Having never been to The Depot before, and never having heard the band, I did my research. I looked at pictures of the venue. I listened to their songs. I watched how they performed on Letterman a ...

Today Rocks Off continues our discussion with Concrete Blonde’s bassist/lead vocalist Johnette Napolitano. Part One of our interview can be found here. The band will perform at Fitzgerald’s this ...

Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Napolitano has the filthiest laugh, and it gurgles from the most unexpected places. “I just got into LA, and I’ve got allergies. God, is this what getting older is about?” ...

Aftermath was as bummed as anyone when Concrete Blonde, after a few fits and starts, apparently called it quits back in 2006. We also kicked ourselves repeatedly when we were unable to make any of the ...

Originally formed in the ‘80s, Concrete Blonde became one of the breakout acts of the ‘90s alternative rock scene. Though the core duo of Johnette Napolitano and James Mankey disbanded in 2006, the ...

Singer Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde performs a rare solo show this weekend at the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill after shows in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and Nashville. Fans are strongly ...

No, not “Joey.” Certainly, if you know just one Concrete Blonde song, that’s it — a fiery, elegant grunge quasi-ballad that probably wound up on a quite a few I Love the ’90s-type compilations, and ...

These alt-rock oldsters are on the road promoting Shout! Factory’s new 20th-anniversary reissue of Bloodletting, which featured the hit single “Joey” and laid the groundwork for 4 Non Blondes’ ...

In the vast expanse of the Mojave Desert, there is the kind of endless space in which a person can get some real thinking done. Hot, dry silence. A quiet enormity that offers up the opportunity to ...

After breaking up in 1993, Concrete Blonde reformed in 1997, when they released Concrete Blonde Y Los Illegals, a collaboration with the L.A. Chicano punk band, and then again in 2001, recording Group ...

She had walked past the rattlesnake several times, recalls Johnette Napolitano, before she finally recognized it, coiled up and ready to strike, blending in with the floorboards of her Joshua Tree ...