January 10, 2010
Happy New Year!
We are playing at the echo with the ETTES! This will be a very very fun show!!
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 9:00 PM
(tickets HERE!)
November 02, 2009
We’re are playing with The Cribs in a week…
The Roxy, Hollywood (tickets here!)
11/09/2009
Doors at 8:00 PM
xoxos
August 25, 2009
For those of you in LA, we’re opening for Franz Ferdinand at The Palladium this Thursday! Hope to see you there!!
The Palladium w/ Franz Ferdinand
8/27/2009
8:00 PM
Get Tickets HERE!
May 24, 2009
Okay, okay, okay… it’s cool (not to mention… fun owww, wow)
We’re playing two shows in and around Los Angeles!
May 31 Costa Mesa Detroit Bar w/ We are Scientists*
June 19 The Echo, Echo Park Los Angeles w/ Art Brut**
We love you too much Los Angeles friends… Too much!
May 19, 2009
Germany, Austria, and Switzerland! We Love It!
Thanks for the good times and see you soon…
xoxo,
TBBBA
April 28, 2009
Come get your touch on, and bring your best-looking friends… shit is going to get sweaty.
THE BLOOD ARM IS PLAYING ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
Also, you know SWEATERS?
The band we love more than JESUS?
They’re playing, too.
SAVE THE DATE:
4/30/2009 10:00 PM
BORDELLO
901 E. 1st Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
Can I get an unwanted pregnancy?
Ben Lee Handler + The Blood Arm
April 15, 2009
Friends!
Sick of “clever” radio stations playing “Taxman” and “Money” all day? We of The Blood Arm feel your pain. That is why we are giving you a delicious taste of our album-in-progress, a rough mix of our take on the global recession and financial meltdown: “The Creditors.” Stream it HERE until the end of the week, in (dis)honor of Tax Day 2009!
Then come see us play with Sweaters at Bordello in Downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, April 30!
And then come see us in Europe at one or all of the following dates:
May 12 Innsbruck, Austria – Weekender
May 13 Munich, Germany – Atomic Cafe
May 14 Koln, Germany – Luxor (w/ Art Brut)
May 15 Hamburg, Germany – Molotow
May 16 Berlin, Germany – Kesselhaus (Jagermeister Rock:Liga Finale)
We love you!
xoxoxo The Blood Arm
February 13, 2009
TBAers! We won our round of the Jagermeister Rock:Liga tournament. Thanks to our new homies the Whip and Dover. We’re looking forward to the final in May. More details and European Tour dates coming soon!
(P.S. We Love… You can check out photos of the German tour in our Blog section.)
January 8, 2009
Jagermeister Rock:Liga Tournament
Germany Tour Dates!!!
City/Venue
Feb 2. Rostock / Mau
Feb 3. Hamburg / Grünspan
Feb 4. Bochum / Zeche
Feb 5. Bielefeld / Ringlokschuppen
Feb 6. Karlsruhe / Substage
December 21, 2008
UNDERGROUND NEW YEARS EVE
DECEMBER 31ST
FEATURING LIVE PERORMANCES BY
THE BLOOD ARM
WE ARE THE WORLD
DJ SETS BY
EDDIE ARGOS (ART BRUT)
UNDERGROUND DJS
DJ LARRY G.
DJ DIANA
DJ SHANE
DJ MARK
PHOTOS BY MATADOR Y TOROS
FREE CHAMPAGNE
DOORS AT 8.30
THE ECHO
1822 SUNSET BLVD
ECHO PARK CA 90026
$10 PRESALE TICKETS AVAILABLE THROUGH TICKETWEB.COM
UNDERGROUND – OFTEN IMITATED, NEVER DUPLICATED
December 8, 2008
The good guys… The O.C. (Zach Zach Zach)
We’re opening for
Bloc Party in Anaheim, CA at The Grove
Monday, December 15
CLICK HERE for Tickets…
See you there!
November 3, 2008
Have you seen the new video from our favorite French Zachophiliac, ANAIS?
