xiu xiu

Update: The venue for the Xiu Xiu show has been changed due to impending storms. The show will now take place at The Mink/Backroom instead of the Orange Show.

We thoroughly enjoyed the two shows (Dengue Fever and Extra Golden) we've caught at the incomparable Orange Show thus far, so we've been looking forward to their next event ever since it was first announced. The wait is finally (almost) over: San Francisco's Xiu Xiu will grace the monument with their experimental indie stylings on Thursday, August 21. Xiu Xiu were originally scheduled to play the Orange Show back in April, but inclement weather forced the cancellation of the performance. The band was kind enough to agree to swing back through Houston to cash in their rain check, and we couldn't be more appreciative. (Unless, that is, Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down were coming along to make up their performance as well. What is it they say about gift horses?)

View the press release and more info after the jump

Upcoming shows in the Houston area:

Thu Apr 3
Possessed by Paul James at the Continental Club
Show starts at 10; Tickets are $10.

Fri Apr 4
Xiu Xiu and Thao Nguyen with The Get Down Stay Down at the Orange Show
Show starts at 8; tickets are $10.

Grady at the Continental Club
Show starts at 11; tickets are probably $10.

Ferry Corsten at Rich's
Tickets are $20.

Sat Apr 5
Green Mountain Grass at Club Dub Dub
CD release party.
Show starts at 8; tickets are $10.

Uh Huh Her at Walter's On Washington
Show starts at 9; Tickets are $10.

Blaggards and the Zydepunks at the Continental Club
Show starts at 9; tickets are $10.

Sun Apr 6
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone with Clue to Kalo and Hearts of Animals at The Mink/Backroom
Show starts at 9; tickets are probably $5 or $10.

Road trip: Dallas
Catch Perpetual Groove and Moving Matter at the Granada Theater(show 8, tickets $15) on Friday. Then choose between Okkervil River at the Granada (show 9, tickets $12), Ferry Corsten at the Lizard Lounge (tickets $20), or RJD2 at the Palladium Loft (show 8:30, tickets $14) on Saturday.

Friday night's show featuring Xiu Xiu with opening act Thao Nguyen and The Get Down Stay Down at the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art quickly became priority numero uno after our first soirée there the other night. This time around we plan to learn more about this very odd, very unique establishment before the show, and then get a good picture taking spot during the show for everybody's future viewing pleasure.

Check out the press release after the jump to learn more about the show