October 9 is the slated release date for the new album from psych-rock collective the Octopus Project. It's called Hello, Avalanche, and will come via Peek-a-Boo Records. It's the follow-up to the Octopus Project's collaboration with Black Moth Super Rainbow from last year, The House of Apples and Eyeballs. Hello was co-produced by Ryan Hadlock, who has also worked with Blonde Redhead and the Gossip, and mixed by Erik Wofford, who has worked with Explosions in the Sky and Voxtrot. Members of the Dead Science, Nick and the Six Sick Sticks, and Cue guest on the album.
Next month, The Octopus Project embark on a massive tour. I know I probably use that term more than I should, but in this instance it fits. Seriously, check it out after the jump. You can turn it into a drinking game with your friends: take a shot for every time the band is playing Cleveland's Grog Shop or Baltimore's Ottobar. As previously reported, some of the dates will find the band opening for Aesop Rock.
Follow on after the jump for where to catch the Octopus Project...
8/17 Hunstville, AL - Bottletree
8/18 Athens, GA - 40 Watt
8/19 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
8/21 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
8/22 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
8/23 Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore
8/24 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
8/25 Boston, MA - Middle East
8/26 Ottawa, ON - Zaphod Beeblebrox
8/27 Montreal, QC - La Tulipe
8/28 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
8/29 Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum
8/30 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
8/31 Chicago, IL - Abbey Theatre
9/1 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
9/3 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
9/4 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
9/6 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's
9/7 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
9/8 San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar
9/13 Chicago, IL - Metro
9/14 Madison, WI - Barrymore
9/15 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
9/16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
9/18 Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
9/19 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
9/21 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
9/22 Providence, RI - Living Room
9/23 Boston, MA - Middle East
9/25 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
9/26 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
10/4 Houston, TX - Numbers
10/5 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
10/6 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
10/7 Tallahassee, FL - Beta Lounge
10/8 Orlando, FL - Back Booth
10/9 West Palm Beach, FL - City Limits
10/10 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
10/11 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
10/12 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
10/13 Charlotte, NC - Milestone
10/14 Raleigh, NC - Duke University
10/15 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
10/16 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
10/17 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
10/18 New York, NY - High Line Ballroom
10/20 Boston, MA - Great Scott
10/21 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
10/22 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe
10/23 Buffalo, NY - Icon
10/24 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10/25 Columbus, OH - Art Shop
10/26 Chicago, IL - Logan Square
10/27 Chicago, IL - Abbey Theatre
10/28 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet
10/29 Minneapolis, MN - Entry
10/30 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
11/1 Lawrence, KS - Replay
11/2 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
11/3 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
11/5 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
11/6 Vancouver, BC - Richard's on Richards
11/7 Portland, OR - Holocene
11/9 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
11/10 Los Angeles, CA - Roxy
11/11 San Diego, CA - Casbah
11/12 Phoenix, AZ - Modified
11/13 Tucson, AZ - Congress Theater
11/14 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
11/15 Lubbock, TX - Jake's
11/16 Dallas, TX - Palladium
11/17 Austin, TX - Emo's