BLACK BLONDIE debut album,
"Do You Remember Who You Wanted to Be"
AVAILABLE now:
"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'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
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
Black Blondie Vocalist: Samahra:
Black Blondie Rhythm Section (also known as: "Lil' Black Blondie":
Kahlil Brewington [drums], Liz Draper [bass] and Tasha Baron [keys and boxes]:
some past shows:
BLACK BLONDIE in CHICAGO: OCT 4, 2007!
BLACK BLONDIE in NYC:
BLACK BLONDIE in Philly @ Black Lily:
***Liz teaches bass lessons and Tasha teaches piano lessons at WBSM. Send a message to the black blondie inbox if you're interested in taking lessons... !!
do you all ever think about coming to good ol' iowa? there is this bar called the HUB in cedar falls, ia (decent low-key college town). i can put in a word for you, if you would like. the owner is a facebook "friend". let me know. -Melissa
Yo! I just picked up the record... I knew Tasha and Liz from my days of student work study at WBSM... and it's still in my car a few days later, so its a good one! I'm living in Chicago now but I hope to take in a live show one of these days. Keep it up!
Hey Tasha! Thanks for letting me bug you for an autograph today at Cheapo (how old am I? Ha!). I hope you found some good stuff. I know I did! To check out some of my record finds and to see your John Hancock online you can visit my humble blog: www.minnehappiness.blogspot.com. Keep doing your thing!
The MN Music Festival Guide is up on www.twincityscene.com . The guide contains links to the bands playing at each one so that you can pick the festival that has the music you like and plan which bands you want to see. Enjoy!
Online Now!
