Sh! The Octopus

November 28, 2008 - Corktown Tavern

Sh! The Octopus — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:50:51 +0000

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Stream Our Debut Album, The Carrot Chase

Sh! The Octopus — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:06:06 +0000

Our entire debut album, The Carrot Chase is now stream-able!

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Sh! The Octopus — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:14:35 +0000

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In the Works

Sh! The Octopus — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:28:39 +0000

May 30th at Corktown Tavern, Detroit will mark the beginnings of an infrequent summer show schedule. We’re once again dipping our metaphoric toes into the recording waters. Our sophomore album hasn’t a title, or anything other than loose ideas begging to be pulled tight into a bow. Nevertheless, we’re excited (and daunted) by the task put forth this summer season.

Hopefully you won’t forget about us! Remember, it’s easy to keep abreast of changes on the Sh! front. Subscribe (RSS Feed), schedule (Google Calendar), sign-up (Email Newsletter), and/or befriend (Myspace, Virb, and Facebook).

Thanks for the Airwaves

Sh! The Octopus — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:37:48 +0000

A few college stations have been playing tracks off The Carrot Chase. We’d like to send out a big “thank you” to those DJs/station managers willing to help us out. It’s nice to know people are still lending helping hands to tiny indie bands… Thanks to:

UCLAradio (Los Angeles, CA)
KSCU (Santa Clara, CA)
WRAS (Atlanta, GA)
WMXM (Lake Forest, IL)
WTUL (New Orleans, LA)
WMUC (College Park, MD)
WMHB (Waterville, ME)
RIFF2 (Detroit, MI)
WKMJ (Hancock, MI)
WMTU (Houghton, MI)
WCMU (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
WMHW (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
WUSB (Stony Brook, NY)
WKNC (Raleigh, NC)
WRUW (Cleveland, OH)
WOBC (Oberlin, OH)
WQHS (Philadelphia, PA)
WPTS (Pittsburgh, PA)
WCHL (Wilkes Barre, PA)
WSBF (Clemson, SC)
WUSC (Columbia, SC)
WVCW (Richmond, VA)
KAOS (Olympia, WA)
WCCX (Waukesha, WI)

If you know of a station not listed here and they’re playing our music let us know!

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Interview

Sh! The Octopus — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:07:04 +0000

We were interviewed by Lauren Gant of The Big Green a bit ago. That interview (and subsequent article) is now online:

Best You’ve Never Heard: Sh! The Octopus

Video for Last Great Massacre

Sh! The Octopus — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:22:11 +0000

Go here to view our video for Last Great Massacre (yes, it’s on YouTube too)…

Discography

Sh! The Octopus — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:18:31 +0000

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Title: The Carrot Chase
Release: July 17, 2007
Format: CD
Track Listing:

Credits: Carl Saff - Mastering, Imprint Indie Printing Inc. - Replication, Additional Musicians - Anthony Rochon (Keys), Mary Stachowiak (Vocals)

Press Kit

Sh! The Octopus — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:19:35 +0000

Bio - The Carrot Chase (PDF)
Cover - The Carrot Chase
Promo Photo - Carrot promo 1 (by Anne Ruthmann)
Promo Photo - Carrot promo 2 (by Anne Ruthmann)
Promo Photo - Carrot promo 3 (by Anne Ruthmann)

Press for The Carrot Chase

Sh! The Octopus — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:31:21 +0000

“After several listens and a couple weeks deliberation, I laboured to the decision that this album is… Brilliant… Sh! The Octopus pretty much incorporate all the successful dimensions of American pop.”
- Duncky (Faces in the Sand) (Full Review)

“Sh! The Octopus shows that Detroit still has some great music coming from its weary streets. At the same time, Sh! The Octopus has appeal beyond Detroit, and they mix elements that are popular in modern indie rock. I have a feeling we might see more of this band…”
- Kevin Eagan (Blogcritics.org) (Full Review)

“Something you might expect to hear from a bunch of angry kids in a farmhouse garage outside Kansas City. Like punk, but with cows and pitchforks instead of studded leather jackets and mohawks… [All the tracks are] so good, f**k the FCC. Play it anyway… ‘Last Great Massacre’ is easily one of the most honest, forthright tracks I’ve heard in the past year.”
- Zach Musgrave (WSBF) (Article about Last Great Massacre)

“Poppy and a bit more polished than their initial output… (Christine) Baxter’s contributions are palpable and add a needed spice.”
- Keith N. Dusenberry (Real Detroit Weekly)

“The kind of thing that could be a good backdrop for bar-brawling fun… Dashes of harmonica, twittering keyboards, female backing vocals and a well-defined rhythm section… On the mic, (Randy) Bishop is a pop philosopher, a jaded rock warrior… as he describes the bar band’s struggle for something more.”
- Natalie B. David (Detour) (Full Review)

“‘Flaking Friends[…]’ A charming bit of acoustic-flavored pop… ‘If You Please[…]’ Sparse and wonderfully Spoon-esque.”
- Matt Whelihan (Punknews.org)

“It would be very hard for Sh! the Octopus to live up to such a great name, but they do an admirable job on their debut album, The Carrot Chase. The Detroit band [has] some good lyrics and can unquestionably play…”
- Michael Edwards (Exclaim!)

“The 5-piece outfit from Michigan known as Sh! The Octopus have done a fine job of recording, mixing, producing and releasing their debut full-length The Carrot Chase…”
- Matt the Raven (Delusions of Adequacy)