Because it is so top-secret, you must click HERE to view.
Zach and Nathaniel star as Anaîs’ love interest and psychotherapist, respectively, but also keep an eye out for cameos by Zebastian as a bodybuilder, Dyan as a break-dancer, and Ben Lee as a African-American Robot.
We love you!
October 11, 2008
We’re playing at Downtown 81 on 10/17 (we’re on around midnight!)
The Address:
Silver Factory Studios
915 Mateo St (south of 7th St)
Downtown LA, CA 90021
Please email freersvpdowntown81@gmail.com to get on the free RSVP list!!!
Golden Years are playing as well… Party!
September 28, 2008
well worth the drive to joshua tree… party fun cool bekki arm!! details below:
August 21, 2008
it’s fun… love love w/ cool arm:
August 18, 2008
August 17, 2008
Tune into indie 103.1 tonight (7:30). We’ll be playing a few acoustic songs on Check One… Two! Also, Spaceland on Wednesday!
xooxo,
TBAer
August 11, 2008
Frank Black / The Blood Arm: Aug. 20th @ Spaceland
You have to… TICKETS
August 6, 2008
Do you believe in magic?
Jared the Junkman doesn’t! Ohhhhhhh shit!
August 5, 2008
July 29, 2008
We’re playing at our friend’s club night (LTrain, remember the good times?) at the echo next Wed. (08.06.2008 @ 11:00ish)...
July 8, 2008
Medical (Musical?) facts based on © 2008 YouTube, LLC:
-We all have 25” BICEPS*
God Bless AND Auf Wiedersehen
TBlerM
*In point of a fact entirely unknown to The Blood Arm, the brachial plexus block in the upper blood(er) arm is entirely capable of growing up to x3! feet1.
1. Kosugika G, Richard Sandrak, Ryan Geo, Veronica Gee. The invasion of man pattern in musculocutaneous nerve 10. case possessing anomalous biceps brachii Jikeikai Medical Journal 1986 2333–71/9 (Quiagen, Hilden, Germany)
June 18, 2008
We (The Blood Arm*) are playing some dates opening for We Are Scientists… These are dates you’ll remember, always and forever, we promise:
July 1, The El Rey (Los Angeles).
July 2, The Casbah (San Diego).
July 3, The Glass House (Pomona).
There are new songs being written for a new album, which is exciting and fun…
Miss you much,
TBfeA
May 17, 2008
I find you…
March 5, 2008
New Video, Ehhh? Why, Yes! New New New Video…
‘Do I Have Your Attention?” duet with the Fun Fabulous French Singer: Anais!
Do I have your attention ? (en duo avec The Blood Arm)
January 26, 2008
Time No Time No Time… We’re hard at work in Los Angeles writing the next album. In the meantime, here’s a live performance we did for the French Television show Taratata! ‘Do I Have Your Attention?’ duet with the lovely Anais…
December 30, 2007
If you live in L.A., you are invited to a special performance on New Year’s Eve at the Echo! (We will start at 10:30.) Brand new songs will be previewed and champagne will be provided at midnight!
Happy New Year!
xoxooo,
tba
November 24, 2007
Lie Lover Lie (Bonus Track Version) is now available on iTunes USA! That means you can buy the entire album with three bonus songs!
Click HERE to check it out…
November 20, 2007
That Ben Lee Handler is out of his mind. Check out what we’ve been doing in the past, present, and future on his Blood Arm Blog.
November 14, 2007
For highlights of the NME Rock ‘N’ Riot Tour 2007, visit the NME “NME Tour 2007 Blog”. More exciting news soon!
xoxo,
TBA
August 11, 2007
We are in Los Angeles writing a new album. If you live in LA then you should go to The Fuck Yeah Festival on the 25th and 26th! We are playing on the 26th at the Echo…
August 04, 2007
The Second Helping Required, Desired Tour 2007 is over now, but you can relive the whole thing again and again on the BLOG. It’s just as fun the second time around!
