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Concrete Blonde
Mojacar
Date:
January 24, 2002
Doors:
8:30 PM
Show: 9:00
PM
Tickets:
Sold Out
$20 General Admission
Age Restrictions:
6 and over
Kitchen:
Limited
Seating: Limited |
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Concrete Blonde grew out of the Los Angeles
post-punk club circuit that produced bands like
X, Wall of Voodoo, and the Go-Go's,
but it wasn't until 1987 that the band even recorded its first album. The
group was founded by singer/songwriter/bassist Johnette
Napolitano and guitarist Jim Mankey,
who played bass in Sparks with his brother
Earle during the '70s. The two met while working at a studio owned by Leon
Russell and were soon recording collaborations at Earle's studio.
The two called themselves Dream 6 and
released an EP through a French independent label, which was later reissued
by Capitol. Their insistence on complete
artistic control was offputting to the major labels who took notice, however,
and it wasn't until 1987 that the group signed to I.R.S. and changed its
name to Concrete Blonde at the suggestion of labelmate Michael
Stipe.
Concrete Blonde recorded its self-titled debut album with Harry Rushakoff
on drums, which betrayed the influence of the Pretenders.
1989's "Free" was a tighter
showcase for Napolitano's developing songwriting and produced a college
radio hit with 'God Is a Bullet.' The morose, textured "Bloodletting,"
a more accomplished record than both of its predecessors, broke the band
to a wider audience with the left-field Top 20 hit "Joey," the
tale of a love affair ended by alcoholism. Former Roxy
Music drummer Paul Thompson played
on both Bloodletting and its 1992 follow-up, "Walking
in London." Steve Huey AMG
Concrete Blonde will be touring in support of their new album "Group
Therapy," their first album of new material in seven years.
Released on Manifesto Records, the album will become available on January
15.
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