The Mae Shi rocked it live on Stickam last Sunday during the band’s highly anticipated first show featuring brand new members Bill Gray (14 Year Old Girls, Holi Buffaglo) and Marcus Savino (Silver Daggers), alongside vets Jon Gray and Jeff Byron. Through a myriad of rhythmic claps, nuanced vocals and a poppy electro synthesizer, the Mae Shi brought everyone to their feet and had the crowd screaming along at the top of their lungs. Pitchfork Media says of The Mae Shi, "If you're gonna abandon self-referential schizo-prog for pop structures and consonance, this is the way to go."

The new line-up is preparing to tour in support of upcoming new album HLLLYH. Founding members Tim Byron and Brad Breeck are continuing with the band, but will be focusing more of their energies on the studio and less on touring.

The Mae Shi returns to Stickam next Thursday, 12/20, from 12:30 – 1:05 PM PST for a concert from Los Angeles’s Le Conte Middle School. This will be (and, what we’re pretty sure is) the world’s first live indie rock webcast to stream from a middle school lunch PERIOD. Why would any one miss that Stickam first?!?!! “Le Conte-a-polooza” will also feature a skating exhibition by Emerica. After that, look for ongoing videoblogs from the band as they tour with punk rock pioneers The Germs and The Adolescents.

Check out live clips “7xx7” and “Run To Your Grave” from the 12/2/07 show at Safari Sam’s (Los Angeles): www.stickam.com/profile/themaeshi