Keep checking back to this site, we have some very exciting things to announce shortly!
July 03, 2007
UPDATED Hello the Blood Arm Friends! Below is an updated list of our summer festival schedule and, while we’re over there, we will be playing some other shows as well! Full Details:Second Helping Required, Desired Tour 2007
21 Jun 2007 Glastonbury Music Festival in Glastonbury, England
23 Jun 2007 Southside Festival in Stuttgart, Germany
24 Jun 2007 Hurricane Festival in Bremen, Germany
28 Jun 2007 Paris Paris in Paris, France
30 Jun 2007 State of the Heart Festival in Wiesen, Austria
3 Jul 2007 Abart in Zurich, Switzerland BUY TICKETS
4 Jul 2007 Poolbar
7 Jul 2007 Les Ardentes Festival in Liege, Belgium
9 Jul 2007 Cafe Central in Weinheim, Germany (UPDATED)
10 Jul 2007 FZW in Dortmund, Germany BUY TICKETS
12 Jul 2007 Plage De Rock in St Tropez, France FREE
13 Jul 2007 Musilac Festival in Aix-les-Bains, France
14 Jul 2007 Showcase – Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France Website
16 Jul 2007 93 Feet East in London, England BUY TICKETS
18 Jul 2007 Nimes Festiva in De Nimes Antic Arenas
20 Jul 2007 Obstweisen Festival, Germany (UPDATED)
21 Jul 2007 Art Sonic Festival in Briouze, France
May 21, 2007
‘Angela,’ the second single from our album Lie Lover Lie, is out now in the UK… rejoice! Backed with the never-before-heard ‘Pendragon’ and ‘The Killer At Large,’ this single is probably hotter than Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver. (Definitely hotter than Jodie Foster in Flightplan.)
The Blood Arm – Angela
OUT NOW
Released on 7” Vinyl and Digital
7”
A) Angela (Single Version)
B) Pendragon
Digital
1. Angela (Single Version)
2. Pendragon
3. The Killer At Large
View the video HERE and then:
Buy it on iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=254160510&s=143444
or go to one of your favourite UK record stores to get the 7”
Q: What are your summer plans… shows and festivals?
A: Oh yeah… they are listed below above.
xxxooo,
TBA
April 27, 2007
Oh Belgium! Oh Germany! Oh France! Oh United Kingdom! Our friends, our friends… Lovers?
The past month has ranked amongst the best of our lives -see the BLOG to e-relive it with us- we really do love you all!
Stay tuned for our summer festival plans as well as a few HUGE surprises!
April 17, 2007
France you are really really the best!
Germany/Belgium time to have FUN:
17-April Köln, Germany Gebäude 9
18-April Münster, Germany Gleis 22: Radio Q
19-April Frankfurt, Germany Cookys: Fritzz
20-April München, Germany Atomic Café
21-April Berlin, Germany Lido: Zitty, Uncle Sallys, Motor FM
23-April Hamburg, Germany Molotow: Abendblatt
24-April Bremen, Germany Römer
25-April Hannover, Germany Café Glocksee: Radio Flora
26-April Ghent, Beligum Vooruit @ Gand
April 12, 2007
Ta Ta Yum Yum United Kingdom!
Bonjour France!
Nous vous adoronos!
See you starting today:
12-April Tourcoing, France Le Grand Mix Advance Tickets
14-April Caen, France BBC Advance Tickets
15-April Lyons, France Le Ninkasi Kao Advance Tickets
(See you soon German friends. Hold onto your horse!)
xoxo,
TBA
March 23, 2007
————————- Original Message————————-
From: Chloe B. On The Real [Is Bored]
Date: Mar 21, 2007 4:48 PM
Hey u guys!!!!!!!! Just wanderin’ wats up
————————- Original Message————————-
From: The Blood Arm
Date: Mar 23, 2007 3:56 AM
I’ll tell you what’s up: Dyan and I just got into London, and the rest of the dudes are coming next week.
Thanks for asking, keep it reaaaaaal!
