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MySpace address: http://www.myspace.com/blowupblow
The new BlowUpBlow 12" vinyl single/CD SUPERTONIGHT was released Jan. 30th, 2007. Full length song on one side, dance remix on the other. Inside the record sleeve, you'll find a CD containing both versions of the song, plus 2 songs from Sunshine on the Front Line . Both available to order from the Music/Merch page at blowupblow.com
[Photo by Barri York Hoover]
The Long Beach, CA-based band BlowUpBlow was formed in 2003 and features former members of Action League, Fuselage, Wa$h / current members of Free Moral Agents & the Bolides , among others.
Critics and fans have drawn a variety of comparisons and descriptions, yet consistantly admit to experiencing difficulty in pinpointing the sound of the band. This is a reflection of the disparate influences of BlowUpBlow's individual and collective members. The band has described it's music as paranoid, moody, progressive garage rock, yet they released a 12" vinyl dance single in January '07.
They were cited in the OC Weekly as one of the 10 best bands to watch out for in 2004.
"The rhythm alone could get you to drool—you'll lose yourself in the musical candyland that these dudes create. Everything done perfect."
- LA Record
"An all-star Long Beach lineup playing at peak potential, BlowUpBlow...tap out immaculately calculated post-punk that peels Krautrock hum into a Burma/Ubu ramjet...they don’t push out a sound so much as an atmosphere, a jittery, thick-as-cough-syrup prog-jam-fogbank as hypnotic and urgent as the blip on a heart monitor."
- OC Weekly
"They are the loud saviors of Long Beach, and they will show you what real energy sounds like."
- Valdas Karalis, Long Beach Magazine
"It’s weird: the guitars drop into the songs from outer space, tumbling from effects-pedal overdressing (close your eyes and stand by a speaker, and you’d think they had a keyboard in there) to naked one-string bellringing, and it all sort of hovers over the rhythm section, a pushy everything-at-once sound that gets your attention quick."
- Chris Ziegler, OC Weekly
[click here to read complete reviews]
Their 7-song CD Sunshine on the Front Line [self-released] is now available, along with a vinyl 7" of Promise / Final Mistake [SoftMachine Records].
[click here to go order BlowUpBlow releases & merchandise online]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/30/2004
Band Website: blowupblow.com
Band Members: END - guitar, voc
Bob Kurthy - drums, artwork
Dennis Owens - bass, voc
Paul Zansler - guitar, lead voc
Influences: Runs the gamut [see individual band member profiles]
Sounds Like: Paranoid, moody, aggressive, loud, progressive, garage Rock.
Record Label: Spinal Disc /SoftMachine/ourselves
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

BlowUpDate - recording, comp, etc.

We have been working on recording some songs for what will most likely be an EP. A few songs with our old buddy Kevin Dean engineering at Plyrz, and one at The Compound. The songs are all in various s...
Posted by BlowUpBlow on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:55:00 PST

Review in LA Record!

This just in: another great review of our show last Tues. at the Prospector! Check it out...LA RecordJuly 24th, 2007Live reviewBLOW UP BLOW + MORE @ THE PROSPECTORTUESDAY, JULY 17:"Tonight the Prospec...
Posted by BlowUpBlow on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:15:00 PST

REVIEW in The DISTRICT Weekly!

Thanks to Michael Coyle for writing this great (well, for us anyway!) review of our last show...The District WeeklyJuly 25th, 2007LIVE REVIEW:BLOWUPBLOW / ATTRACTIVE AND POPULAR / LIPSTICK TERROR@ The...
Posted by BlowUpBlow on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:37:00 PST

BlowUpBlow playing benefit show for KUCI

Sun. May 13th, 8pmBenefit show for KUCI[88.9fm UC Irvine college radio station]featuringMatt Death & the New IntellectualsBlowUpBlowSquabHop Frog's Refrigerator MothersJoy Shannon & the Beauty Marks@ ...
Posted by BlowUpBlow on Fri, 04 May 2007 12:40:00 PST

Wanna help?

Anyone who wants to help spread the word about BlowUpBlow, here are a few easy ways:1) Put us in the "top friends" on your profile page2) Add one of our songs to your page. It's easy: Go to the music ...
Posted by BlowUpBlow on Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:01:00 PST

More reviews of Supertonight

Here are some more reviews of BlowUpBlow's single Supertonight:God is in the TV - (UK online zine) 01/02/2007BlowUpBlow - Supertonight (Spinal Disc)by Matt HarroldWest coast music normally brings to m...
Posted by BlowUpBlow on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:28:00 PST

BlowUpBlow review in OC Weekly (Feb.1-8)

Thank you Chris Ziegler for the great review! Check it out:OC Weekly - Thursday, 19 January 2006:I WANT MOREBLOWUPBLOW, SUPERTONIGHT/SUPERTONIGHT (AMISH RIOT MIX) 12" SINGLE, SPINAL DISCThursday, 19 J...
Posted by BlowUpBlow on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:33:00 PST

Supertonight single released today

Today is the official release date for BlowUpBlow's new 12" single Supertonight.It's available at:- Fingerprints (Long Beach, CA)- Vinyl Solution (in the OC)- BlowUpBlow shows (for $8)- Online at blow...
Posted by BlowUpBlow on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:06:00 PST

Tasty reviews Supertonight

The new BlowUpBlow 12" single/CD Supertonight was reviewed in Tasty (UK web fanzine). Take a look:"BlowUpBlow - SupertonightI'm always wary of bands that make grandiose claims about treading new groun...
Posted by BlowUpBlow on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:35:00 PST

New T-Shirts available

NEW T-SHIRT now available.Based on artwork (by drummer Bob Kurthy) from the upcoming Supertonight 12" single*Only available in white ink on black shirt.Available at our shows for $10 or go to the ...
Posted by BlowUpBlow on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:21:00 PST