Atomic Octopus is in no way, shape or form going to be a sound camp at Burning Man. There are no massive sound rigs. There aren’t even any tiny sound rigs. We do have a couple speakers to provide for a little music in our front-of-house space for guests to enjoy throughout the week. We’re also excited to feature some Occo Music Underworld (that is, … Continue reading Occo Music Underworld
In our efforts to appease the atomic octopus that lives beneath the Black Rock Desert, in hopes that it bestows great weather conditions at Burning Man 2026, we humbly offer this. An Octopus Of The Day, or Occo The Day. We think the more fun weird pictures we make, find, or post… the better the chances are for a great weather year. That kind of … Continue reading Occo The Day: June 8
Deep beneath rows and rows of beige storage containers, the Atomic Octopus waited. This was the calm before the Occo Breakout Party would begin. For months, the giant mechanical steampunk octopus had rested inside its container home at the storage yard near the desert mountains. Outside, wind whistled between metal walls. Rain clouds rolled overhead. Everything seemed quiet. Too quiet. Then, one stormy afternoon, something … Continue reading Occo Breakout Party: The Atomic Octopus Escapes Storage
The Atomic Octopus New Year’s Eve Adventure in Times Square Deep under the dusty ground of the Black Rock Desert, beneath the cracked playa and old lakebed, lived a giant machine called the Atomic Octopus. It was not an ordinary octopus. Instead, it had metal tentacles, glowing eyes behind brass goggles, and gears that clicked like tiny clocks. This is just the beginning of an … Continue reading New Year’s Eve Adventure in Times Square
In our efforts to appease the atomic octopus that lives beneath the Black Rock Desert, in hopes that it bestows great weather conditions at Burning Man 2026, we humbly offer this. An Octopus Of The Day, or Occo The Day. We think the more fun weird pictures we make, find, or post… the better the chances are for a great weather year. That kind of … Continue reading Occo The Day: June 4
Burning Man 2025 was a challenging year for a lot of camps – including ours! We had been planning to celebrate our last year as Brainy Bar and debut the Atomic Octopus installation, but mother nature had other plans for us all. On the evening of 27 August, hours before the gates were to open, a terrible dust storm descended on Black Rock City. Even … Continue reading Occo Repair
In our efforts to appease the atomic octopus that lives beneath the Black Rock Desert, in hopes that it bestows great weather conditions at Burning Man 2026, we humbly offer this. An Octopus Of The Day, or Occo The Day. We think the more fun weird pictures we make, find, or post… the better the chances are for a great weather year. That kind of … Continue reading Occo The Day: June 2
Atomic Octopus is in no way, shape or form going to be a sound camp at Burning Man. There are no massive sound rigs, there aren’t even any tiny sound rigs, but we do have a couple speakers to provide for a little music in our front-of-house space for guests to enjoy throughout the week. We’re also excited to feature some Occo Music for Darklings … Continue reading Occo Music For Darklings
In our efforts to appease the atomic octopus that lives beneath the Black Rock Desert, in hopes that it bestows great weather conditions at Burning Man 2026, we humbly offer this. An Octopus Of The Day, or Occo The Day. We think the more fun weird pictures we make, find, or post… the better the chances are for a great weather year. That kind of … Continue reading Occo The Day: May 31
In our efforts to appease the atomic octopus that lives beneath the Black Rock Desert, in hopes that it bestows great weather conditions at Burning Man 2026, we humbly offer this. An Octopus Of The Day, or Occo The Day. We think the more fun weird pictures we make, find, or post… the better the chances are for a great weather year. That kind of … Continue reading Occo The Day: May 30
In our efforts to appease the atomic octopus that lives beneath the Black Rock Desert, we hope it bestows great weather conditions at Burning Man 2026. Therefore, we humbly offer this. An Octopus Of The Day, or Occo The Day. We think the more fun weird pictures we make, find, or post… the better the chances are for a great weather year. That kind of … Continue reading Occo The Day: May 29
In our efforts to appease the atomic octopus that lives beneath the Black Rock Desert, in hopes that it bestows great weather conditions at Burning Man 2026, we humbly offer this. An Octopus Of The Day, or Occo The Day. We think the more fun weird pictures we make, find, or post… the better the chances are for a great weather year. That kind of … Continue reading Occo The Day: May 28
