ITCHY-O “BURN THE NAVIGATOR” TOUR COMING TO OAKLAND THIS HALLOWEEN

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ITCHY-O “BURN THE NAVIGATOR” TOUR COMING TO OAKLAND THIS HALLOWEEN

The masked chaos band opens their West Coast tour at The New Parish

Denver, CO – Alternative Tentacles Records and itchy-O have announced plans to unleash radically inclusive bedlam of musical rapture onto Oakland, California, on Friday, October 31, 2014 at The New Parish. Extra Action Marching Band will be pairing up again with itchy-O on their first stop of the Burn The Navigator tour.  Additional tour stops include performances in Los Angeles, Pacifica, Felton and Mesa, Tucson and Las Vegas. Doors open at 8:00 PM and tickets are $12 advanced purchase or $15 day of show.  For more information and to pre-purchase tickets, visit The New Parish event page. 

 "Tribal! Thunderous! Melodic! Crash Worship meets Tipsy? Or perhaps Ipecac's Flat Earth Society! No matter what music you like, listen to itchy-O now!" -  Jello Biafra, of Alternative Tentacle Records.  With Burn the Navigator, itchy-O joined some of the best underground music bands, including Dead Kennedys, Butthole Surfers, D.O.A. and Voice Farm to name just a few of the many artists who have been released by Alternative Tentacles.  

itchy-O has also announced the release of 800 limited edition clear vinyl records, the band’s official coloring book, which includes a code for digital download of the entire LP and new wearable merchandise.  All items will be available for purchase at the shows.

Follow itchy-O on Facebook for ticket information and updates on the Burn The Navigator tour.

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ABOUT ITCHY-O

Press Kit: https://www.storyamp.com/artists/8042                                                                      

Website: www.itchyo.com                                                                                      

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itchyO

The 32-piece band of masked chaos invites you to dissolve the performer/audience divide and melt into the bedlam, that is the disorienting power of itchy-O. The itchy-O Marching Band (IOMB) is a Denver-based percussion-centered electronic marching band. itchy-O brings a sophisticatedly savage sound and the sheer ecstasy of instruments untethered and running free. With a driving drum corps battery, Taiko drummers, an arsenal of electronics including synthesizers, theremin, vocoders, and many other special devices, the IOMB completely engulfs and immerses an audience from every angle in a pounding electric bog of music, ephemera and spectacle. The masked and hive-minded IOMB is waging war on predictable mediocrity with their blind-siding-style performances which feature an artfully hazardous Chinese lion, a troupe of sensuous dancing provocateurs, fog, strobes, sequins, sweat and fury.

Itchy-O has played with David Byrne and St. Vincent’s band, performed at Riot Fest with Iggy Pop, Matt & Kim, Naked Raygun, and Public Enemy. They’ve opened for DEVO, Beats Antique, The Melvins, March Fourth, the Extra Action Marching Band, the Warlock Pinchers, headlined and sold-out many other shows. Itchy-O has been featured on Colorado Public Radio, performed for the Biennial of the Americas Kick-off Party, ScoutMob’s Halloween Bash in Atlanta, Westword’s Artopia, conferences such as Adobe’s Effective UI, and toured the US three years in a row.

ABOUT ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES RECORDS                                                                        

Website: http://www.alternativetentacles.com                                                                                

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlternativeTentaclesRecords

 Alternative Tentacles Records was established in June of 1979 and is most likely one of the longest lasting (and still active) underground record labels around. Although it is perceived by many as a "punk" label, having released records by Dead Kennedys and others, it is actually best known for its impact on the world of underground culture.

In the early years the label gained international attention by introducing the world to artists such as : Dead Kennedys, Butthole Surfers, D.O.A., 7 Seconds, Winston Smith, NoMeansNo, Neurosis and Voice Farm. The label has continued to remain vital in its lengthy history by refusing to adhere to a formula for an easily identifiable 'Alternative Tentacles Sound.' Rather, the label has released many political spoken word releases; as well as releasing: Brazilian hardcore, bent pop, faux-country, and assorted rock & roll.