Guardian Music — Tonight the Mercury prize 2012 will be awarded to one of the 12 finalists. But who is the most popular on last.fm and who gets the most plays per day? • Get the data• More dataThe annual Mercury prize is set to take place this evening with a winn... more info

Prefix — Besides taking the lives of at least 48 people, displacing thousands, shutting down Wall Street and causing billions ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/the-xx-announce-north-american-dates-reschedule-ca/71347/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The xx at Terminal 5 in August (more by Toby Tenenbaum) As mentioned, The xx were forced to cancel shows in NYC, Philadelphia, and Baltimore this week due to Hurricane Sandy but promised that they would make up for them... more info

Consequence of Sound — Includes rescheduled dates for those postponed by the hurricane. more info

XLR8R — Despite what his name may imply, elusive Symbols signee Druid Cloak is not quite as dark as you might expect. You may remember his "Blessing of the Grove" tune from last month, and his latest production work, a remix of "Fiction" by The xx (pictured ... more info

Time — As the Eastern Seaboard buckles down for Hurricane Sandy—and companies try to keep customers and employees safe—the cultural economy of New York City and the surrounding area has ground to a halt. The shutdown of movie theaters began yesterday af... more info

Prefix — Photo gallery of The xx with Chairlift performing at the Paradise Theater in New York City (October 26, 2012) Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/the-xx-chairlift-paradise-theater-nyc-pics/ more info

Prefix — It's sort of a miracle that a band as understated as The xx can consistently kill it on ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-the-xx-play-chained-on-jimmy-fallon/71187/ more info

Consequence of Sound — Watch their performances of "Chained". more info

The Bay Bridged — Yalls‘ Dan Casey posted a link earlier this week to this massive collection of all of Yalls’ remixes, including reworkings of songs by Blackbird Blackbird, The xx, Teen Daze and many more. Get the download started and then check out the full trac... more info