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THE OCTAGON
Rock / Indie / Jam Band

WARM LOVE AND COOL DREAMS FOREVER



NEW YORK, New York
United States

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Member Since8/17/2004
Band Websitewww.theoctagonrock.com
Band MembersTHE BUNNY WILL GLASS ZACHARY MEXICO
Influencesdaniel johnston, the feelies, sebadoh, super lucky cat, the beatles, guided by voices, donna&althea, guitars of the golden triangle, the clash, lee "scratch" perry, lions and tigers, devo, graham smith, clyde stubblefield, the pixies, the lemonheads, velvet underground, smzb, grateful dead, ween, cold war kids, the jam, squeeze, the libertines, homestead records, phantom tollbooth, dinosaur jr., death of samantha, astral weeks, bobby dylan, otis redding, david allan coe, johnny cash, old photo albums, confusion, heartbreak, and a "passion for learning"
Sounds Likebeat it til it bleeds
Record LabelSerious Business Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jan 5 2010 8:00P
THE FIRE PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania
Jan 6 2010 8:00P
THE METRO GALLERY BALTIMORE, Maryland
Jan 7 2010 8:00P
THE BLACK CAT Washington DC, Washington DC
Jan 8 2010 8:00P
THE SOUTHERN w/the NICE JENKINS!!! Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 9 2010 8:00P
PLAZA BOWL w/THE NICE JENKINS RICHMOND, Virginia
Jan 10 2010 8:00P
BOBO GALLERY w/ELECTRIC OWLS Asheville, North Carolina
Jan 11 2010 8:00P
THE PILOT LIGHT Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 12 2010 8:00P
THE BASEMENT Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 13 2010 8:00P
WHITEWATER TAVERN LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas
Jan 14 2010 8:00P
ANTARCTICA St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 15 2010 8:00P
MIKE AND MOLLY’S CHAMPAIGN, Illinois
Jan 16 2010 8:00P
ELBO ROOM w/Bali Shag Vipers Chicago, Illinois
Jan 17 2010 8:00P
BEACHLAND TAVERN w/ RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 18 2010 8:00P
THE CARABAR Columbus, Ohio
Jan 22 2010 8:00P
BRUAR FALLS: "WARM LOVE AND COOL DREAMS FOREVER" ALBUM RELEASE SHOW BROOKLYN, New York

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   About THE OCTAGON

Open-ended, unrequited love
A rock and roll band with bass/drums/guitar/vox
Founded 2003

PRE-ORDER OUR NEW RECORD WARM LOVE AND COOL DREAMS FOREVER @ Serious Business Records
Download "Cross Tops"

Purchase/Download @ Serious Business Records:
Arm Brain Heart and Liver [SBR37]
Nothing But Change [SBR14]
'Love Will Turn You Around' b/w 'Birdman' 7-inch [SBR10]

Purchase/Download @ iTunes:
Nothing But Change [SBR 14]
'Love Will Turn You Around' b/w 'Birdman' 7-inch [SBR10]

Stark Magazine online
The Octagon channel all the best parts of the post-punk sound. Their songs are melodic, well written, and executed with taste and restraint. While referencing greats like Pavement and Dinosaur Jr. The Octagon's music doesn't sound stale or knocked off. Their new EP has enough lo-fi swagger and modern sensibility to place them at the forefront of the current crop of break-out bands. Certainly a band to watch this fall heading into what promises to be another over-saturated CMJ season.

Hank Shteamer, TONY
The Octagon's new free digital EP (http://bit.ly/8fA2o) is a great listen. As usual, the band sounds gritty, poetic, sad, real.

TIME OUT NEW YORK
Rough-edged local outfit the Octagon seems to have a limitless supply of memorable and crazily efficient (read: really, really short) indie-pop gems at its fingertips. Its new one, Nothing but Change—on the refreshingly unpretentious local indie Serious Business—is crammed with the kind of tunes you want to put on mixtapes for your best friends; song after song, the disc is brisk, clever, fiery and bravely poignant.

SAID THE GRAMOPHONE
"The Octagon's "The Narrow Road to Oku" [i]s a little disoriented, this sandy rock-song. It went wandering into the desert with a bottle of red wine, a Pavement album, and a few hours later is like: what the fuck? Whoever it was supposed to meet with didn't show up; whichever stars it was expecting to see didn't make an appearance. And now its shoes are tied in unfamiliar knots, its hair is filled with grains of unfamiliar minerals, and it's got a catchy song in its head - something it found in a dune, burnished and hopeful and even a little buddhist. Whereever the hell it came from, The Octagon's gonna carry it around for a while."

Record Release Review
Time Out
"...[The Octagon] re-imagines tight British pop (the Jam and the Libertines both come to mind) as vivacious New York punk. The band's best songs lump vocals together, finding strength in the collective."

