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JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS at Summerfest
from: bayviewcompass.com
JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS headlined the M&I Bank Classic Rock stage on June 30, as part of Milwaukee's Summerfest 2009, which runs through July 5.
The group performed for just over an hour to a packed crowd, who enthusiastically sang along to hits like "I Love Rock N' Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You," "Do You Want To Touch me" and "Bad Reputation."
Jett, an accomplished singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer, has nine Top 40 singles under her belt, along with eight platinum and gold albums.
She has her own independent record label, BLACKHEART RECORDS, whose signed acts include The Dollyrots, Endless Bummer and Girl in a Coma.
Before JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS, Jett had a solo career and also co-founded The RUNAWAYS, a popular female rock band in the 70's. She is the executive producer of an upcoming film about The RUNAWAYS, which will star actress Kristen Stewart as Jett.
Click here to view a slideshow from the performance.
JOAN JETT at Milwaukee's Summerfest
from: seventyseveneightytwo.blogspot.coml
Two-fifths of the RUNAWAYS are appearing at Summerfest this year -- Lita Ford performs this Friday night and JOAN JETT was there last night. She played three RUNAWAYS songs -- Cherry Bomb, I Love Playing With Fire and You Drive Me Wild -- no doubt because she has the band on her mind due to the biopic that's shooting right now. I am pretty sure Kristen Stewart was in attendance last night, doing some research for her role as Jett.
Jett played all of her hits as well as three or four tracks from her most recent album SINNER. The liveliest numbers were the RUNAWAYS songs and her cover of Sweet's ACDC probably because she hasn't played them 5000 times over the last 30 years. I would have liked to hear School Days which is My favorite RUNAWAYS-era Jett song but I am more than happy with the show as it was.
If Joan is casting about for an idea for a new album, I suggest a The Hit List, Vol. II with nothing but 70s Glam Rock songs -- even better an album of nothing but Mike Chapman/Nicky Chinn songs -- her version of Chapman/Chinn's ACDC is awesome. But she could do Bowie's Rebel Rebel and Diamond Dogs justice as well. How about the first all-female rock supergroup with Jett, Ford, Suzi Quatro, a Go-Go and a Bangle?
JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS
from: sandiegoreader.com
by William Crain
You know that raspy voice. You know that tiny figure, dressed in bad-girl black. You know that flawless face with the heavy eyeliner. You know that black hair. You know that big-guitar sound punching out the three-chord rock 'n' roll. Of course you know all that: JOAN JETT is an institution. And as with all institutions, it's easy to take Jett for granted. She hasn't had a major hit since "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" in 1981, and neither her look nor her sound has changed much since then Ñ give or take a song or haircut (or two).
It seems a new generation will be discovering Jett soon. Kristen Stewart, of the Twilight movies, will play Jett in a forthcoming movie about the RUNAWAYS, the all-female band Jett founded when she was just 15. (A documentary called Edgeplay: A Film about the RUNAWAYS came out in 2004. Jett has, in her characteristically polite and professional manner, denounced it.) The gossip blogs went nuts when Stewart was photographed sporting her version of Jett's famous mullet. The movie isn't set for release until next year, but already fashion magazine Nylon has hyped it by publishing an article about how to borrow Jett's look.
I hope that this next generation of fans will learn something else from Jett. She's built a career largely on her own terms, staying true to herself and her music in a way that few rockers have. She now has her own record label, Blackheart, and is helping give a boost to young bands like Girl in a Coma. An institution? Yes, and the best kind.
JOAN JETT: Del Mar Fairgrounds, Friday, July 3, 8 p.m. 858-755-1161.
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