New Xiu Xiu LP & Video

Video courtesy of Stereogum


The new record by Xiu Xiu comes out on 2/23 on Kill Rock Stars and I'm kinda into it. At least what I've heard, which is limited to the above video. This song is so weird, but oddly melodic. The video on the other hand is a bit much. Self induced vomiting kinda sucks. Actually any vomiting generally sucks. Below are a mess of tour dates.

On tour:
03/06 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn #
03/07 - Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree #
03/10 - Norman, OK @ Opolis Productions #
03/11 - Dallas, TX @ The Cavern #
03/12 - Houston, TX @ The Studio @ Warehouse Live #
03/13 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 #
03/16 - Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture %
03/17 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah $
03/18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo $
03/19 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place $
03/20 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill $
03/23 - Olympia, WA @ Northern ^^
03/24 - Portland, OR @ Holocene ^^
03/25 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux @
03/26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge !!
03/27 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive !!
03/29 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon !!
03/30 - St. Louis, MO @ Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center !!
03/31 - Iowa City, IA @ The Picador !!
04/01 - Northfield, MN @ The Cave at Carleton College !!
04/02 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry !!
04/03 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall ##
04/05 - Oberlin, OH @ The Dionysus Discotheque !!
04/07 - Cleveland, OH @ The Spot !!
04/08 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place ^^
04/09 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom %%
04/10 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs ^^
04/13 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ^^
04/14 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel ^^
04/15 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 ^^
04/17 - Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
# w/ Noveller
% w/ Extra Life, Noveller
$ w/ Tune-Yards, Noveller
^^ w/ Tune-Yards
@ w/ Tune-Yards, Scout Niblet
!! w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Normal
## w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Normal, Zola Jesus
%% w/ Tune-Yards, Zola Jesus

New Bloods Release Amazing Album On Kill Rock Stars

This is my new shit. Cassia, Osa and Adee from Portland. New Bloods. Their record comes out on Kill Rock Stars tomorrow, on April 8. I got my lp today. 24 minutes of post punk DIY magic. No guitar. Bass, drums, violin and female harmonies. New Bloods fit right into the history of Kill Rock Stars, but sound fresh and new. It's punk, it's dubby, it's soulful, it's Raincoats-y, and it's altogether something special.

The record, The Secret Life, is available tomorrow. CD and extremely limited (get it now!!) vinyl on Kill Rock Stars. In fact the record is already out of print, if you see it, get it. Coming soon on cassette, although a different label will put it out..




You can link your own damn self to their Myspace here:

www.myspace.com/thenewbloods

Tour dates:

April 2008
11 -- Olympia, WA @ house party -- Oly record release show w/ Old Haunts
18 -- Portland, OR @ Work/Sound -- PDX record release show w/ Old Haunts, Magic Johnson, Purple Rhinestone Eagle, Hornet Leg
21 -- Seattle, WA @ house show -- w/ Flexions, Telepathic Liberation Army
23 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ 227 West Paxton Ave -- w/ Rope or Bullets
26 -- Kansas City, MO @ Charles Mansion
27 -- St Louis, MO @ Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center -- all ages
28 -- Bloomington, IN @ Rachel's Cafe -- w/ Quadrillion Babes
29 -- Bloomington, IN @ UFO Factory -- all ages


May 2008
03 -- New York, NY @ Cake Shop
04 -- Providence, RI @ AS220
07 -- Leeds @ The Packhorse -- w/ Chronicity
08 -- Newcastle @ The Dog and Parrot -- w/ Chronicity
09 -- Bristol @ The Junction -- w/ Wet Dog, Headfall
10 -- London @ The Underworld -- Ladyfest London
11 -- Cork @ The Whiskey
12 -- Belfast @ Pavilion Bar
16 -- Madrid @ Ladyfest Madrid
17 -- Barcelona @ Heliogabel -- w/ Hello Cuca
21 -- Berlin @ Schwarzer Kanal
23 -- Amsterdam @ De Nieuwe Anita
24 -- London @ Barden's Boudoir


June 2008
03 -- Athens, GA @ The Hanger
04 -- Gainesville, FL @ The Kickstand