Finally, one of my favorite local bands, “Red Dress”, hits the High Dive stage on Saturday, November 28th, 2009. Hubby Joe turned me onto this band in the mid-1980’s and their rhythmically complex art/funk/rock sound continues to blow my mind. And don’t get me started on their phenomenal front man, Gary Minkler. He’s a genius and, in my mind, an angel.
Nancy Guppy Seattle Channel 10-2009 |
Red Dress are a local legend. In the mid-'90s, nothing sounded quite like Red Dress and nothing still does. They're both jagged and melodic with some Talking Heads running through their songs and a little zydeco rhythm and flash hiding beneath it all—clearly the result of an original musical vision. Singer Gary Minkler squeaks and croons about awkward teenage pterodactyls, eating mice ("mousies"), and a dude who is actually a robot. They're not pretty young things anymore, but they still know how to jerk and groove.
Brendan Kiley The Stranger 12-2009 |
Red Dress tonight at the Central - The reunited band, one of the most popular groups in the late 1970s and early '80s, does an original, slightly bent take on classic R&B. The group is fronted by weirdly funny, dynamic lead singer Gary Minkler.
Seattle Times 1990 |
