Redd Kross rank among the Iron Chefs of Rock ‘N Roll; able to take any secret ingredient, master it, and make it their own. Their reputation for originality, rich flavor and stunning presentation has been praised by such peers as Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Stephen Malkmus (Pavement), Stone Temple Pilots, The Mayor of Sunset Strip - Rodney Bingenheimer, and yes even Joe Elliot of Def Leppard.
Ever evolving and changing, their music has been described as punk rock, power pop, experimental, glam, performance art, British Invasion, bubblegum, grunge, and heavy metal; and while it's been part of all of these, it's also most importantly, been something all of it’s own.
Hailing from Hawthorne CA, home of the Beach Boys, Redd Kross began playing shows and releasing records before attending high school. Founding Brothers Jeff and Steven McDonald have always understood and openly embraced the obscure common threads of their influences and inspirations. Where most people see differences, the McDonald Brothers find quirky commonalities and artistic piety in both high-brow and low-brow pop culture.
Jeff and Steven McDonald have collectively produced, or performed with the likes of Sparks, The Donnas, Imperial Teen, The Beards, The Format, Turbonegro, Beck, Tenacious D, Frightwig, Be Your Own Pet, and many others.
Aside from their music career as Redd Kross, they have appeared as actors in cult fave films such as “Desperate Teenage Lovedolls”, “Lovedolls Superstar”, “Spirit of ‘76”, “Sugartown”, “Gas Food & Lodging”, and “Grace of My Heart“ by Dave Markey, Roman Coppola, and Allison Anders respectively.
The band took a hiatus after their 1997 release “Show World”, and began playing select shows in the summer of 2006 with the classic “Neurotica” line up of Jeff & Steven McDonald, Robert Hecker, and Roy McDonald (The Muffs). The band is currently working on a new record and have been in the studio as of Sept. 2007, and we are looking forward to it as much as you are.
Redd Kross are only playing select shows, with no extensive touring in the works, so if you’ve been itching to see the band perform live, we encourage you to scratch that itch and get your tickets to the closest performance near you.
Please visit reddkross.com and myspace.com/reddkross for more information.
- Jonathan Krop
Other band members have included:
Gere Fennelly
Eddie Kurdziel
Brian Reitzell
Victor Indrizzo
Tracy Lea
Janet Housden
Ron Reyes
Greg Hetson
Vicki Peterson
Dave Peterson
Dez Cadena
Glenn Holland
Johnny Nobody
THE RETURN OF THE BAT
Specimen will bring their special brand of glam mayhem, The Batcave to London again.
After last year’s wildly-successful 25th anniversary Batcave event, The Batcave returns to its original spawning ground of London’s West End on Sunday July 19 for another night of blasphemy, lechery and blood.
Specimen (Fresh from a fantastic show at Leipzig’s Waves Gotik festival), the original Batcave instigators will headline the lurid frolics at the Embassy Club, (29 Old Burlington St, London W1S3AP) Also on the bill are original Batcavers Sexbeat, with DJs Hamish and Cavey Nick, cavorting from decks to decadence with the usual brutal, trouser-dropping surprises & suitably confronting & barbaric entertainment.
The 2009 Batcave will feature installations from exciting new artists of the ‘Dark London Underground’ and visuals from the upcoming ‘Welcome To The Batcave’ book, along with this year’s bitcrushed message from the creature in t
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im really loving 'bubblegum factory'. its super poppy! it kinda has a 60s feel to it. its a kinda song that you would blast real loud when your driving in the summer and then you would park the csr and your dad would go, 'TURN THAT SHIT OFF!!'
