Black Blondie

Location:
US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Experimental / Trip Hop / Other
"Black Blondie's sassalicious frontwoman Samahra's look and sound resemble a drug- and beehive-free Amy Winehouse…if she had a hip-hop background, better lyrics and killer style. The Minneapolis foursome are together a shining example of the soul-filled creativity coming out of the Midwest. With or without the beehives. Sounds like: Esthero and Amy Winehouse living inside Betty Boop's head."
-URB Magazine



BLACK BLONDIE debut album,
"Do You Remember Who You Wanted to Be"
AVAILABLE now:



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"Do You Remember Who You Wanted to Be" is now available on iTunes:
Click the iTunes button to purchase a digital copy!



Please contact Tasha Baron for booking @:
612.325.0665 or iloveblackblondie@gmail.com



BLACK BLONDIE in the PRESS:
Top 10 hottest acts at WMNF’s 29th annual Tropical Heatwave (Creative Loading (Tampa, FL), May 2010)



Blue-Eyed Soul (Miami New Times, May 2010)



Black Blondie at Carabar (Columbus Alive!, May 2010)



Vita.MN Top 20 Albums of 2009 (Vita.MN, January 2010)
Best songs, live acts and signs of life (Star Tribune, January 2010)



Black Blondie feature on Hit Predictor (HitPredictor.com, February 2010)



Star Tribune Ten Best Records so far in 2009 (Star Tribune, June 2009)
Black Blondie's dark highlights (Star Tribune, April 2009)
Black Blondie demand attention with their stellar debut (City Pages, April 2009)
Babysue.com album review: "sassy and spontaneous" (Babysue.com, December 2009)
Black Blondie and Foxy Tann knock 'em dead at the Uptown Pride Block Party (TCDailyPlanet, July 2009)
Review of Sold Out cd release show "A House Full of Love" (TCDailyPlanet, April 2009)
Feature interview in The Onion (AVClub.com, June 2009)
City Pages: Black Blondie Best R&B Band (City Pages, April 2009)
Album Review (The Onion, April 2009)
Feature on Liz Draper of BB in TCDailyPLanet (April 2009)
CD Review (Minneapolis Fucking Rocks, April 2009)
Video link to live performance on Channel 11 (April 2009)
Culture Bully Interview (Culture Bully, July 2008)
Reveille Mag interviews Black Blondie (Reveille Mag, June 2008)
URB Magazine "Next 100" (URB, March 2008)
"Best Live Act" (Star Tribune, December 2007)



Minneapolis based Black Blondie is a band in the purest sense of the word: the tightly knit four-piece unit, formed in 2006, collectively writes and performs all of their music. Black Blondie's daring frontwoman, Samahra, has the attitude and charisma of a punk rock diva. She has a voice that would serve any American Idol three times over but lyrics that shock with wit and intellect. You may be reminded of the poetic confessions of a Midwestern emo boy who makes you wanna rip your heart out and cradle it in your hand, but in the next minute she will inspire you to put on your hot pink stilettos, party the night away at a grungy D.C. go-go club, and sign a check to the World Wildlife Fund with a quill tipped pen. Bass player, Liz Draper, plays her upright and electric basses as effortlessly as any conservatory bred musician would, yet still sounds like a dirty hip hop sample. Kahlil Brewington's drums lock in as one with the bass and are laced with sophisticated dub and dancehall stylings. Tasha Baron attacks percussive Afrobeat organ lines and plays keyboard atmospheres reminiscent of the Sun Ra Arkestra. Samahra's vocals intermingle enigmatically with this striking and raw musical environment. Black Blondie's live show, distinctive song writing and innovative musical style has found them sharing the stage with The Roots, Jill Scott, Amy Winehouse, K'Naan, Meshell Ndegeocello, The Coup and J*Davey and a spot in URB Magazine's 'Next 100' for 2008.



"Visually, Black Blondie are a Benetton rainbow of multiculti allure;sonically, they're a mélange of trance-inducing rhythm and blues." -CP



Flyers from past shows with Jill Scott, The Roots, Amy Winehouse, Meshell Ndegeocello, Alice Russell, Thunderheist, Blaqstarr, He Say She Say and more:



***Liz teaches bass lessons & Tasha teaches piano lessons at WBSM.
Send a message to the Black Blondie inbox if you're interested in taking lessons!



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