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November 2019

California Tour:

Nov 19 - San Diego @ Space Bar with INUS
Nov 20 - Los Angeles @ 1720 with Fartbarf
Nov 21 - Oakland @ Elbo Room Jack London with Cash Pony
Nov 22 - Santa Cruz @ Blue Lagoon with Cosmic Reef Temple
Nov 23 - Sacramento @ Blue Lamp with Gentleman Surfer
Nov 24 - Chico @ 1078 Gallery with Bogart the Monster
Nov 25 - Nevada City @ The Brick with 3SD


December 2018


Sat. December 15 @ Bootleg Theater (Bar Stage)
with Qui and Ether Feather
8pm, 21+, $10


October 2018


Friday October 12, 2018 - Los Angeles, CA @ Highland Park Bowl
with Neil Hamburger and Major Entertainer
Free show, 21+, 9pm

Saturday October 20, 2018 - San Diego, CA @ Winstons
with Consider the Source
9pm, $12, 21+
 

May 2018

Two new SoCal shows!

Thursday May 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Hi Hat
with Free Salamander Exhibit and Cheer Accident
$10, 21+, 8pm

Saturday June 9 - San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
with Behold...The Arctopus
$12, 21+, 8pm

 

March 2018

Tour dates for 2018!


 

Friday April 20 - Claremont, CA @ The Press
with Chola Orange
9pm, No Cover, 21+

Thursday April 26 - Chico, CA @ The Maltese
with Bogg and ZolaVibe
8pm, $7, 21+

Friday April 27 - Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp
with Destroyer of Light
8pm, $10, 21+

Saturday April 28 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
with Consider The Source and Varona
8:30pm, $12, 21+

Sunday April 29 - Hermosa Beach, CA @ Saint Rocke
with Consider The Source
8pm, $12, 21+

Tuesday May 1 - San Diego, CA @ Whistle Stop
with INUS and Secret Fun Club
9pm, $6, 21+



June 2017

New show:

Sat July 1 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Blue Whale
with Burning Ghosts, $20 at the door, 21+, Doors 8pm, Show 9pm
Advance tickets here


Upcoming Northern California shows!

Fri June 16 - Sacramento, CA @ The Hideaway
with Modern Man and Meet Cute, $5, Doors 8pm, Show 9pm

Sat June 17 - Berkeley, CA @ The Starry Plough
with Jack O' The Clock and Hedersleben, $10, Doors 8pm, Show 9pm

Sun June 18 - Chico, CA @ The Maltese
with Bogg and The Rise and Fall, $7, Doors 6pm, Show 7pm


January 2017

Atomic Ape @ Blue Whale

Upcoming LA show at Blue Whale!
Tuesday, January 24

More info here


April 2016

Recording the new album continues at Clear Lake Studios in North Hollywood!


March 2015

Tracking session for the new album at Seahorse Sound in Downtown Los Angeles!!


January 2015

Upon completion of two US tours with underground legends, Secret Chiefs 3, 2014 proved to be our busiest year yet. Directly following our last tour, we went straight into the studio to lay down the tracks for our second full length album. The album was recorded live to 2" tape in San Francisco's own Lucky Cat Studios. Stay tuned for more updates as we complete the album!


October 2014

North American Tour with Secret Chiefs 3:

Oct 22 New York, NY Saint Vitus TICKETS
Oct 23 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle TICKETS
Oct 24 Richmond, VA Gallery 5 TICKETS
Oct 25 Raleigh, NC Kings TICKETS
Oct 26 Atlanta, GA The Earl TICKETS
Oct 28 Austin, TX Red 7 TICKETS
Oct 29 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves TICKETS
Oct 31 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge TICKETS
Nov 1 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad TICKETS
Nov 2 Tucson, AZ Club Congress TICKETS
Nov 4 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex TICKETS
Nov 6 Santa Cruz, CA Moe’s Alley TICKETS
Nov 7 Hayfork, CA Northern Delights TICKETS
Nov 8 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall TICKETS

Come see us on our last LA show before the tour!

