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Buy the new album on Bandcamp/Itunes, Booking & Usher cover (yes, really)
Buy Mal's new album on Bandcamp (Steve Jobs doesn't take a cut)

 

 

 Buy Mal's new album on Itunes (Steve Jobs takes a cut)

 

Stream to check it out before you buy: <a href="http://malblum.bandcamp.com/album/every-time-you-go-somewhere">San Cristobal by Mal Blum</a>

Physical copies on the web/digital store coming in October!



To book Mal to come play at your college, university, venue, show, event, etc. this fall/winter please email Booking[at]malblum.com (replace [at] with @) !

Usher's "U Remind Me" Mal Blum style:

Happy Autumn!

July News
July News

Mal Blum & Man&Dog July 2010 Tour Dates!:

Jul 21 2010 6:00P Baker Park Frederick, MD
Jul 22 2010 8:00P Cyclops Bookstore Baltimore, MD
Jul 23 2010 4:00P Eldert St. Garden Brooklyn, NY
Jul 24 2010 7:30P Burlap and Bean Newtown Square, PA Find Tickets
Jul 25 2010 9:00P The Dark Lady Providence, RI
Jul 26 2010 5:00P Radio Bean Burlington, VT Find Tickets
Jul 27 2010 8:30P PA'S Lounge Boston, MA Find Tickets
Jul 28 2010 8:30P Cousin Larry's Danbury, CT J
ul 29 2010 6:00P 1619 House Williamstown, NJ Find Tickets

For details/more info: http://malblum.com/shows/upcoming

Email questions to: booking[at]malblum.com (replace [at] with @)

New album ("Every Time You Go Somewhere") now available on Itunes and Bandcamp (!)

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Read a new blog post about the new album here!: A Comprehensive Guide to My New Album From Me to You
Photos from tour, album news & home video promoting Mal's Kickstarter!

Photos and videos from tour are now up on the blog, along with album news, etc.:  check them out by clicking here!

Speaking of album news, the new album is coming so soon! We're trying to raise some money to help with pressing/music vid costs through Kickstarter!

Here is Mal's homemade Kickstarter promo video:










The way Kickstarter works is: you donate to fund a project and you get rewards depending on how much you donate. If you raise enough money, the project gets funded. 

Here is a link to the Mal Blum Kickstarter page!: http://kck.st/9lrdG1

Re-post, re-tweet and tell all your friends!!

Syd London's Photos From The Bell House !
Syd London's Photos From The Bell House !


Photo Credit: Syd London 2010

www.myspace.com/malblum www.sydlondon.com

February Tour Dates!
February Tour Dates!

Opening for Melissa Ferrick:

February 6: Driftwood Cafe in Plymouth, MA BUY TICKETS HERE
February 11: Sellersville Theatre/Sellersville, PA BUY TICKETS HERE
February 12: Maxwell's/Hoboken, NJ BUY TICKETS HERE
February 13: The Bell House/Brooklyn, NY (21+) BUY TICKETS HERE


Solo w/ Brittany Shoup:
February 24: Caffe Lena/Sataroga Springs, NY (7pm/all ages/$5 at door). http://www.caffelena.org  for more info

Also, check out:
 
& this video of Mal, Simon and Julie hiding from a Tornado on tour: 






ps: plans for a digital store are in the works, hang tight!

New EPS, new blog post, new year!
The New EP ("For Making Art") is out and officially on itunes!

Go check it out, listen to/buy tracks, write a blurb/cd review & more by clicking the album artwork below: 
Special thanks to the following people for their help with putting "For Making Art" together:
Christina X-tina Picciano, Danielle "Koala" Depalma, Eva Grizzard (responsible for the awesome album art), Simon LittleJohn Olsen, Sarah Solomon, & Clay Wilson
 
Ode to Kulele was voted #10 video of the year on LOGO's The Click List, thank you to everyone who voted! Lots of new stuff in the works including: new album, new show dates, opening for more dates with Melissa Ferrick, new zine, new videos, new question forum and more!

Go check out the new, full blog update ("Shyness is nice, or, new eps/questions forum/updates and excuses excuses") for more exciting info about what has been going on: 


Happy winter/new year!
New Blog Post/Photos up from Tour/Ode To Kulele Nominated to be a Top Ten Video of 2009!

The music video for "Ode to Kulele" was nominated to be a Top Ten Video of 2009 on LOGO's The Click List! Please go vote, re-post, re-tweet, and tell all your friends:  Click the banner to vote and watch the video, voting ends Dec. 1st:

  Vote for Ode to Kulele by Mal Blum

 New blog post and photos from October Southern tour and last week's college shows are up on the blog. Some previews:

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See the rest and read the blog by clicking here

Interview in the Queerist

Check out this brand new interview in The Queerist!

