The Blood Brothers stop the flow

The Blood Brothers have called it quits after 10 scream-alicious years. "We have made a collective decision that our time together has come to an end," the Seattle quintet said in a statement released this morning. "Your friendship, support and love hold ... a profoundly special place in each of our hearts."

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Great Northern this week released an iTunes-only (until February, at least) EP called "Sleepy Eepee," a collection of five songs that the band says "laid the early groundwork" for its current sound. The L.A. quartet plays the Echoplex tonight along with Robbers on High Street.

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Magnet (aka Even Johansen) has canceled next week's date at the Roxy because of an illness in his family. His album "The Simple Life" came out in September on Filter. The show, scheduled for Wednesday, goes on -- with a solid local lineup of Oliver Future and Sara Lov (one-half of L.A.'s Devics) joining fun Australian quintet the Panda Band.

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Dates: Coachella, April 25-27; Stagecoach, the following weekend.

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And for your viewing pleasure, here's the new video by Sam Sparro for the song "Cottonmouth":

Photo of the Blood Brothers by Nathan Martin

Highlights for Thursday, Nov. 8

Lots going on in the bigger venues: Of Montreal starts a two-night stand at the Avalon; big Stones Throw Records night at the El Rey, with Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf and a host of others; hits aplenty at Staples Center, with Maroon 5, the Hives and Phantom Planet; Ben Harper holds forth at the Orpheum; Circa Survive rocks the Mayan; and Ween plays the Wiltern. ... Meanwhile, Year Long Disaster joins Valient Thorr at Spaceland. ... Hello Stranger tops a big bill at the Viper Room. ... And at the Detroit Bar, it's Voxhaul Broadcast and Saint Motel.

Also: The Dirty Kings, whose music reminds me of 1967 Camaros I never drove and mutton chops I could never grow, celebrate the release of their album, "Who's Along for the Ride," tonight at the Key Club.