Artist Blonde Redhead
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Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead offers a reassuring message for bands transitioning from no-wave and post-punk to the melodic possibilities beyond: Making prettier music doesn’t necessarily mean mellowing out, or losing a certain creepy depth. The trio has long abandoned the guitar noise of its 1995 self-titled debut, but hasn’t lost itself to the dance- or synth-pop clichés that seem to lurk in indie-rock’s shadow these days. Each album from 2000’s Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons to this year’s Penny Sparkle is a subtle new phase within a grander scheme built on Kazu Makino and Amedeo Pace’s commanding but unmistakably strung-out and forlorn vocals. While 2007’s 23 mastered filling, sleek shoegaze, Penny Sparkle finds a balance between Blonde Redhead’s lavish and spare tendencies, and relies less on guitar than any album before it.
Updated 07/07/2011

Austin:
Blonde Redhead's Kazu Makino
Chicago:
Blonde Redhead's Kazu Makino
Twin Cities:
Blonde Redhead's Kazu Makino
Milwaukee:
Blonde Redhead's Kazu Makino
Denver/Boulder:
Blonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino
Madison:
Paul's Club
Twin Cities:
Blonde Redhead announces tour
Chicago:
Iron And Wine, Low, Ted Leo, Justin Townes Earle at Millennium Park this summer
Twin Cities:
Kill To Kill offers an innocent yet sinister smile
Cars 2
Battles: Gloss Drop
Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle
Denver/Boulder:
Blonde Redhead at the Ogden
The Twilight Zone, “The Night Of The Meek”