Ben Lee + the Blood Arm
UK and Europe… See you starting next week!
Also, check out a new interview and pictures HERE! Thanks to The Scenestar and Paula G!
February 26, 2007
We’re excited to announce the Official 2007 UK and Europe Tour Dates:
31-March York, UK Fibbers Advance Tickets
02-April Liverpool, UK Barfly Advance Tickets
03-April Glasgow, UK King Tuts Advance Tickets
04-April Birmingham, UK Barfly Advance Tickets
05-April Leeds, UK Cockpit Advance Tickets
06-April Cardiff, UK Barfly Advance Tickets
07-April Manchester, UK Roadhouse Advance Tickets
08-April Notthingham, UK Rescue Rooms Advance Tickets
09-April Bristol, UK Thekla Advance Tickets
10-April London, UK Dingwalls Advance Tickets
12-April Tourcoing, France Le Grand Mix Advance Tickets
14-April Caen, France BBC Advance Tickets
15-April Lyons, France Le Ninkasi Kao Advance Tickets
16-April Stuttgart, Germany Schocken: LIFT & MOTOR FM Advance Tickets
17-April Köln, Germany Gebäude 9
18-April Münster, Germany Gleis 22: Radio Q
19-April Frankfurt, Germany Cookys: Fritzz
20-April München, Germany Atomic Café
21-April Berlin, Germany Lido: Zitty, Uncle Sallys, Motor FM
23-April Hamburg, Germany Molotow: Abendblatt
24-April Bremen, Germany Römer
25-April Hannover, Germany Café Glocksee: Radio Flora
26-April Ghent, Vooruit @ Gand
February 22, 2007
We will be playing SXSW in Austin, Texas:
March 16th Club DeVille
February 15, 2007
URGENT UK/EU TOUR UPDATE:
Due to circumstances way out of our control we regretfully have had to postpone our upcoming UK/EU tour. All of the dates are being rescheduled and existing tickets should be valid for the new dates (check with your point of purchase or venue for additional information). We’re very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. We will be back shortly armed with some new tunes, videos, and some other exciting things.
Stay tuned…
Love,
The Blood Arm
January 29, 2007
Hello!
Most of us just got back from France where we performed on the national television show Taratata! (It will probably air in a month if you live in France.) Also, the video and artwork for the next UK single “Angela” are almost done. You can see pictures from the video shoot on Ben Lee’s Blog HERE. We’ve been exercising with aerobic weights to get ready for the next Tour. It’s going to be EXHAUSTIVE! If you haven’t already, get advance tickets HERE or HERE. Also, some tickets are HERE.
See you all soon!
TBA
December 28, 2006
Friends,
While we’re busy shooting the video for ‘Angela’ (the next single from Lie Lover Lie) and you’re busy biding time before 2007’s “My Friend, My Friend… Lover?” Tour, why not have a little fun with the Your Top Ten of 2006 (A Contest) contest on the BLOG?
Hurry… Time is running out!
December 11, 2006
Los Angeles friends! We come home from Paris on Tuesday, then we rock your pants (trousers) off December 15! It’s at the Echo in Echo Park (buy Tickets HERE)... Stand warned!
(Also, if you care enough, buy new gear in the shop, and brush up on what we’ve been up to in the blog! Exclamation point!)
November 18, 2006
Hello from Germany! Lie Lover Lie is now out in much of Europe, and we have made a small dent in our European dates as well! UK fans, we are returning shortly… check the ‘SHOWS’ section for dates near you and links to purchase tickets. As always, keep checking the blog for tour shenanigans!
We love you!
November 6, 2006
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the 8 November show at the Graduate in Cambridge has been cancelled. We are trying our best to reschedule the gig as soon as possible.
Apologies to anyone who has been inconvenienced!
October 28, 2006
Buy the album! Observe the current changes to our tour dates in Germany! Also, read the blog for current stories from the road!
October 24, 2006
The tour dates for Germany have changed!
