Concrete Blonde regroups for club tour, album

The newly reunited Concrete Blonde has mapped out a tour in support of its forthcoming album, "Group Therapy," due on Jan. 15.

The band, with three original members--singer-bassist Johnette Napolitano, guitarist Jim Mankey and drummer Harry Rushakoff--will kick off the jaunt on Jan. 18 in San Diego. The itinerary currently runs through Feb. 21, but more dates are expected to be added soon.

Recorded in Los Angeles, "Group Therapy" (Manifesto) is the band's first album of new material since 1993's "Mexican Moon" (Capitol). Concrete Blonde, best known for its hits "Joey," "Tomorrow Wendy" and "Everybody Knows," released five major-label albums before disbanding in 1995.

Since then, Napolitano has concentrated on art and performing solo. "Greatest Hits," a multi-media installation, is on display through Dec. 20 at the LH Horton Jr. Gallery on the campus of San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, Calif. The show, which a press release from the gallery calls her debut solo exhibition, incorporates turntables and speakers used as a canvas.

Napolitano and Mankey, formerly of Sparks, also recorded an album with the Los Angeles band Los Illegals in 1997. In 1996, Rushakoff and Jimmer Podrasky of the Rave-Ups put together the Miserys.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
January
18 - San Diego, CA - 4th and B
19 - Tempe, AZ - Bash on Ash
20 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
21 - Santa Fe, NM - TBA
24 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
25 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
28 - Eugene, OR - Wow Hall (TBA)
29 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
30 - Seattle, WA - Showbox

February
1 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Concert Theatre
8 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater
9 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
13 - New York, NY - B.B. King's (TBA)
14 - Philadelphia, PA - TBA
15 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club
16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Laga
17 - Cleveland, OH - TBA
19 - Toronto, Ontario - TBA
21 - Boston, MA - TBA

 tour dates and tickets
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