black tape for a blue girl


Sam, Athan & Nicki at the Cantab, Nov 5 2009. Photo by Jesse Nicole | Facebook photo album

Fri March 12 ~ Bound in Washington DC
The Loft Warehouse. 411 New York Avenue, NE. Bound is Washington DC's Premier Fetish Dance Party. Doors: 9pm. 10:30 Casandra Syndrome. 11:30 Black Tape. 12:30 Obscenity Trial. 21+. $15. bound.org | myspace | Facebook event page coming next week.

Sun April 11 ~ The Middle East in Cambridge, MA
472 Massachusetts Avenue (Upstairs). Dark Sky Productions presents: "Anderson Mar's Annual Birthday Bash." 7pm doors - 5 band bill. 18+. $10 in advance; $12 at the door. Band line-up: Sans Nomenclature, Lucretia's Daggers, Emmy Cerra, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, 1476. Middle East website | Show flyer | .

May 14-16, 2010 ~ The Steampunk World's Fair in Piscataway, NJ
The Radisson of Piscataway, 21 Kingsbridge Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854. All Ages. $25 Advance Tix, $30 DOS.
Festival Website | .


Past Shows (in reverse chronological order):

BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Band Members: Sam, Athan, Nicki & Brian

Wed Feb 3rd ~ The Studio @ Webster Hall in New York, NY
We are co-headlining with WEEP, the return to music by Doc Hammer (of the Adult Swim show The Venture Bros.) 125 East 11th Street; New York, NY 10003. Advance $10 / Day of Show $12. 19+. Purchase tickets. Doors @ 8. 9:30: Ego Likeness. 10:30 Blacktape. 11:30 Weep. Venue Website |

BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Band Members: Sam, Athan & Nicki

Both of our PA shows are All Ages!

Saturday, January 16, 2010 ~ Dracula's Ball in Philadelphia, PA
Shampoo Nightclub, 7th & Willow. With I:Scintilla & Black Tape For A Blue Girl. All ages welcome. Large enclosed free parking lot on-site (fills up fast, so come early). Tickets: $15 through IsoTank, Digital Ferret, or Ticketmaster.
Show flyer | Dracula's Ball Website |

Friday, January 15, 2010 ~ Istanbul Cafe in Pittsburgh, PA
4130 Butler St. 412-683-1623. All Ages. Doors at 8pm. Showtime: 9:30. $10, Day of Show $12.
With: The Burning Path, Adam's Family. Tickets on sale: Eide's Entertainment, Paul's CDs, Dave's Music Mine, Slacker, Caliban Books, Wicked Discs, The Exchange Squirrel Hill, and Istanbul Cafe. Venue website | Promoter website |
Read a show preview from the Pittsburgh City Paper


Sam, Athan, Brian & Nicki at the Delancey NYC, Dec 7 2009

BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Band Members: Sam, Athan, Nicki & Brian

Monday December 7 ~ The Delancey in New York, NY
168 Delancey st. 212-254-9920. FREE SHOW / release party. Brian Viglione sat in with us on guitar. Special acoustic guest appearance by Android Lust . Celebrate the release of 10 Neurotics with fellow fans of Projekt and Black Tape For A Blue Girl. We'll be there to hang out and also play some songs off the new album. This is going to be lots of fun, and it's FREE! Doors at 8:00. DJ Ian Fford will be spinning, dancing, etc. Android Lust at 9:00 | Blacktape at 9:30. Venue Website or .

REVUE NOIR | Sam & Nicki

Sat Nov 21, 2009 - Dances of Vice Festival No. 3 in Brooklyn, NY.
Athan was out of the country, but we couldn't resist playing at our favorite NYC event, Dances of Vice -- THE GRAND SHIPWRECK BALL! Nicki & Sam fired up the old machinery and pulled Revue Noir out of mothballs for this event! Featuring songs from Black tape for a blue girl and Nicki's solo set. With guest accordianist Benjamin (on the first two songs). Dances of Vice festival @ Fort Hamilton. 207 Sterling Drive, Brooklyn. With The Hellblinki Sextet. Festival Website or . Akane's photos from the event, here

Fri Nov 20, 2009 - Digital Ferret In-Store Appearance in Philadelphia, PA
732 S. 4th St. (3 Blocks South of South St.). 4th Friday Event Series. 7 - 10pm. All Ages. Also: Interface. or .

BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Band Members: Sam, Athan & Nicki

Thursday November 5th ~ The Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA
(Downstairs) 738 Massachusetts Avenue, 617-354-2685. $10. 21+ Venue Website & Dark Sky Productions myspace page.
8:00 PM: MELT, 9:00 PM: Dreamchild, 10:00 Blacktape, 11:00 Faebotica. Facebook event page.

Friday November 6th ~ Plague in Portland, ME
at The Asylum, 121 Center Street. 9-1am. 21+. Only $4 - free before 9:30 !!!! With DJ Dehuman8.
gothicmaine.com Facebook event page.

Saturday November 7th ~ Blazes Billiards in West Warwick, RI
1229 Main St. (401) 615-7677. $8.
With DJ Matthew Griffin, Gravesideservice, Spindle Shanks, The Dirge Carolerss & Dorian James & The Brood
Venue Myspace Facebook event page.

From Motif Magazine | Tony Jones presents a Rock'n'Roll Creep Show for the ages (literally) at Blaze's Billiards on Saturday, Nov 7. National act Black Tape for a Blue Girl and legendary Rhode Island Goths Spindle Shanks headline this bill. I don't know what's more surprising here, that I used the word legendary to describe Goths or that Jones has assembled such a potent bill with the likes of Dorian James & the Brood and The Dirge Carolers on the undercard.
Click above for larger flyer or here for pdf Live in Boston, August 27 at The Regent Theater
7 Medford Street, Arlington, Massachusetts 02474
Cost: $12.00 adv./$15.00 door

A night of Grand Guignol excess. The evening begins with an opening set of dark cello ambience by Wisteriax. Next up will be a 4-song set from Black Tape for a Blue Girl ; Athan, Nicki and Sam premiere new songs from 10 Neurotics. Following on will be the carnival delights that are Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys. Dreamchild will play the final set of the evening, celebrating the release of Sleeping Flowers Severed, Scream of Slaughter (buy the CD from Projekt, here.)



BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL 2007 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth, Bret & Lisa

Oct 12 2007 | Gothicfest @ Excalibur ~ Chicago, IL
632 N. Dearborn. With Attrition, Bella Morte, Attrition, Grigori 3, Regenerator and others.

Aug 11 2007 | Projektfest'07 at Blacksun Festival in New Haven, CT
Alchemy. With Nicki Jaine, Unto Ashes & Tearwave

Aug 9 2007 | Club Europa in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
98 Meserole Ave (@ Manhattan Ave). Presented by Projekt & Wierd Records. With: Martial Canterel / The Hunt / DJ Pieter Schoolwerth (WIERD Records) and DJ Glenn (Blacklist). $10.



Black Tape For A Blue Girl 2004 Halo Star tour | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth, Bret, Nicki, Bart & Jay

Leg 2 - East Coast

Sun Oct 31 2004 | Revelations ~ Richmond, VA
at McCormicks, 12 N. 18th Street, Richmond, VA. (804)643.1003. Revelations celebrates their 10th Anniversary with a themed event Ten Years In Black. Wirth Nicki Jaine & Void Stares Back. 18+.

Sat Oct 30 2004 | Masquerade8 ~ Pittsburgh, PA
The Upstage. 2609 Forbes Ave. (412) 687-4636. Doors @ 6:30 / With Thousahltnot & I, Parasite. $13, $15 Day of Show. All Ages.

Fri Oct 29 2004 | Revolution @ Fusion Dance Club ~ Dayton, OH
605 S. Patterson Blvd. (937)222-8663. With Audra (Acoustic set) & Hungry Lucy . $8. 18+

Thurs Oct 28 2004 | Nation ~ Washington DC
1015 Half St SE. 202.554.1500. Doors @ 9:00. 18+

Tues Oct 26 2004 | The Middle East ~ Cambridge, MA
472 mass ave. 617-864-3278. Doors @ 9:00 / with Plumerai & Cabiria. $9 / 18+.