Oct 18 Los Angeles, CA pehrspace with Corima, Innerds,
and Prettiest Eyes


Check out our new vinyl single, "Rampage,"
featuring two brand new songs!

Order Rampage here.
We will also have it available for sale on tour!

 

July 2014

Check out a recent live performance of "Penumbra":


June 2014

Upcoming show!
Tuesday June 17- Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge
with Dylan Ryan/Sand and Duk
More info…


May 2014

Friday May 31 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Cid with Thruster
More info…


March 2014

New merchandise is now available in our online store.
 

February 2014

Swarm west coast tour with Secret Chiefs 3 is complete. Big thanks to all the fans for coming out and supporting us on our debut tour! Next on the agenda is hitting the east coast, which we hope to do in fall of this year. So stay on the lookout!

January 2014

You can now buy the CD here!

Description from Mimicry Records:

Here's some good news for fans of meticulously crafted instrumental music and records with major production efforts behind them. Mimicry Recordings artists formerly known as "Orange Tulip Conspiracy" have returned with a new lineup, a new sound, a new name (Atomic Ape) and most exciting of all, a new album called Swarm. The now-LA-based unit is still led by Jason Schimmel (Estradasphere), who has been honing this project for many years at studios in Seattle, San Francisco, and most notably at his formidable commercial studio in LA, The Bunker. He says it took over 4 years to record from beginning it to completing it… maybe he contracted some time-dilating virus during his time playing bass in Secret Chiefs 3 (rumors of him working on some of these tunes as far back as 2008 have been circulated). Also there's the cast of 25 musicians involved beyond the core live band, among them Mimicry-familiar names like Trey Spruance, Eyvind Kang, Tim Young, Devin Hoff, Jessika Kenney, Dave Abramson, Timba Harris, Steve Moore, and other heavy luminaries like Joe Doria, Danny Frankel, and Mike Stone. With the ethic of seeing something worth doing all the way through, and doing things the hard-but-right way for the musical aesthetics of the project, Swarm was mixed to 1/2" tape using only analog outboard equipment (this last step manned by the eminently capable Mimicry-familiar Justin Phelps). It's details like this - above all the care and consideration - that make the surf-drenched alternate universe of lost TV-land cop show soundtracks with 80 billion styles of music found on this record actually work - brilliantly. Mimicry is always proud to offer records like this one, those self-produced obsessions that go beyond the man hours, the massive track counts, the densely layered sections, meticulous packaging and art, and the dizzying range of musical styles and performances from all those heavy players... beyond all that, into the details!


December 2013

BIG NEWS!!! Our new record Swarm is all set to be released in late January 2014 on Mimicry Records, directly followed by a west coast tour opening 5 shows for the legendary band Secret Chiefs 3!!! We are also going to be headlining a few shows along the way. A complete schedule of show times, prices, and accompanying bands will be announced shortly.
Here's the tour dates:

Date City Venue Details
Jan. 30, 2014 San Diego, CA Til-Two Club with Innerds and TrashAxis
Jan. 31, 2014 Los Angeles, CA El Cid with THRUSTER!
Feb. 1, 2014 Oakland, CA The Legionnaire Saloon with MoeTar and Cash Pony
Feb. 2, 2014 Eugene, OR Tiny Tavern with Explode-A-Tron and Egotones
Feb. 3, 2014 Bellingham, WA The Shakedown with Diminished Men and Bar Tabac
(Buy Tickets)
Feb. 4, 2014 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret with Secret Chiefs 3
Feb. 5, 2014 Seattle, WA Neumos with Secret Chiefs 3
Feb. 6, 2014 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios with Secret Chiefs 3
Feb. 7, 2014 Arcata, CA Humboldt Brews with Secret Chiefs 3
Feb. 8, 2014 Felton, CA Don Quixote's with Secret Chiefs 3

 

October 2013

What began as Orange Tulip Conspiracy has mutated into an all-new lineup with a whole new sound. You'll be able to witness the evolution soon, as the debut full length album, Swarm, is dropping in 2014. More details coming! Please like our new Facebook page to stay in the loop.


