Xiu Xiu

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Former Ghosts - Chin Up [ft. Nika Roza Danilova] (MP3) Xiu Xiu/Deerhoof in Brooklyn this summer (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Though we discussed Xiu Xiu's previously announced show at LPR with Merzbow, Ecstatic Sunshine, and Gentle on 9/26.... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Publishers Weekly talks to authors of soon-t-be-published music books (including memoirs and biographies). The New Yorker features a new short story by Wells Tower. Undertheradar interviews Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart. The Boston Globe examines judging f... more info

DrownedInSound — Just a quick one to let you know that Jamie Stewart and Xiu Xiu will be making their way back to the UK in October to play a few dates on these shores. Of course there are none in Scotland or Wales, but don't get too down about it. Read the fu... more info

Silent Uproar — Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater and Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu have teamed up under the new moniker of Blue Water White Death. Their self-titled debut will be released on October 12th through Graveface Records. [tinymixtapes.com] more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-30 Ottawa, Ontario - Capital Music Hall @ 10-03 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace @10-05 Bloomington, IN - Rhino's @10-06 Cincinnati, OH - The Northside Tavern @10-07 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop @10-08 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place @10-09 North... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-21 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell * 08-28 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubador # 09-10 Los Angeles, CA - Echo Curio @ 10-28 Dijon, France - Novosonic Festival 10-29 Dublin, Ireland - Darklight Festival ^ 10-30 Bristol, England - Arnolfini ^ 10-31 Leeds, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jamie Stewart @ Williamsburg Waterfront on July 11th (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart seems to be in an collaborative mood of late. Recently, Stewart and Xiu Xiu member Angela Seo joined Deerhoof for a live tribute... more info

XLR8R — Two masterminds of our era's most eccentric, forward-thinking indie groups, Xiu Xiu and Shearwater, have come together on a new project of unprecedentedly strange pop music. Jamie Stewart (pictured above) and Jonathan Meiburg are Blue Water Whit... more info

KEXP Seattle — Andy Hummel, the bassist for Big Star, died Monday at the age of 59 after years of battling cancer. This is only four months after the passing of Big Star’s frontman Alex Chilton passing away in March. Our thoughts go out to Hummel’s family. Read... more info

The Culture Of Me — With stunning performances from Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof (as “Deer Division”, playing the epic Unknown Pleasures front-to-back and then leaving the stage promptly), Why?, arena-ready Fang Island and Pictureplane (who appeared with sequencer, laptop a... more info