Mon Oct 25 2004 | NOKTURNAL @ The Century Lounge ~ Providence, RI
150 Chestnut Street. 401-751-2255. With Nicki Jaine. $10, $12 day of show.

Sun Oct 24 2004 | Grape Street ~ Philadelphia
4100 Main Street. 215-483-7084. Doors @ 8:00 / with Bow Ever Down & Stygian Vei. $8 / 18+.

Sat Oct 23 2004 | Batcave @ Downtime ~ New York City
251 west 30th. 212-695-2747. Doors at 9:00 | with The Mirror Reveals. $10, $15 Day of Show. 18+ / 21 to drink.

Tues Oct 12 2004 | The Spectacle on WRSU
6:30 - 7:30pm. Live interview with Sam Rosenthal. 88.7 Rutgers University Radio. New Brunswick NJ. The Spectacle, hosted by Hadrian Mordeca.

Leg 1 - West Coast

Mon Sept 20 2004 | Area 51 ~ Salt Lake City, UT
451 S. 400 West. 801-534-0819. with Mona. $10. 18+.

Sun Sept 19 2004 | The Venue ~ Boise, ID
523 Broad Street. 208-919-0011. with Murder Man & Audra (acoustic set). $10. All Ages.

Sat Sept 18 2004 | Sabala's Mt. Tabor ~ Portland, OR
4811 SE Hawthorne. 503.238-1646. Doors @ 9:00 with Nicki Jaine & Dorien Campbell & the Salome Strings (ex-Sumerland). $10. 21+.

Thurs Sept 16 2004 | the Vogue ~ Seattle, WA
1516 11th Ave. 206-324-5778. Presented by Musicwerks. with Nicki Jaine & Legion Within. $10. 21+.

Tues Sept 14 2004 | DNA lounge ~ San Francisco, CA
375 11th Street. Promoted by Enochian Productions & Lighthouse Promotions. Wit Drop Black Sky & Nicki Jaine. $12. $21+.

Mon Sept 13 2004 | Amoeba Records In-Store Performance ~ San Francisco, CA
1855 Haight Street. 415-831-1200 6:00 pm. Free All Ages in-store performance. Drop on by, hear a few songs, meet the band and get an autograph!

Sat Sept 11 2004 | Bar Sinister ~ Los Angeles, CA
Down the candle-lit alley @ 1652 n. cherokee avenue (next door 2 the famous steve boardner's). Just south of Hollywood Blvd and three blocks east of Highland. $12. 21+.

Fri Sept 10 2004 | Showcase Theatre ~ Corona, CA
683 South Main Street. 951-276-7770. On the corner of West 6th Street and South Main Street in the 99 Cent Store Shopping Center. With The Flir. $9. All Ages.

Thur Sept 9 2004 | The Mason Jar ~ Phoenix, AZ
2303 East Indian School Road (23rd Street & Indian School). 602-954-0455. Door @ 8:00 with Audra. $8. All Ages.

Wed Sept 8 2004 | Club Congress ~ Tucson, AZ
311 East Congress Street. 520-622-8848 or toll free: 1-800-722-8848. Door @ 9:00 with Audra. $6. 21+.

Wed Sept 8 2004 | KXCI ~ Tucson AZ
91.3FM | 4:30 - 6:00 pm. Black tape for a blue girl will be intereviewed and perform a few songs on The Home Stretch hosted by Kristi Lloyd. The show will be streamed.



Black Tape For A Blue Girl 2002 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth, Bret & Lisa

Sat May 25 2002 | Projektfest'02 in Philadelphia, PA
Trocadero; 1003 Arch St. Two Day Festival, with Johnny Indovina of Human Drama, Mors Syphilitica, Mira, Lovespirals, Steve Roach/vidnaObmana, Unto Ashes, Audra & Voltaire