The Venetia Fair's Michael Abiuso covered The Gay Blades "Shake The Graves" to benefit The One Fund Boston, which you can hear exclusively at Under The Gun.

It may be a few days late but that's okay. James Dean Wells of The Gay Blades has written a new Christmas jingle entitled "Sorry Santa" that you can stream on Bandcamp. You'll want to give this a spin, it's pretty groovy.

James Dean Wells of The Gay Blades has released a new song entitled "Family" with all of the proceeds going to the relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy.

The Gay Blades' "Rock N' Roll (Part 1)" was featured in a new Taco Bell commercial that you can find in the replies.

The Gay Blades released a free EP which you can download here.

Submitted by i2ockbotm

The Gay Blades will release their debut album Ghosts on vinyl via Intheclouds Records along with a new 7" titled Britt Daniel Stole My Girl.

Submitted by demetrios

The Gay Blades posted "Just Kids" from their upcoming EP on soundcloud.

Submitted by Dat4

Before there was The Gay Blades, there was Hello Lovely. You can stream/purchase their EP, Au Revoir & Shit, and man is this shit emo.

James Dean Wells of The Gay Blades and several members of Those Mockingbirds have covered REM's "It's The End Of The World As We Know It." You can listen to it here.

The lineup for this year's Kahbang Music Festival in Bangor, ME has been announced. My Morning Jacket, Surfer Blood, The Gay Blades and more will be playing. You can check out the full lineup here.

The Venetia Fair's bass player Sam has left the band. Replacing him is Mike of The Gay Blades. Read a statement from Sam here.

Head to the replies to see a new batch of The Gay Blades' upcoming tour dates.

You can check out The Gay Blades' new video for "Rock N' Roll (Part I)" over on Alt Press.

Listeners of Daytrotter have voted The Gay Blades' "November Fight Song" as one of the best Daytrotter recordings of 2010.

Those Mockingbirds announced some tour dates with A Fire With Friends, followed by a few dates supporting The Gay Blades. Dates can be seen in the replies. Also, the band is currently in the studio working on a new record.

Today we have the third batch of songs from The Gay Blades' Songs For Cities series. You can download the songs here. Head to the replies for the story behind each city and tell us what you think.

The Gay Blades daytrotter session is now online.

We already brought you the first volume of Song For Cities by The Gay Blades, but now we have the second installment. Get the four new songs here. Be sure to head to the replies for the story behind each as well.

The Gay Blades are recording a unique song for each city on their upcoming tour (dates in the replies). The first 5 songs have been compiled in Songs For Cities, Vol. 1 which you can download exclusively here. This volume includes Pittsburgh, Columbus, St. Louis, Kansas City and Colorado Springs. Full track info and song descriptions are also in the replies.

The Gay Blades are going to be heading out on tour once again at the end of November. Dates can be found in the replies.

In the shade of the south where the sweet honey drips off that old hush-yo'-mouth

Staff Reviews

Rooftops - A Forest of Polarity (Gregory Robson)
Ride Your Bike - The Connection EP (Gregory Robson)
The Gay Blades - Savages (Keagan Ilvonen)

Head to the replies to check out the third installment of The Gay Blades' video series for their new album, Savages. Be sure to pick up the new record to from the band's site.

Head to the replies to check out when you can catch The Gay Blades in the next month or so.

Want to know the stories behind each track on The Gay Blades' new record, Savages? Head over here to get Clark's commentary.

Head to the replies to see the second video from The Gay Blades video series for their new album, Savages.

The Gay Blades' new album, Savages, is streaming on their myspace. This album comes highly recommended by quite a few staff members. What are your thoughts? If you dig it, be sure to pick up one of these awesome deals.

You can preview clips from The Gay Blades new album, Savages, here.

Submitted by sammyboy516

Dates for The Gay Blades' Savage Basement Series tour can be seen in the replies.

There are two sides to every band and The Gay Blades are no exception. Head to the replies to see the first segment of their new video series for their upcoming album, Savages.

The Gay Blades' album version of "Why Winter in Detroit?" is streaming here. The band also have some awesome pre-orders on their site that come with unreleased songs, remixes, acoustic tracks and more. How can you go wrong with a bargain like that?

What's better than a pre-ordering a copy of The Gay Blades new album, Savages? Pre-ordering a copy and getting Clark and Puppy's John Hancock on the front of it for $10 bucks. Do yourself a favor and pick up this deal here.

Head to the replies to see Clark Westfield of The Gay Blades performing "Too Cool To Quit" off their new album, Savages, acoustically for FOE Live. If this doesn't get you stoked for the new album, I'm not sure what will.

Head to the replies to see the press release for The Gay Blades upcoming album, Savages. It also includes the tracklisting and artwork. On top of that, if the band reaches 5,000 followers on their twitter they will release the audio from their live DVD. The band has also uploaded "Try To Understand" to their myspace.

For a tweet you can download The Gay Blades' new song "Try to Understand." Also, Artwork for, Savages can be seen in the replies.

Listen to a new The Gay Blades track, "Try To Understand", here. The band's sophomore album, Savages, drops on October 5th.

The Gay Blades are going to do a basement tour in September, appropriately named "Savage Basement Series," but they need your help booking it. Head to the replies for a message from the band.

Head to the replies to find out how to win a few pairs of tickets to see The Gay Blades at Blender Theater in NYC.

The Gay Blades have some new Northeastern tour dates on myspace.

Submitted by Charles777

The Gay Blades have recorded a charity song about the Haiti earthquake. Read about the story behind the song and learn how you can help the relief efforts here.

Two new Gay Blades songs can be heard here.

Submitted by Keagan2387

It's finally Christmas Eve and The Gay Blades have provided us with a little ABSOLUTExclusive stocking stuffer called "Christmas Wish (In June)". Grab the romantic ode right here and let us know any traditions your family has in store for this night.

The Gay Blades are giving away a Gibson Reverse Flying V guitar. Get it.

If The Gay Blades reaches 5,000 followers on twitter, they'll release the live audio recording of Alive At The Lanes via AP.net. Follow them for the sake of us all!

The Gay Blades has announced new tour dates, including a few European dates with Jack's Mannequin and stateside shows with Electric Six.