Last night, the Blow took the stage in Manhattan to perform some new material, a topic which we discussed with the Blow figurehead Khaela Maricich in a recent Progress Report. Though Maricich’s gleaming banter was ever present, gone was the narrative structure and Lindsay Lohan-fascination of their recent Glasslands gig, replaced by Maricich and sound [...]

photos by Amanda Hatfield The Blow at Mercury Lounge 5/16/12 The Blow (aka Khaela Maricich) wrapped up a short Northeast tour at Mercury Lounge last night (5/16) with The Future of What. Khaela has been working with artist Melissa Dyne...

Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012 THE BLOW @ MERCURY LOUNGE 217 E Houston St New York, NY 10002 $14, 9:30PM Though The Blow spawned from The Microphone (and gave birth to Yacht )--either of those are reason enough to go to Mercury Lounge tonight. Glass Ghost @ Zebulon ToothAche & Son of Salami @ Cameo Gallery Magic Wands & Ava Luna @ Knitting Factory Starina, Koshka, & Hadron the Collider @ Cake Shop Violens, Kuroma, & The New Lines @ Le Poisson Rouge Telephoned, Cookies, Make Out, & Open Ocean @ Glasslands The Gaslight Anthem & Tim Barry @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Shooting Spires, Happy New Year, ATM, & Leaders @ Union Pool ...

Stereogum : STEREOGUM : What can you tell me about what’s happened in the years since Paper Television was released in 2006? MARICICH : Doesn’t it seem like the world is a different place from the one we lived in back in 2006? As far as the personal world of the Blow, the main events were a cycle of boom (crazy touring), death (needing a break and watching weeks worth of Lost) and rebirth (starting to make new material). The most significant development during this time is that I started collaborating on the Blow with Melissa Dyne. Full disclosure: Melissa is ...

Name: The Blow Progress Report: Electronic art-pop pioneers hard at work on first new record in nearly six years. It’s been over half a decade since the Blow released a record. (2006’s Paper Television, which included Yacht’s Jona Bechtolt) So, it’s with a happy heart that we can report that the band — now consisting [...]

Brooklyn, NY Cool music. Cool Concept. Listen to what The Blow is doing. They will be debuting new music in a handful of special upcoming shows. Vocals and electronic dance beats come together as Khaela Maricich shines. The new album is made by Maricich in collaboration with installation and sound artist Melissa Dyne. It is [...]

photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by Rachel Kowal Perfume Genius @ Glasslands Fitting for a band that shares a label with Xiu Xiu and The Blow, Parenthetical Girls are prone to theatrics. Immediately upon stepping up to the mic at...

King Cannons are just about to head off to Europe, so they've gone and released a video for "Too Young" to soften the blow for all of us missing them already. Check it out!

If you’ve been following this blog for awhile (at least since last spring) then you know that there is one year I consider the best year for music in very recent memory. That year is 2007. In 2007, so many fantastic albums were released like The Blow’s Paper Televison , The Bird and the Bee’s self-titled debut, Feist’s The Reminder , LCD Soundsystem’s Sound of Silver , Kanye West’s Graduation , and so many more! All these great albums are celebrating their 5th anniversaries this year. Lest we forget, 2007 was also the year Redhead">Blonde Redhead released ...

YADi live at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen (21 March '12) // Words + Photo: Saam Das I'd written about female solo artist(e) extraordinaire YADi late last year and hence snapped up the opportunity to go see her at the Gold Dust clubnight in Hoxton. Even though it was in Hoxton. Gold Dust prides itself on unearthing new gems, much like we do here, and our mutual interest in YADi proved worthwhile. Taking to the stage in a revealing outfit, seemingly missing its bottom half, Hannah Yadi initially came across as something of a mix between Natalie Portman in 'Swan">Black ...

Yesterday I featured an album that is full of meaning for me. However, it’s quite obvious that not all albums are created equally and some albums really don’t provide very much for listeners aside from a really good time. There’s nothing wrong with that! Albums are really like relationships, you can form really profound relationships with some of them but there will more than often albums turn out to be good friends, flings, or simply acquaintances. Boy Crisis’ Tulipomania would most definitely be a fling and a whirlwind fling at that. You’ll hear why pretty much ...

Former “Pleased to Meet You” artist Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross is keeping some fine company. The producer/beat artist is set to release remix album Off the Blow Remix tomorrow, featuring likes of Shlohmo, Arrange, Stenchman, Jaycek, The Get, and Dntel. We have Dntel's reworked track.

Jon Walker (ex-Panic! At The Disco) recently wrote up a blog to discuss the topic of fans giving bands tour gifts. You can check out his thoughts below by clicking “Read More.”[[MORE]] someone recently messaged me asking what gifts a band might enjoy from fans while on tour and i thought it was a great opportunity to shed some light on the subject. personally, of the gifts i’ve received, i preferred the gift cards to places like subway or starbucks. these are not my favorite places. i dislike mostly everything about these places but because driving through america ...

It’s no mean feat when a band manages to span a total of five decades. But that’s exactly what punk’s bad boy veterans The Stranglers have now done. Since their inception in 1974, they have survived the blow of losing their pivotal front man and guitarist Hugh Cornwell back in 1990 plus the subsequent departure [...]

May the odds be ever in favor of The Hunger Games …the screen version. The Scholastic version has already beaten all the odds and Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel, the first in a trilogy, has sold over 26 million copies in the United States alone. The same fan base responsible for these numbers is probably the same inspired movie going audience that sold out the entire weekend in ticket sales before the print even arrived at the theater. This, amigos, is a fan base that only a Presidential candidate can dream of. Also fear its wrath if you make any false ...