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 ...

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 ...

I've long held ground on a theory that some great classic rock albums need a fair amount of distance to appreciate. Johnette Napolitano, founder and frontwoman of Concrete Blonde, has put the band on ...

Throughout the late '80s and early '90s, Concrete Blonde exhibited an appealingly malleable persona, dabbling in garage rock ("Still In Hollywood"), message songs ("God Is A Bullet"), Spanish-language ...

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’ ...