From KEXP: Live at Bumbershoot 2013, Day 3: Redd Kross September 3, 2013 text by Gerrit Feenstra and Jake Uitti Today, we welcome punk legends Redd Kross to the Music Lounge. Jeff and Steve McDonald have been around the block and back, both as Redd Kross and as the Tourists, staying alive through three decades of changes to the scene and still bringing a visceral show to the stage. Last year, they dropped their first record in fifteen years, Researching The Blues, through Merge Records, and they’ve most recently toured alongside Dinosaur Jr. After growing and performing alongside other punk heroes like Black Flag and Circle Jerks through the 80s and surviving through most of the 90s, Redd Kross took a hiatus towards the end of the decade. In 1999, the death of guitarist Eddie Kurdziel put the future of the band further into limbo. But in 2006, the band slowly returned to the stage, building steam through a string of California dates and then moving out across the country once again. With a batch of new songs fresh out the door, it’s the perfect time to see the McDonalds once again and remember the raw power that this band can pack. [satellite gallery=3 auto=on] As Redd Kross set up for the show, complete with a beat up red guitar, their songs booming and bright, it was clear the KEXP music lounge was ready to fill with sound. Heck, we’d be lucky if the doors stayed on their hinges. ”I’m super pleased to kick things off with a bang,” said the stylish KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, donning a sharp black vest. “Please welcome Redd Kross!” “Alllright!” shouted bassist Steven McDonald, in black t-shirt, hand through long brown hair. “Are you ready to do this!” The crowd cheered and just like that the set began. Click here for the full recap and photos. Events & Shows, General News, Reviews, UncategorizedShare : Tweet
Redd Kross Boogies Down at Burger Boogaloo. July 11, 2013Redd Kross @ Burger Boogaloo Oakland, CA July 6, 2013. Photo © 2013 Jon Krop Redd Kross are joined by Ty Segall @ Burger Boogaloo Oakland, CA July 6, 2013. Photo © 2013 Jon Krop SF Weekly’s “Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows From the Last Week in S.F. Music” : Burger Boogaloo drew the nostalgia-rock faithful to a battered venue in Oakland’s Mosswood Park, where true old-timers like Jonathan Richman and Redd Kross proved most captivating of the weekend lineup. We dug the throwback vibes of Shannon and the Clams and Fuzz, too. General News, Reviews, Shows, UncategorizedShare : Tweet
LA Times Review: Redd Kross and the Melvins let some hair fly as the year flips The long-standing punk bands share a stage, pumping energy with differing yet complementary sounds. January 2, 2013“It was about a quarter past midnight — 2012 had just gone — when singer and guitarist Jeff McDonald of Los Angeles band Redd Kross burst out with a joyous, simple, one-word declaration that captured the mood at the storied Alexandria in downtown Los Angeles. “Yes!” he shouted into the microphone after banging his head and guitar chords through “Blow You a Kiss in the Wind” on early Tuesday morning, well aware of the power that he and his brother Steve’s band had just generated. Performing a double bill with fellow Los Angeles band (and long-ago Atlantic Records label-mates) the Melvins, Redd Kross greeted 2013 with long hair flying and the kind of big, distorted chords, singalong choruses and head-banging ditties that made them one of Los Angeles’ greatest punk bands when they rose from Hawthorne in 1980 alongside kindred spirits Black Flag and Circle Jerks.” Click here for the full story. featured, General News, Reviews, Shows, UncategorizedShare : Tweet
Redd Kross “Researching The Blues” Makes Magnet Magazine’s Best of 2012 December 20, 2012 featured, UncategorizedShare : Tweet
Amoeba Live Exclusive MP3 Available Now – Plus Watch the Full Redd Kross In Store Performance @ Amoeba Records, Hollywood! December 6, 2012For those of you in need of a live Redd Kross fix, you can now watch the entire August 28th in store performance from Amoeba in Hollywood, CA! “Redd Kross played at Amoeba Hollywood on August 28. Steven McDonald mixed the recording & we are proud to present one of our best shows of 2012.” – Amoeba.com You can also purchase an exclusive Live At Amoeba MP3 of “Researching The Blues”. featured, General News, Shows, Uncategorized, VideoShare : Tweet