Apes Tapes

YOU CAN NOW PURCHASE THESE BEAUTIFUL, VERY LIMITED EDITION...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:57:21 -0700

YOU CAN NOW PURCHASE THESE BEAUTIFUL, VERY LIMITED EDITION POSTERS IN THE APES STORE.

some photos from Radiation City’s spring tour. Head over...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:38:54 -0700

some photos from Radiation City’s spring tour. Head over to openmikeharper.com for a whole bunch more.

radiationcity:

Thought we’d reblog some of our faves.

openmikeharper:

Double exposures. On tour with Radiation City. March 2012.

summer is for nips? openmikeharper: This is what summer is for....

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:26:25 -0700

summer is for nips?

openmikeharper:

This is what summer is for. Oregon Coast. August 2012.

Onuinu was also featured on Time Magazine’s recent list of...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:24:52 -0700

Onuinu was also featured on Time Magazine’s recent list of 11 Great Bands (IN THE WORLD) You Don’t Know (But Should)

If my math is correct, that means 2 out of 11 bands featured by Time Magazine are Apes Tapes bands. That’s not a bad percentage. Also, props to our buddy Andrew Sloan of Monstrous Media, who did the videos featured in both the Onuinu and Rad City write-ups.

19x25” screen print available now at Radiation City...

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:16:10 -0700

19x25” screen print available now at Radiation City shows.

WHOA. bonkers! radiationcity: TIME magazine has chosen some...

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:20:30 -0700

WHOA. bonkers!

radiationcity:

TIME magazine has chosen some bands that we love, as well as yours truly for 11 Great Bands You Don’t Know (But Should).

The time has come… We’ve been hibernating all...

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:10:58 -0700

The time has come…

We’ve been hibernating all winter, ehem, and a little bit of summer I suppose. Tomorrow will be the first Apes Tapes event this year, featuring some of Portland’s best kept secrets. Palmas, who graciously remixed one of Radiation City’s tracks earlier this year, will be headlining the night, along with Apes Tapes artist Adventures! With Might. The night is being co-hosted with another Portland label, Circle Into Square. Big Pauper, Cars and Trains, and Harvey Girls (all represented by this lovely label) will be starting the night off, tomorrow night in fact, at Rotture. Show starts at 9:30, $7. Be there.

Photo

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:21:46 -0700

“Forever” - The Tomorrow People The Tomorrow People...

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:12:32 -0700

“Forever” - The Tomorrow People

The Tomorrow People contributed this gem to our Mxd Ape 3 compilation last year. They are giving away their full album that this track appears on for only a few days. Get it HERE.

This new poster by Apes Tapes’ Marc Girouard is available...

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:37:00 -0700

This new poster by Apes Tapes’ Marc Girouard is available for purchase exclusively at Onuinu live shows. Their full length LP Mirror Gazer is due September 11th on Bladen County Records. Apes Tapes will release the tape, of course! Check out ONUINU, now on tour with Tycho!

Jul 10 The Hoxton - Toronto, ON

Jul 11 La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC

Jul 12 Port City Music Hall - Portland, ME

Jul 12 Indian Lookout Country Club - Mariaville, NY

Jul 14 Webster Hall - New York, NY

Jul 16 Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA

Jul 17 Ace of Cups - Columbus, OH

Jul 18 Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI

Jul 20 Capitol Hill Block Party - Seattle, WA

Jul 20 Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room - Seattle, WA

Jul 20 PDX Pop Now! - Portland, OR

Sep 06 Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR

For more dates check out Onuinu’s Bandcamp or Facebook.

Portland! Adventures With Might is opening for Delicate Steve at Holocene June 30th. Get your...

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 10:56:59 -0700

Portland! Adventures With Might is opening for Delicate Steve at Holocene June 30th.

Get your tickets here!
http://holocene.dbmonkey.com/calendar.cfm?cal=holocene&event=72233

Adventures! With Might is playing with DJ E*Rock and Delicate...

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:17:00 -0700

Adventures! With Might is playing with DJ E*Rock and Delicate Steve June 30th at Holocene!

nice words about Rad City companypants: City Of Roses...

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:26:00 -0700

nice words about Rad City

companypants:

City Of Roses #001:

Radiation City: “Hide From The Night”

(Here we go again with another new CP feature. City Of Roses will hopefully be a weekly bit focusing on the many amazing artists from right here in Portland, Oregon.)

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After reading several articles about Radiation City over the past year, it’s kind of hard not to develop a crush on the band as a whole. Besides having one of the more inventive approaches to song arrangement that I’ve heard in a very long time, the band is well-known for being fiercely loyal to a fault regarding their live sound as well as the sounds they put to tape. It’s this kind of devotion to their craft that has apparently led to disagreements with several sound guys and bouts of infighting within the group itself. And this is where the crush comes in. I can’t help but pledge my heart to a group that fights kicking and screaming to be heard correctly not just by the the other members in the group, but by the world at large.

“Hide From The Night” starts out traveling down one path, only to plunge off of the road at seemingly random moments, never fully allowing anyone listening to approach any semblance of stasis whatsoever. It’s a trick that some artists attempt to pull off and the result does everything but skip ahead to the next track for you. Radiation City have perfected this device and allow it to feel charming. Each segment of music, though varied and individualistic, blends together in a beautiful combination. The last twenty-five seconds of this song never fail to send shivers up my spine.

[Cool Nightmare is available now from Tender Loving Empire]