Jenyk.com Review
Jasper Coolidge

"Like everything you've ever heard aplombingly played in a way you've never heard - like dropping your fave pop records in a juicer and serving in a rocks glass."

Eight Sides Live
The New Haven Advocate

"They're based in NYC, but the Octagon kicks 'em out in a style area rockers will recognize as very New Haventuneful, punky guitar-rock songs, not too jokey but far from self-serious, that strike and get out without overstaying their welcome"

THE SKINNY
Rock that's both sloppy and strung-out, shades of Pavement and The Minutemen, with hooks that fall stumbling out of an alleyway before you realised they were coming. You don't expect a song like this to be so catchy: it's more intuition than craft, more accident than design.


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THE OCTAGON's Friends Comments
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sarah mae i?

sarah mae i?



Jan 5 2010 4:21 PM

i am extravagantly excited to see you perform tonight, Octagon. yes oh yes
Patrick Salt Ryan

Patrick Salt Ryan



Dec 26 2009 1:24 PM

You silly cunts fucking up yer gems beautifully perfect--thanks from my ears,PSR
Love Beats War

Love Beats War



Dec 21 2009 12:17 AM

Hey!!! what up??? we hope you enjoyed our songs :)
Colyn

Colyn



Dec 15 2009 7:48 AM

Feel the wind in your hair...


And the sun on your face.


imagine smellingl the scent of spring flowers in the air.


There's a place for everything and everything in its place.


When you carry on and try to survive-


Appreciate every moment that you are alive.


Life is a blessing from the Compassion-ate..


So enjoy and Appreci-ate!








Peace Out!





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sarah mae i?

sarah mae i?



Dec 7 2009 6:35 PM

very (perhaps overly) fond of the most recent EP--came into my sphere as one of those musical miracles that happens just when you need it, specifically.  planning to see you play in philly on january 5th. ooooh la la.
The Chubbies

The Chubbies



Nov 22 2009 3:52 PM

The Chubbies

The Chubbies



Oct 26 2009 9:27 PM

Thread Atlas

Thread Atlas



Oct 21 2009 12:15 AM

Hello friends! THREAD ATLAS will be @ Tantra in San Marcos on October 30th. This is our 1st show with the new line-up and we're excited as hell! So make plans and we'll see you there!
Serious Business Records

Serious Business Records



Sep 11 2009 5:55 PM


Serious Business Records

Serious Business Records



Sep 2 2009 11:31 PM


DOWNLOAD THE NEW EP FROM THE OCTAGON
FOR FREE
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The Octagon
Arm Brain Heart and Liver
STATS

STATS



Aug 23 2009 12:52 PM

New track is badass!
La Fleur Fatale

La Fleur Fatale



Aug 13 2009 8:17 AM

Hey!

September 1:st our 1:st single, Dare To Lick (Hunter's Red Sleeve), from our upcoming album SILENT REVOLUTION, is released and available on iTunes, Spotify and whatnot!

The album will be released October 1:st and later that month we go on tour in Germany with The Movements.

Keep blooming!
www.lafleurfatale.com

PS. You can still download our debut album for free on our US fansite - www.swedishinvasion.com DS.

The Sleeps

The Sleeps



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emmyclaire

emmyclaire



Nov 21 2008 9:41 PM

great to see you- here's what you looked like in baltimore:
SNaCK

SNaCK



Dec 14 2007 10:46 PM

Great music! Who wants a snack?
The Bag [All Zipped Up :( ]

The Bag [All Zipped Up :( ]



Dec 9 2007 11:24 PM

ooohhh yeaaa. wild time!
you guys were awesome.
THE CINNAMON BAND

THE CINNAMON BAND



Dec 9 2007 9:15 PM

Good show last night. Catchy singalongs. Good fun. Hope you got to bed safe.
Dfactor

Dfactor



Dec 7 2007 7:10 PM

Hope the tour is going great! We'll see you back in Brooklyn next week!
Anne Che

Anne Che



Dec 5 2007 1:42 AM

Hi Ocatgon!! I can't wait to see you all in C-Ville on Friday with my Nice Jenkies!! Your songs rock!
Berg

Berg



Nov 30 2007 1:28 AM

Ian S/ Music Services Direct

Ian S/ Music Services Direct



Nov 29 2007 5:18 PM

SMZBnew album out

SMZBnew album out



Nov 26 2007 7:54 PM

Thread Atlas

Thread Atlas



Nov 24 2007 10:20 PM

Pete Robbins

Pete Robbins



Nov 21 2007 5:40 AM

"hey my friend emily saw your pics online and thinks you are cute add her to msn messenger at emily1983burke@hotmail.com "
ROBERT AGEE III

ROBERT AGEE



Nov 19 2007 11:04 AM

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