Johnette Napolitano Covers Coldplay's 'The Scientist' On New Album

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Johnette Napolitano, the voice and vision behind Concrete Blonde, is in town tonight to showcase her new solo effort, “Scarred,” which will be released May 29 via Hybrid Recordings.

Ms. Napolitano headlines the Canal Room, 285 W. Broadway at Canal Street in Manhattan. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. For further information, call 212-941-8100.

The new CD features 10 originals and covers of Coldplay’s “The Scientist” and the Velvet Underground’s “All Tomorrow’s Parties.” Ms. Napolitano collaborated with Nine Inch Nails/A Perfect Circle contributor Danny Lohner, Catfish Scar’s Sultan Ahmed and musical soulmate Will Crewdson on the release.

The singer/songwriter recently self-released a pair of limited edition albums, “Sketchbook” and “Sketchbook 2,” via CD Baby. To check out these efforts, visit www.myspace.com/johnettenapolitano.

Ms. Napolitano wrote, sang and played bass for Concrete Blonde, a mainstay on the L.A. music scene in the late ’80s and early ’90s. The band, which broke up in 1995, scored alternative hits with “Bloodletting” and “Joey.”