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MERCH

Atomic Ape - Rampage 7" Vinyl

Swarm CD

$14

SOLD OUT

Atomic Ape - Rampage 7" Vinyl

Rampage 7" Vinyl

$10

Orange Tulip Conspiracy CD

$12

Nuclear Barrel Unisex T-Shirt

$20



Atomic Ape - Rampage 7" Vinyl

Skeleton Unisex T-Shirt (Black)

$14

SOLD OUT

Atomic Ape - Rampage 7" Vinyl

Skeleton Unisex T-Shirt (Brown)

$14

SOLD OUT

OTC Black T-Shirt

$15



Black/White Sticker

$5

Green Sticker

$5

OTC Tour Poster

$5

SHOWS

2019 Shows

Date City Venue Details
Nov 19, 2019 San Diego, CA Space Bar More details
Nov 20, 2019 Los Angeles, CA 1720 More details
Nov 21, 2019 Oakland, CA Elbo Room Jack London More details
Nov 22, 2019 Santa Cruz, CA The Blue Lagoon More details
Nov 23, 2019 Sacramento, CA Blue Lamp More details
Nov 24, 2019 Chico, CA 1078 Gallery More details
Nov 25, 2019 Nevada City, CA The Brick More details

2018 Shows

Date City Venue Details
Dec 15, 2018 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
(Bar Stage)
with Qui and Ether Feather
Oct 12, 2018 Los Angeles, CA Highland Park Bowl with Neil Hamburger and Major Entertainer
Oct 20, 2018 San Diego Winstons with Consider the Source
June 9, 2018 San Diego, CA Brick by Brick with Behold...The Arctopus
May 24, 2018 Los Angeles, CA The Hi Hat with Free Salamander Exhibit and Cheer Accident
May 1, 2018 San Diego, CA Whistle Stop with INUS and Secret Fun Club
April 29, 2018 Hermosa Beach, CA Saint Rocke with Consider The Source
April 28, 2018 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill with Consider The Source and Varona
April 27, 2018 Sacramento, CA Blue Lamp with Destroyer of Light
April 26, 2018 Chico, CA The Maltese with Bogg and ZolaVibe
April 20, 2018 Claremont, CA The Press with Chola Orange

2017 Shows

Date City Venue Details
July 1, 2017 Los Angeles, CA Blue Whale with Burning Ghosts, $20 at the door, 21+
June 18, 2017 Chico, CA The Maltese with Bogg and The Rise and Fall
June 17, 2017 Berkeley, CA The Starry Plough with Jack O' The Clock and Hedersleben
June 16, 2017 Sacramento, CA The Hideaway with Modern Man and Meet Cute
Jan 24, 2017 Los Angeles, CA Blue Whale

2016 Shows

Date City Venue Details
May 9, 2016 Los Angeles, CA Hyperion Tavern More details
June 6, 2016 Los Angeles, CA Harvard & Stone More details

2015 Shows

Date City Venue Details
Dec 15, 2018 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
(Bar Stage)
with Qui and Ether Feather
Oct 12, 2018 Los Angeles, CA Highland Park Bowl with Neil Hamburger and Major Entertainer
Oct 20, 2018 San Diego Winstons with Consider the Source
June 9, 2018 San Diego, CA Brick by Brick with Behold...The Arctopus
May 24, 2018 Los Angeles, CA The Hi Hat with Free Salamander Exhibit and Cheer Accident
May 1, 2018 San Diego, CA Whistle Stop with INUS and Secret Fun Club
April 29, 2018 Hermosa Beach, CA Saint Rocke with Consider The Source
April 28, 2018 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill with Consider The Source and Varona
April 27, 2018 Sacramento, CA Blue Lamp with Destroyer of Light
April 26, 2018 Chico, CA The Maltese with Bogg and ZolaVibe
April 20, 2018 Claremont, CA The Press with Chola Orange
July 1, 2017 Los Angeles, CA Blue Whale with Burning Ghosts, $20 at the door, 21+
June 18, 2017 Chico, CA The Maltese with Bogg and The Rise and Fall
June 17, 2017 Berkeley, CA The Starry Plough with Jack O' The Clock and Hedersleben
June 16, 2017 Sacramento, CA The Hideaway with Modern Man and Meet Cute
Jan 24, 2017 Los Angeles, CA Blue Whale