  

Tour was incredible, pics & video to come!

Mal Blum goes South/New Blog

                              Lots of good news here at malblum.com !  

It's just been confirmed that Mal Blum is headed South this October to open for Melissa Ferrick for several dates in NC, GA & TN. Check the shows section for details or get the skinny over at www.myspace.com/malblum 

Secondly, there is a brand new Mal Blum Blog, which you can follow over at: www.malblum.blogspot.com - You can also follow Mal Blum updates in real time on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/malblum

Finally, a new Malblum album is way underway and projected to be released in 2010 

The new album will feature a mix of acoustic songs and a slight band set up that includes upright bass, banjo, violin and piano. Here is a video with the band of a brand new song ("Baltimore") live @ The Sidewalk Cafe in NYC 2 weeks ago:




You can check out other clips from the show or a video peek into the recording session at: www.youtube.com/malblum

Also, please keep voting for "Ode To Kulele" on The Click List on LOGO
Vote for Ode to Kulele by Mal Blum

Happy Summer!


Vote for Mal Blum music video on The Click List on LOGO
Vote for Ode to Kulele on LOGO's The Click List! Click the banner below to vote:

Vote for Ode to Kulele by Mal Blum 

Vote Vote Vote! Here is a link to codes you can re-post anywhere (livejournal, myspace, tumblr, facebook, etc.)  to encourage people to vote for "Ode to Kulele" on The Click List:

Banners to vote for Ode To Kulele



 You can now also follow Mal Blum on Tumblr & Twitter Check out pictures from last week's shows here

 

Last Minute House Shows This Week
Last Minute House Shows This Week

Are you signed up for the Mal Blum mailing list? You should be! Fill in your email address to the right ---->

 

Some last minute house shows this week in Albany & Baltimore:

Date/Venue/Address/Time/Cost

  • May 19th: 98 Grand/98 Grand St./Albany, NY 7PM--House Show, $5
    w/ Ryan Clover & Elliott Harvey
  • May 21st Baker Park/121 N. Bentz St. /Frederick, MD 7PM--Park Show, $5
  • May 23rd "4610 1/2"/4610 1/2 College Ave./Baltimore, MD 3PM--Backyard Show, donations!

    Flyers for Maryland shows!!!
  • May 21st:


  • May 23rd:



2 Flyers + 2 Video Clips from Kimya Dawson Show & Twitter
Two Mal Blum flyers for shows this week, one at Purchase College in NY one at Wellesley College in MA, with headliners Novice Theory and Amanda Palmer (formerly of The Dresden Dolls):

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Also, two video clips from the Kimya Dawson show, courtesy of Laura Diliberto:






Follow Mal Blum on Twitter!! www.twitter.com/malblum Happy Spring! -Malblum.com
New News
Ode to Kulele (Mal Blum's music video directed by Ballard C. Boyd) is currently airing on NewNowNext Music on LOGO!

Last weekend was the premiere and it is re-airing tonight at midnight. Keep an eye out for it re-running throughout the next couple of weeks!

February was an awesome month and Mal Blum had the opportunity to open for Hamell On Trial and Kimya Dawson.

We're currently planning a Mal Blum summer tour, keep checking back for dates as they are confirmed!
Fall-Winter News
Fall-Winter News
A few new things that have been going on:

1) Cha Cha (the google-esque text service that has real people working at all hours to answer questions) reviews "Goodnight Sugarpop" in the Brooklyn Voice

 
2) "My Name is Earthworm" selected to be a part of the Williamsburg Live Songwriting Competition (WLSC) out of 1,000 song submissions!

3) Release of the first Mal Blum music video ever. Directed by the immensely talented Ballard C. Boyd (www.ballardcboyd.com). Check it out on youtube  (see below)!:


 

January marks the start of a new year and a new album is soon to be in the works as well as summer touring plans. Contact the booking email (see contact page) to make sure that your hometown is represented. Be sure to check out the new pics in the photo section too! -malblum.com
Slacker News
Slacker News
We've been slacking on the news here at malblum.com but that doesn't mean there hasn't been any! The most notable new installment is the release of Mal Blum's new album, Goodnight Sugarpop (pictured above). The cds are available digitally via itunes by clicking the following link:

Buy Goodnight Sugarpop on itunes!!



