“Twilight” saga fanatics will get their vampire fixes with the “Eclipse” movie opening. But alt-rock enthusiasts got a musical dose of dark, gothic imagery on Monday night as Concrete Blonde made its ...

For the members of rock-trio Concrete Blonde, their latest collaboration, “Group Therapy,” was just that.The band – consisting of vocalist Johnette Napolitano, guitarist Jim Mankey and drummer Harry ...

Concrete Blonde was ahead of its time. That can be taken on a purely musical note, since Concrete Blonde did help light the fuse that would result in the alt-rock explosion of the ’90s, but it’s even ...

Hard-rockin’, goth-tinged Concrete Blonde are reforming for the 20th anniversary of their album Bloodletting, which spawned the band’s only Top 40 hit, “Joey.” The reunited band, who haven’t played ...

Concrete Blonde’s message Sunday night at Luther’s Blues was simply that it’s great to be alive. Stomping through cuts both old and new, the reformed and rejuvenated members of the post-punk icons ...

**** Concrete Blonde, Walking in London (I.R.S.): Johnette Napolitano’s voice is so powerful and distinctive, she could record The Debbie Gibson Songbook and give it a dark edge. Singing her own ...

Johnette Napolitano was tormented by waking nightmares. “A friend of mine summed it up perfectly: ‘What happened to you is like before an earthquake when the cockroaches and animals and turkeys all ...

Johnette Napolitano sounds relaxed as she chats by phone from her home in Joshua Tree. The conversation is full of hearty laughs as she quickly jumps through a variety of topics, ranging from her ...

Concrete Blonde emerged from the crucible of 1980s post-punk L.A., fueled by Jim Mankey's signature guitar riffs and the introspective lyrics and distinctive wail of singer/bassist Johnette Napolitano ...

Concrete Blonde celebrated vampire chic long before “True Blood” and “Twilight” — 20 years before, in fact. The Blonde has hit the road this summer in honor of the 20th anniversary of “Bloodletting,” ...

Concrete Blonde was ahead of its time. That can be taken on a purely musical note, since Concrete Blonde did help light the fuse that would result in the alt-rock explosion of the ’90s, but it’s even ...

(*****) Concrete Blonde, Bloodletting (IRS): With its third album, Concrete Blonde finally becomes a band worthy of Johnette Napolitano’s arresting voice. The songwriting, the grooves, the guitar work ...