Washington, DC--

Way back in the early 80’s.. maybe sometime back in 1984, I remember seeing my first Joan Jett concert at the ripe age of 10 years old when we snuck into the old legendary Hammerjacks in Baltimore.. Long gone is Hammerjacks, well the original one and also long gone is sneaking into a show at that age, but one thing that lives on in 2006 is the timeless rock of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. She put punk rock on the map then and is putting it on the map during her Fall 2006 tour.

Tonight the show wasn’t in Baltimore, but just a few minutes from Joan’s old stomping grounds of Randolph Hills in Rockville, Maryland at the legendary 9:30 Club in Downtown Washington, D.C. It didn’t take long for her to make it known that she loves playing for a hometown crowd and judging by the way the crowd sang along with every song from the time she stepped on stage until the time she performed her encore, this was a show if you like rock should not be missed this fall.

Jett opened the show with some material of her first new album release in 10 years, Sinner. The first song of the night, “Riddles” really had the crowd worked up .She also threw in a few more from this release including “Naked,” “Five” and “Androgynous.”

Aside from writing impeccable original material, she just keeps up the jones' year after year and delivering her first new material in 10 years was just the answer for her devoted fans, many of them 80’s punk rock lovers. Some of the songs performed live from the Sinner material might be some of her best ever in the new decade of music.

Jett is like MasterCard, she has the priceless ability to cover other artist’s songs and turn them into bona-fide hits. She may not have written "I Love Rock 'n' Roll," but she owns it. Tonight owned the club with this song. Jett delivered her 80’s hits like a prized fighter and her fans got the knockout punch from songs like “Do You Want to Touch Me” and “Crimson and Clover”. The show will leave you saying, "Hit me baby, one more time!"

So than 30 years later, her trademark shout of "Ow!" continues on strong as does her loyal fan base. If it is a packed house that you are looking for and rock is your sound of choice, Joan Jett is everything everyone desired.

Jett Fans… Always wanted a Joan Jett autograph? How about an autographed guitar? Well here is your chance. Check out our Joan Jett contest starting next week to win a signed guitar by the legendary rocker. We will have some Joan Jett trivia posted early next week and two people will be picked at random to receive the two Epiphone guitar's valued at well over $500.00. The winners will be announced at the end of the two week promotion and will be contacted via email.