2014 Shows

Date City Venue Details
Oct 22, 2014 New York, NY Saint Vitus TICKETS
Oct 23, 2014 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle TICKETS
Oct 24, 2014 Richmond, VA Gallery 5 TICKETS
Oct 25, 2014 Raleigh, NC Kings TICKETS
Oct 26, 2014 Atlanta, GA The Earl TICKETS
Oct 28, 2014 Austin, TX Red 7 TICKETS
Oct 29, 2014 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves TICKETS
Oct 31, 2014 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge TICKETS
Nov 1, 2014 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad TICKETS
Nov 2, 2014 Tucson, AZ Club Congress TICKETS
Nov 4, 2014 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex TICKETS
Nov 6, 2014 Santa Cruz, CA Moe’s Alley TICKETS
Nov 7, 2014 Hayfork, CA Northern Delights TICKETS
Nov 8, 2014 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall TICKETS
Oct 18, 2014 Los Angeles, CA pehrspace with Corima, Innerds,
and Prettiest Eyes
June 17, 2014 Los Angeles, CA Silverlake Lounge with Dylan Ryan/Sand, Duk
May 31, 2014 Los Angeles, CA El Cid with THRUSTER!
Jan. 30, 2014 San Diego, CA Til-Two Club with Innerds and TrashAxis
Jan. 31, 2014 Los Angeles, CA El Cid with THRUSTER!
Feb. 1, 2014 Oakland, CA The Legionnaire Saloon with MoeTar and Cash Pony
Feb. 2, 2014 Eugene, OR Tiny Tavern with Explode-A-Tron and Egotones
Feb. 3, 2014 Bellingham, WA The Shakedown with Diminished Men and Bar Tabac
(Buy Tickets)
Feb. 4, 2014 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret with Secret Chiefs 3
Feb. 5, 2014 Seattle, WA Neumos with Secret Chiefs 3
Feb. 6, 2014 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios with Secret Chiefs 3
Feb. 7, 2014 Arcata, CA Humboldt Brews with Secret Chiefs 3
Feb. 8, 2014 Felton, CA Don Quixote's with Secret Chiefs 3

2013 Shows

Date City Venue Details
Nov. 21, 2013 Long Beach, CA Alex's Bar with Cleric, Exhausted Prayer, and Bedlam of Cacophony
August 9, 2013 Los Angeles, CA El Cid  
May 25, 2013 Los Angeles, CA Casey's Irish Pub 21+, Free Show
May 29, 2013 Los Angeles, CA La Cita Bar Malabomba! 4-Year Anniversary
March 30, 2013 Los Angeles, CA Casey's Irish Pub March Residency
Bubbeleh plays at
21+ Free Admission
March 23, 2013 Los Angeles, CA Casey's Irish Pub March Residency
21+ Free Admission
March 16, 2013 Los Angeles, CA Casey's Irish Pub March Residency
21+ Free Admission
March 9, 2013 Los Angeles, CA Casey's Irish Pub March Residency
21+ Free Admission
Feb. 22, 2013 Los Angeles, CA El Cid with Fishtank Ensemble
Jan. 9, 2013 Hollywood, CA King King Hollywood  

2012 Shows

Date City Venue Details
Dec. 28, 2012 Long Beach, CA Alex's Bar 21+, 9pm
Dec. 21, 2012 Los Angeles, CA El Cid
 
Nov. 15, 2012 Hollywood, CA King King Hollywood Benefit for Give & Get Down:
A Holiday Toy Drive
Oct. 13, 2012 Los Angeles, CA Casey's Irish Pub with PLaNETS and The Kris Special
Free show
Sep. 21, 2012 Los Angeles, CA Mr. T's Bowl with THE YOUNGS, Anthropic Ensemble, and DJ Arkmay. $5
Jan. 5, 2012 Los Angeles, CA The Mint Also playing: The Lap Band featuring Tim Young, $10

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