XIU XIU
Founded: 2000
Location: United States
Xiu Xiu ( SHOO-shoo) is an American experimental rock band, formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart in San Jose, California. Currently, the line-up consists of multi-instrumentalists Stewart (the only constant member since formation), Angela Seo, and percussionist David Kendrick. The band's name comes from the film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl, which has influenced the sound of their music, according to Stewart.
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Live Review: Xiu Xiu, Sarah Davachi
"...This evening Xiu Xiu deliver a dissonant take on Badalamenti's themes."
Live Review: Xiu Xiu Plays The Music Of Twin Peaks
"The course stays focused for some time longer, but then things suddenly go wayward."
Live Review: Xiu Xiu Plays The Music Of Twin Peaks
"between the howls of distortion and the unsettling beats are resolutions so sweet and obvious they ache of innocence lost."
Live Review: Xiu Xiu, Rites Wild
Live Review: Xiu Xiu, Absolute Boys, Rites Wild
Ten Years Gone
“But, aside from that – potentially completely false – need to escape this band.”
Xiu Xiu: 'Romney Is Even Stupider Than George Bush'
Experimental popsters stay political
Meaning Outside Of Horrible
“I did not think it was genetically possible for there to be someone who was stupider or more terrifying than George Bush, but there is, and it is entirely likely that [Romney] will be the next president. I do not have a lot of hope for the future of the United States, or its role in the world; it’s very, very frightening times.”
Xiu Xiu Announce October Tour
The band play the east coast capitals and Perth when they are out here again.
This Is Nowhere Festival Announced
Going nowhere?
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