Nialler9 — Sometimes….very rarely.. but sometimes, a band surpasses your already high expectations. The Middle East gave me shivers and left me teary eyed just watching them at the Paste Magazine party on Thursday. Heres how. ‘Blood’: Watch ‘The Darkes... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Dominick Mastrangelo The Middle East @ the BV official showcase @ Club DeVille Early in the day The Canadian Blast BBQ & Showcase broadcast live back to Canada. I caught an in-form You Say Party! We Say Day! who,... more info

NME - Radar — Every year Radar travels 4,913.19 miles (that's 7,907 kilometres for all you weirdos) to Austin, Texas to meet people like this: Not exclusively though. His worldly presence is more a happy by-product of our greater motivation; the attendance of t... more info

KEXP Seattle — Austin or Australia? First The Middle East, and now The Crayon Fields, our second Aussie band of the day. But really it feels more like sunny California, what with the Best Coast’s raw So-Cal sound and now the jangly pop of The Crayon Fields. On v... more info

KEXP Seattle — As if Fanfarlo’s opening performance wasn’t beautiful enough, The Middle East performed a stunning set at Gibson Showroom in Austin during our broadcast from SXSW. Often described as an indie rock band, The Middle East evades any particular genr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Mike Hollis "True to the random, follow-your-nose nature of NX35, I was just heading out of Dan's to catch a spot in line at Hailey's before the much-anticipated Walkmen show filled to capacity, when Australia's Middle East kicked... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-12 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *03-13 Columbus, OH - The Summit *03-14 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio *03-15 St. Louis, MO - The Old Rock House *03-28 Niagra Falls, NY - Rapids Theatre ^03-30 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues ^03-31 Columbus, OH - Newp... more info