Los Angeles-based Bleached is slated to play the iconic 7th Street Entry next Thursday, August 31st. Bleached is a four-piece made up of sisters Jennifer and Jessica Clavin and their friends Micayla Grace and Nick Pillot. Their show at 7th Street is one of their headlining dates before they embark on a massive tour with Against Me! this September. Tickets are just $14 in-advance and still available online HERE.
Bleached is one of those bands you can’t put in a box, you can’t really stick a label on. Sure – in one sense they are rock n’ roll, punk, garage rock, whatever you want to call it. But there is something different about this quartet that you can’t really pin down. Perhaps this categorical ambiguity comes from the Clavin’s sisters deep musical roots. Growing up in LA their itinerary of shows included the likes of the Adolescents, the Dickies, X, TSOL. “We were obsessed with the Slits, Blondie, Siouxie and the Banshees. One weekend we went to see F Minus at the Glasshouse,” it was after that show they decided to start a band, according to Jennifer Clavin (via First Avenue).
As a largely female band, Bleached is no strangers to the ever annoying question “what’s like being a girl in a rock band” and any variation of that question (which in this writer’s humble opinion needs to die). Jennifer Clavin so eloquently addresses this, “Here is my answer to your question. Being girl in a band is no different than being a girl in any field. We have people constantly pointing out our gender as if it relates to our ability to do our job…my band is labeled as a “girl band” or a “female fronted” band. Why the necessity to differentiate? Is it a warning? Women have been playing rock music for decades. When does the novelty wear off? The labeling is reductive. And does not (and has not) done us any favors. When can my band simply be labeled as “a punk band”?”
Come experience Bleached for yourself, next week at The Entry!
Photo Credit: Bleached Official Facebook
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Aug 27 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
Aug 29 Reverb Lounge Omaha, NE
Aug 30 Riot Room Kansas City, MO
Aug 31 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
Sep 02 Garrick Theatre Winnipeg, MB
Sep 03 Louis’ Pub Saskatoon, Canada
Sep 05 Union Hall Edmonton, Canada
Sep 06 Marquee Room Calgary, Canada
Sep 08 Vogue Theater Vancouver, Canada
Sep 09 Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA
Sep 10 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
Sep 12 Ace of Spades Sacramento, CA
Sep 13 REGENCY BALLROOM San Francisco, CA
Sep 14 Fonda Theater Los Angeles, CA
Sep 15 The Glass House Pomona, CA
Sep 16 The Observatory North Park San Diego, CA
Sep 17 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
Sep 19 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM
Sep 21 Tricky Falls El Paso, TX
Sep 22 Paper Tiger San Antonio, TX
Sep 23 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
Sep 24 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX
Sep 25 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK
Sep 26 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK
Sep 27 The Ready Room St Louis, MO
Sep 29 Live on King Street Madison, WI
Sep 30 Concord Music Hall Chicago, IL
Oct 01 Majestic Theater Detroit, MI
Oct 03 Bogarts Cincinnati, OH
Oct 04 House Of Blues Cleveland, OH
Oct 05 The Waiting Room Buffalo, NY
Oct 06 The Phoenix Toronto, Canada
Oct 07 Corona Theatre Montreal, Canada
Oct 08 Mr Small’s Theater Millvale, PA
Oct 10 Paradise Lounge Boston, MA
Oct 11 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Oct 12 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
Oct 13 930 Club Washington, DC
Oct 14 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY
Oct 15 Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ
Oct 17 The Norva Theater Norfolk, VA
Oct 18 Neighborhood Theater Charlotte, NC
Oct 20 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN
Oct 21 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Oct 22 CENTERSTAGE Atlanta, GA
Oct 24 Culture Room Ft Lauderdale, FL
Oct 25 Will’s Pub Orlando, FL
Oct 27 City Park New Orleans, LA
Oct 28 Barracuda Austin, TX
