Xiu Xiu (pronounced "shew shew") are an experimentalband originally from and currently based in San Jose California, with time spent in Seattle, Washingtonand San Francisco, California in-between. Xiu Xiu is the project of singer-songwriterJamie Stewart, who records with friends on his home computer and has been touring with his cousin, Caralee McElroy, since 2003. Past members include Cory McCulloch, Lauren Andrews and Yvonne Chen. Some, including McCulloch, have played in previous bands with Stewart such as Ten in the Swear Jarand IBOPA. The band is named after the main character of the 1998 Chinese film Tian yu(a.k.a.
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