Two tracks off of Goodnight Sugarpop were recently featured on the Network of Revolutionary Musicians Summer '08 compilation, Mal spent the summer touring and traveling and is now back at school for Junior year at SUNY Purchase's music conservatory. The coming months have some exciting shows going on, including Oct. 3rd @ Fall Fest @ Purchase College (purchase, NY) , Oct. 4th @ Indie Music Night (hosted by Sarah Donner), Nov 7th @ The Sidewalk Cafe ( New York, NY) and Nov 13th @ Smith College ( Northampton, MA). Keep up to date by joining the mailing list, checking www.myspace.com/malblum, or the shows section of this very website! Also, now you can become a fan on facebook here:

Become a Mal Blum fan on facebook!



Happy Autumn! -malblum.com
February News
February News
Hey there!

The picture for this month's news is a sample of the new Mal Blum patches you can buy in person at any upcoming Mal Blum shows (and perhaps eventually on the web).

In fact, a great time to pick one up is at 11pm tomorrow at Columbia University's legendary Postcrypt Coffeehouse. The venue is completely acoustic (not a mic in the house), seats 35 people and has housed some greats over the years (Dar Williams, Jeff Buckley, Ani Difranco, etc.) so expect a cozy and intimate show!

In other news, we're starting tracking this week for a brand new album to be released (hopefully) in April. Not sure yet if it's going to be an ep or a full length, keep checking back.

In other other news, plans for another summer tour are underway! Dates are not yet definite but we have a few super secret locations in mind. More details TBA at a later date.

There's also been some changes to the website. You'll notice a player up at the top with some songs that have already been recorded for the new album as well as some old favorites. You can also buy the original album on Itunes at: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=260933740&amp;s=143441

Stay tuned,
Malblum.com
July News
July News
July 2007 shows! We're hitting CT, RI, MA, VT, NY, and CA

7.03.07: 7:00PM: The Space: Hamden, Connecticut
7.09.07: 7:00PM: Abbey Lounge Pub: Somerville,
Massachussetts
7.11.07: 9:15PM: Tazza Caffe: Providence, Rhode Island
7.14.07: 8:00 PM: Muddy Cup Coffee: Albany, New York
7.15.07: 8:00PM: The Weathervane Music Hall:
Brattleboro, Vermont
7.24.07: 7:00PM: BRAINWASH: San Francisco, California
7.29.07: 7:30PM: The Sidewalk Cafe: New York, New York

Additionally, you can now buy tracks directly off myspace at www.myspace.com/malblum

Hope summer is swell!

-malblum.com
May News
May News
We are sold out of the first pressing of cds! More copies of the malblum album will be ordered and shortly made available on the web.

May has been a good month for mal blum with a lot of queer shows. Most enjoyable were: Trans-Action's (a trans activism group) benefit concert at Bluestockings Bookstore and SUNY Purchase's Pink Party (to celebrate the gender studies program @ suny purchase) w/ Boyskout.

There is a new video in the video section, it's a brand new song so go check it out!

June has tons of things coming up. Keep checking myspace (www.myspace.com/malblum) as well as the shows section on the website, or sign up for the mailing list to stay updated.

A few days ago, Deborah Singer of Hear/Say Magazine wrote the following about Mal Blum:

Who: Mal Blum
What: A talented artist that makes songs where you don’t want to miss a word. Her personality seems to really come out in her music.
On the Web: malblum.com
Sounds Like: Female version of Jack Johnson, plus a greater sense of humor.
Standout Single: “Time Bomb” (and the “Vegan Song” is great!)
Grade: B+

!

-malblum.com
March News
March News
You will be able to buy the malblumalbum in only a few weeks!
On top of that, Mal Blum is scheduled to open for Melissa Ferrick and Animal at Wellesely College's annual "Rock for Choice" concert in April. Here is a flyer for the show:
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After that, we've got several new york dates booked, and planning for the northeast mini-tour is coming along nicely, so clear your calendars for the first two weeks of july!
Keep checking the "shows" section of the website or stop by the mal blum myspace at www.myspace.com/malblum to stay updated.
-malblum.com
The end of winter break
Welcome to the new website!

There is a lot going on. If you're wondering why show dates are fewer and farther between, it's because Mal is headed back to Purchase conservatory next week to resume her studies.

While you're waiting to catch a live show, you can check out some video clips from mal blum at maxwell's on January 10th in the video section. Or listen to some samples from mal's upcoming ep on the music page.

It's a new year and there are lots of things in the works for mal blum in the upcoming months including: new venues, an album, and a northeast tour.

Check back, and we will keep you posted!

-malblum.com

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