The latest in a string of veteran bands who have recently surfed through D.C. on residual waves of popularity and acclaim from their respective 90s heydays, NYC art-rockers Blonde Redhead took the 9:30 Club stage on Sunday night showing a greater emphasis on visual spectacle than they had in the past.
From the Velvet Underground to Sonic Youth, New York City has a long tradition of avant-garde rock. And few contemporary bands better represent that spirit of experimentation than Blonde Redhead. Depending on who you ask, the trio has been around for 10-15 years, evolving over time from a no-wave informed experimental act into purveyors of comparatively palatable shoegaze pop. The band has managed to achieve a high level of visibility in the underground almost entirely…
Remember that episode of The Simpsons where Barney is dating a Japanese art student? And they show up at Moe’s and she orders “a single plum, floating in perfume, served in a man’s hat”? We can kind of imagine Blonde Redhead frontwoman (and former art student) Kazu Makino ordering that same thing. And Makino’s otherworldliness is so captivating that, like Moe, we probably wouldn’t bat an eye. Decked out in a menacingly short shirt-dress, Makino…
FRIDAY: >> At 11 a.m. today or noon tomorrow, grab the kids and a box or twelve of tissues and head down to the National Archives for a screening of An American Tail. Part of their celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, they’re sharing the story of Fivel and his cheese-paved streets with the next generation. We can only assume they’ll watch it over and over like we did, each time hoping Fivel doesn’t go…
With seven albums under their belt, Blonde Redhead are certainly not newcomers. From their early tutilage under Sonic Youth through their evolution into an ambient, noisey sound all their own, the New Yorkers are coming to the 9:30 Club Sunday night in support of their most recent album, 23, which unlike the movie with a simliar name, is getting great reviews all over the internets. If their show here is anything like the one they…
FRIDAY: >> The circus has come to town! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be having an evening show tonight, 7:30 p.m. at the MCI Center. If you get there 90 minutes early, you can enjoy free entertainment, and during the pre-show Three Ring Adventure, kids can meet performers and pose for photos with the crazy clowns. Tickets can be purchased here. SATURDAY: >> If you’re feeling energetic come Saturday AM, why not…