November 17 Dresden Star Club
November 18 Berlin Lido
November 19 Hamburg Molotow
Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Look below and in the show section for the full tour schedule. Hope to see you all there!
October 15, 2006
Our new album ‘Lie Lover Lie’ comes out tomorrow in the UK and November 6 in Europe!!!
Here are some reviews:
The Guardian
New-Noise
ArtRocker
NME
Live on Stage
Also, don’t forget to look below (and in the shows section) for UK and Europe Tour Dates!!!
We love you!
TBA
October 09, 2006
After a run of dates with We Are Scientists later this month (see below for details), it’s with extreme excitement that we announce a massive UK and European tour coinciding with the release of our album ‘Lie Lover Lie’!!! Tickets for most shows are £7, except in London where they are £8.50 and are available via either www.seetickets.com or ticketweb.co.uk. Hope to see you all there!!!
(w/ The Sunshine Underground)
Nov 1 2006 University Leeds
Nov 2 2006 Academy Newcastle
Nov 4 2006 The Workhouse Llanfyllin
Headlining (Live Lover Live Tour 2006):
Nov 6 2006 Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh, UK *Advance Tickets
Nov 7 2006 Club NME @ Tokyo Huddersfield, UK
Nov 8 2006 The Loft @ The Graduate Cambridge, UK *Advance Tickets
Nov 10 2006 La Boule Noire (Inrocks Festival) Paris, France
Nov 13 2006 Hafenkneipe Zurich, Switzerland *Advance Tickets
Nov 17 Dresden Star Club
Nov 18 Berlin Lido
Nov 19 Hamburg Molotow
Nov 21 2006 Paradiso Amsterdam, Holland *Advance Tickets
Nov 23 2006 The Cockpit, Leeds, UK
Nov 24 2006 Barfly Cardiff, UK *Advance Tickets
Nov 25 2006 Imsomniacs @ SeOne London, UK *Advance Tickets
Nov 26 2006 Louisiana Bristol, UK *Advance Tickets
Nov 27 2006 Academy Liverpool, UK *Advance Tickets
Nov 28 2006 King Tuts Glasgow, UK *Advance Tickets
Nov 29 2006 Night and Day Manchester, UK *Advance Tickets
Nov 30 2006 The Plug Sheffield, UK *Advance Tickets
Dec 1 2006 Brunel Rooms Swindon, UK *Advance Tickets
Dec 3 2006 Speakeasy Belfast, Ireland
Dec 4 2006 Craw Daddy Dublin, Ireland
Dec 5 2006 The Social Nottingham, UK *Advance Tickets
Dec 6 2006 Kings College London, UK *Advance Tickets
Dec 7 2006 Zodiac Oxford, UK *Advance Tickets
Dec 8 2006 Joiners Southampton, UK *Advance Tickets
October 05, 2006
(Tickets for the We Are Scientists dates are now all sold out.)
We are very excited to announce that we will be supporting the outstanding We Are Scientists on thier upcoming UK tour! Dates are below… Remember our new album ‘Lie Lover Lie’ is coming out October 16 in ALL UK record stores!!! Pre-order HERE and get a free signed poster!
xoxo,
TBA
Supporting We are Scientists:
Oct 20 2006 UEA Norwich, England
Oct 21 2006 Octagon Sheffield, England
Oct 22 2006 Apollo Manchester, England
Oct 23 2006 University Leeds, England
Oct 24 2006 Academy Newcastle, England
Oct 25 2006 Music Hall Aberdeen, England
Oct 26 2006 Academy Glasgow, Scotland
Oct 28 2006 Mandela Hall Belfast, Ireland
Oct 29 2006 Roisin Dub Galway, Ireland
Oct 30 2006 Ambassador Dublin, Ireland
September 25, 2006
Our new single ‘Suspicious Character’ is out today in the UK! It’s available on two different versions of 7” and CD. You can buy it at all fine record stores around the UK! It’s also available on iTunes as a digital download in the UK. For those not in the UK, you can buy here.
