Yall know about these reissues right? And Dec. tour:https://reddkross.com/merge-reissuing-two-redd-kross-albums-in-december/
― dow, Monday, 31 December 2018 02:29 (five years ago) link
That’s pretty much what inspired the revive. The streaming version thereof at least
― Spirit of the Voice of the Beehive (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 31 December 2018 02:50 (five years ago) link
Saw them open for Sonic Youth once. Didn't know much about them, but was blown away how they stood and rocked out like gods.
I think they inspired SY to rock out more themselves. Like they couldn't just come out and noodle around for 90 minutes after that.
― nicky lo-fi, Monday, 31 December 2018 17:19 (five years ago) link
I saw them on the tour for Annie's Gone in downtown Ontario, where iirc they were opening for Jellyfish? They were great, loved their headbanging-in-tandem schtick.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 31 December 2018 17:24 (five years ago) link
er Third Eye, that is
Worth noting that the MacDonalds are 10 years younger than Sonic Youth despite emerging at the same time. Steve just turned 50. They are just as lively now as the were when Third Eye was released and if anything they are a tighter band. Currently Dale from the Melvin's is on drums. This is not a "Steve & Jeff and yr granny on bongos" thing. You have to be really good to be in this band.
― everything, Monday, 31 December 2018 20:38 (five years ago) link
don't underestimate yr granny
still that's interesting. didn't know they were so young!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 31 December 2018 20:42 (five years ago) link
Perhaps one reason they've so frequently referenced David Cassidy, Linda Blair, Cowsills etc is because being in the late 70s LA punk scene and signed to a label age 12 and 14 gave them a similar perspective as these child stars. Steve has touched on not having a normal childhood in interviews.
― everything, Monday, 31 December 2018 20:57 (five years ago) link
Iirc, they were about 13 when they made Born Innocent? (Kim Gordon was almost 30 when Confusion Is Sex was released.) xp!
― Locked in silent monologue, in silent scream (Sund4r), Monday, 31 December 2018 20:58 (five years ago) link
Everything is probably right.
― Locked in silent monologue, in silent scream (Sund4r), Monday, 31 December 2018 21:03 (five years ago) link
Is that for this thread?
― Spirit of the Voice of the Beehive (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 31 December 2018 21:47 (five years ago) link
those reissues have been issued previously thru the mailing list but they deserve a wider pressing
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 1 January 2019 00:31 (five years ago) link
At the concert it was wonderful to see every album laid out on the merch table, like a huge family reunion. Even as a long time fan there were some I'd never seen on vinyl before.
― everything, Tuesday, 1 January 2019 01:34 (five years ago) link
they're playing twice today. friend called last night with a extra tik to echoplex benefit show that took a long time to get announced. they're headlining early and then i guess going across the street to another benefit (that looks potentially awesome as well) https://reddkross.com/never seen 'em before and am quite psyched
― The immortal Hydra Viridisimma (outdoor_miner), Sunday, 24 March 2019 14:32 (five years ago) link
fun!! i wanna see redd kross! what is the benefit for?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 24 March 2019 15:08 (five years ago) link
echoplex show is benefit for original drummer (Janet) that has cancer. my friend donated to a gofundme in August, hence was given tix to this. the show @ the echo is a autism benefit w/ a pretty impressive lineup -Elliot Easton, guys from the dB's, Steve Wynn, Baseball Project, etc.
― The immortal Hydra Viridisimma (outdoor_miner), Sunday, 24 March 2019 15:19 (five years ago) link
:( poor janet hope she recovers!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 24 March 2019 15:28 (five years ago) link
New album in August!
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 30 May 2019 21:49 (four years ago) link
O_O
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Friday, 31 May 2019 00:11 (four years ago) link
classic
― unknown or illegal user (doo rag), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 04:54 (two years ago) link
I was supposed to be seeing them in a week but they pulled the whole tour :(
― even the birds in the trees seemed to whisper "get fucked" (bovarism), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 10:20 (two years ago) link