Covering vast swaths of sonic territory in any given few songs, Orange Tulip Conspiracy channels prog fusion, psychedelic rock, 1950s jazz guitar, avant metal, Romani melodies, and much more. Now, as the band prepares for a nationwide tour in May, five ALARM readers can win a pair of tickets to see its hefty talents in person in cities of their choice. (more…)
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Contest: FREE Tickets for Orange Tulip Conspiracy’s May Tour
Monday, April 20th, 2009Contest: FREE Tickets for Orange Tulip Conspiracy’s May Tour
Monday, April 13th, 2009Covering vast swaths of sonic territory in any given few songs, Orange Tulip Conspiracy channels prog fusion, psychedelic rock, 1950s jazz guitar, avant metal, Romani melodies, and much more. Now, as the band prepares for a nationwide tour in May, five ALARM readers can win a pair of tickets to see its hefty talents in person in cities of their choice. (more…)
Weekly Music News Roundup
Friday, April 10th, 2009Coalesce posts a two-song preview of Ox; Orange Tulip Conspiracy has finalized its nationwide May tour; Mike Patton plays a Decepticon; Rock Central Plaza and Yakuza have new albums and homes. This and more in the roundup. (more…)
Q&A: Orange Tulip Conspiracy Necessitates Musical Unpredictability
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
As one of the principal songwriters in Estradasphere, guitarist/composer Jason Schimmel has always loved combining disparate styles in new and jaw-dropping ways.
But with Estradasphere on hold and a wealth of solo material, Schimmel now leads Orange Tulip Conspiracy, a similarly constructed but substantially different enterprise. (more…)
Ten Current/Upcoming Tours to Catch
Monday, February 9th, 2009As the season’s wintry punishment eases (it cracked 50 in Chicago this weekend), more and more artists are getting back in their vans and braving the roads for packed and sparse crowds alike.
Here’s a list of tours on our radar, including dates from The Bad Plus, Fucked Up, Orange Tulip Conspiracy, P.O.S., Secret Chiefs 3, Young Widows, and more. (more…)
Weekly Music News Roundup
Friday, January 16th, 2009More details emerge about the upcoming Supermachiner release; the Shrinebuilder super-group begins recording; Mono announces a new album; Orange Tulip Conspiracy announces a full US tour for May. Get these and 10 other news bit after the jump. (more…)
Weekly Music News Roundup
Friday, November 14th, 2008
Garage a Trois
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez announces a new solo album for Stones Throw; Saul Williams speaks about the aftermath of The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust; Garage a Trois announces tour dates and posts an album preview; Don Caballero returns to the Northeast, and much more.
Weekly Music News Roundup
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Fantômas
Fantômas plays The Director’s Cut in its entirety, Jon Brion posts an instrumental tune, Tim Fite releases a free Halloween EP, MySpace posts the Ben Folds Five performance of The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, and much more…
Estradasphere Guitarist Jason Schimmel Takes Orange Tulip Conspiracy on West Coast Jaunt
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
With stunning compositional skills and an impressive stylistic convergence, Jason Schimmel’s Orange Tulip Conspiracy hits the West Coast in November for eight tour dates. Combining jazz fusion, metal riffs, psychedelic jam sounds, and prog rock, the group’s recently released debut from Mimicry Records must be heard.
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Awesome Albums Out This Week (9-16-08)
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Orange Tulip Conspiracy, the solo debut from Estradasphere guitarist Jason Schimmel, tops our list of awesome albums for the week. Click onward to read about the album and our picks of Burst, John Zorn, and…Soundgarden? (more…)