September 14, 2006
The video for ‘Suspicious Character’ is currently sitting at #4 on MTV2’s NME Chart Show. Help it to #1 by voting here!
And for those of you who can’t make it to the upcoming UK shows – and even for those of you who can – Ben Lee will be updating the blog regularly throughout the tour so you can keep abreast of our daily ongoings!
September 7, 2006
The list of UK shows in September has been updated!
September UK Tour:
September 18 Liverpool, The Korova *Advance Tickets
September 19 Glasgow, Barfly *Advance Tickets
September 20 Leeds, Cockpit Panic Club Night
September 21 London, Throwing Rocks Club@Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes w/ Blood Red Shoes *Advance Tickets
September 22 Nottingham, The Social *Advance Tickets
September 23 Sheffield, Plug – Fever and Plug Saturdays *Advance Tickets
September 25 Newcastle, Digital *Advance Tickets
Hope to see you all there!!
xoxo
August 24, 2006
We are playing the LA Weekly Detour Music Festival in Downtown Los Angeles (Main St. and 1st) on Saturday, October 7th! Headlining the festival are Beck, Queens of the Stone Age, the Basement Jaxx, Peeping Tom, Redd Kross, and more… This is definitely most worthwhile, and we are extremely excited to be romantically involved. Tickets go on sale 08/26/06, but there might be presale tickets HERE if you enter the password “detour.” Do it!
Also, the caption contest on the blog has been extended till Tuesday!
August 21, 2006
We are back home in Los Angeles for a few weeks. You can find pictures and stories from London by Ben Lee Handler in the Blog section. He’s initiated a contest to win a pre-release limited edition etched 7” for ‘Suspicious Character.’ Check back soon for more tour dates!
August 14, 2006
SECRET SHOW LOCATION ANNOUNCED! (shhhhhhh!)
August 15 Buffalo Bar, London (Highbury Corner)
See “shows” section for our full London itinerary, and check out the blog for stories from the road!
August 07, 2006
We’re coming back to London for the following shows this month (list updated):
August 14 The Pelican (All Saints Road), London (stripped-down piano and vocal only performance)
August 15 SECRET SHOW** Announced Today! Buffalo Bar, Highbury Corner, London
August 16 London Metro: **Tickets
August 18 London Macbeth
Hope to see you all there!
July 19, 2006
You can preview our new single ‘Suspicious Character’ on our MySpace page: The Blood Arm on MySpace
July 1, 2006
We are back in Los Angeles and happy to announce that we will be playing Cinespace this Tuesday, July 4! Come celebrate Independence Day and our homecoming – we miss you and hope to see you all there!
Hugs and kisses,
TBA
June 17, 2006
Friends and lovers old and new,
It was brilliant to see/meet/become reacquainted with you all on our most recent tours of the US and the UK. We encourage you to continue to further your relationship with us by clicking on the links above. The Music is free, the Pictures are delicious, the Store is freshly stocked with our summer line, and Ben Lee will continue to update the Blog semi-daily.
We love you all,
The Blood Arm*
*Not to mention, by “The Blood Arm” we mean Phoenix’s Robotic Blood(er) Arm. The trench commonly referred to as “left” is informally called “Dodo San Diego” and was dug as a test. The trench on the right is informally called “Baby Bear… Baby Girl (Doll) Pomona.” The sample dug from Baby Bear will be delivered to the Phoenix Blood(er) Farmer’s Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, or TEGA. The Baby Bear trench is 9 centimeters (3.1 inches) wide and 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) deep. REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Because/Blue Mountain/Handout/Handler (UNITED STATES) BLACK AND WHITE ONLY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. WE ARE ALSO PLAYING IN LOS ANGELES. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.
Management: Nathaniel: info@thebloodarm.com
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US Booking Agent: Robby Fraser: rf@wma.com
UK Booking Agent: Ed Stringfellow: edstringfellow@theagencygroup.com
The Band: The Blood Arm: info@thebloodarm.com
Thanks xoxxo!