos and the Octopus Project, from Big Orange, Sound Team's Eastside studio, all..."

March 21, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

It's the end of the world as we know it: South by Southwest 22 officially begins

"...Erickson and Okkervil River to Grupo Fantasma and the Octopus Project, perhaps even more pompous than Bat City's official..."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Day Party Crawl

"...around the block to see White Denim and the Octopus Project at Red Eyed Fly's Little Radio day party..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Off the Record

SXSW music news and carryings on

"...free downloads in the coming months. Local favorites the Octopus Project and Brazos, along with Luke Temple and Yo..."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Day Trippin'

More day parties than you can shake an iPhone at

"...Restaurant (3:30), White Denim (4:10), Die! Die! Die! (4:50), Octopus Project (5:30) Lovejoys: Business Deal Records/KOOP present Fishboy, Count..."

March 11, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Pun de Deux

Kathy Dunn Hamrick gives the lowest form of humor a lift in The BarreTenders

"...in sync with a piece of music by the Octopus Project. To give structure to the dance, I then..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ernest Gonzales

"...man's bedroom beats and drum-machine eclectics hint at Austin's Octopus Project but without the energy and drive. That plants..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Off the Record

Recapping 2007 one list at a time

"...3) The Octopus Project, Hello, Avalanche (Peek-a-Boo)..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Pinetop Perkins leads local Grammy nominations; The Heartless Bastards' Erika Wennerstrom relocates to Austin; the Invincible Czars re-envision Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite

"...the Midnight Idol" is being screened along with the Octopus Project's "Music Is Happiness."..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

7 and 7 Is

7 and 7 Is

"...tale with splashes of surf guitar. Led by former Octopus Project auxiliary man Kevin Adickes, Mothfight's Hopscotch (Natrix Natrix)..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Graham Williams of Transmission Entertainment breaks down this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest, while Ian McLagan and the Chronicle music staff sound off on the 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot

"...local vendors and maybe even do more film and projection stuff. ... Who knows?..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Band on the Run

ACL's battle of the bands, the Sound and the Jury, represents another new paradigm of indie music exposure in the post-label era of the music industry

"...earlier this year for a slot at Bonnaroo. Locally, Octopus Project's surprise win in the MySpace-backed contest to play..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Off the Record

Austin's musical landscape and its evolution continue rumbling down on Red River, documenting Roky Erickson, and the Weary Boys call it quits

"...Idol," created by J. Conway of Pushingnormal, and the Octopus Project's "Music Is Happiness," by local director Nick Smith,..."

July 13, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Promoters square off on Red River, Daytrotter comes to Austin, Explosions goes international, and live music in Austin continues grinding

"...• Local instrumental luminaries the Octopus Project, whose long-awaited and currently unnamed third LP drops..."

July 6, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

TCB

That's the news, and I am outta here

"...a number of Austin acts: Okkervil River, Shearwater, Voxtrot, Octopus Project, Black Angels, and Ghostland Observatory, for starters. Talents..."

June 29, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Winner of Best Experimental Band Not Experimental

"...Dear Editor, It's great that Octopus Project was picked best experimental band in the Chronicle..."

March 21, 2007 Postmarks

Local Genuises Make Elysium's Floors Weak in the Knees

Swirling whirling Octopussy.

"...Don't know about anyone else there, but when the Octopus Project started playing with Black Moth Super Rainbow (they..."

March 18, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

Wednesday Sleepers

The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts directly afterwards

"...vintage instrumentation. Completing a remarkable collaboration with Austin's the Octopus Project, The House of Apples & Eyeballs, they're set..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

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