London: Bombs and Babes: Cindy Blackman

Recently we were invited to a birthday party in Beirut crudely titled "Bombs and Babes." After yesterday’s events here in London we suggest moving the party West. It’s bombs by day , babes by night here in the Capital city. Last night’s Lenny Kravitz concert at the Apollo Hammersmith in West London was no exception. The show was a giant shiny Christmas present – decadent over the top costumes and wrapping, high energy, and thankfully little depth. Just what the doctor ordered. The highlight of the show was by far Lenny Kravitz’s long time drummer, Cindy Blackman. Decked out in a sparking green bra and gold skirt, and sporting shorter hair than her trademark "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" afro, Blackman was described by one semi-topless girl in the crowd as an ‘animal’ on the drums after performing a three minute solo that set the crowd on fire. While the girls in the balcony flashed Lenny, who with the help of a gold plated guitar and diamond armbands, performed all the oldies as well as the current hits, Blackman was the main attraction. She can bang on our drums any day.
+Lenny Kravitz, final European show, tonight, Brixton Academy, London.
+NYT: But What I Really Want to Do Is Design.
+Kravitz Designs Announced [press release].
+NRP: Musicians in Their Own Words: Cindy Blackman.