One thing's for sure, Zoë Kravitz is not your average celebrity kid. The rambunctious 21-year-old daughter of rocker Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet divides her time between acting and singing the lead vocals for the rock group Elevator Fight.

The Philadelphia-based group, made up of Kravitz, Dominic Angelella, Khari Mateen, Joe Baldacci and Nick Bockrack, came together in 2008 over their love of music and booze. Since then, the four have performed at festivals, bars and other venues throughout the country, including SXSW.

This Monday, Elevator Fight will headline its own show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, with performances from Click Clack Boom and Hollyweerd. TheBVX caught up with Kravitz and her band member Dominic to chat about Elevator Fight's performance, new album, the Illuminati and why rock music wouldn't exist without black people.

Everyone in the group lives in Philadelphia except for Zoe, how does the distance impact the group?

Zoë Kravitz: We definitely don't get to rehearse or write together as much as we'd like to, but we get sh*t done. I'm really well known on the China bus now. The distance issue definitely makes things a little more complicated, but in the end,d it works out. We rehearse more when we have an actual show to prepare for, as opposed to rehearsing on a regular basis. Dom will come up to New York and crash at my place and we'll write music together.

What do you guys like to write about?

ZK: We sing about the Illuminati, beer, comic books and naked chicks. Kinda just everything.

Dominic Angelella: We actually do have a song about the Illuminati. We also like to write about personal stuff and ghosts... there's a lot of inspirational stuff in the world.

What are your musical influences?

ZK: I always wanted to sound like Jack White, Tom Waits, Patti Smith and Karen O. That's who I want to be like.

DA: I'd like to be Andre 3000 meets Jack White and Aereo Plain.

If you could have your way, who would you tour with?

ZK: I think I'd like to go on tour with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Good Weather Girl, but I'd be kind of scared to open up for Good Weather Girl.

DA: Lil Wayne would be cool. It would be cool to go on tour with a crazy superstar, but it would also be cool to go on tour with a less famous band.

Do you guys have an album in the works?

ZK: We have a collection of really sh***y performances from Dominic's basement -- unreleased masterpieces -- but we're going to record an album this fall. Right now were in the process of writing for it.


What's your opinion on black people in rock? Is it a trend or do you see it becoming something big?

ZK: First of all, we fucking started this shit. People need to calm down and not act like we're new to the game. It all came from blues. People think that four black men picking up an electric guitar doesn't make any sense. Look at Elvis Presley, he's music came from blues. I think that it's great that we're 'getting it back,' but I don't think it's a new trend. Somehow black people got boxed into the categories of R&B and hip hop, which is cool but it's time for us to let go of those constraints. These days the category lines are blurring. Rock has become a large category now, so has hip hop, R&B and soul. Everything is kind of meshing together. I think putting things in categories isn't really helpful when it comes to music as well as skin color or race.

I hear you've been to Dame Dash's creative factory DD172. What's that scene like?

ZK: I've only been there once but it was really cool. I'm not sure what it's like all the time but I enjoyed it. Dan from the Black Keys was there, which was awesome, and the drummer from VOLTO! I would totally go on tour with the Black Keys. They're amazing. All in all, I'd like to go back and check it out again.

How do you handle having two famous parents?

ZK: I'm not trying to act like I'm not their kid but I'm tired of being known as their kid.

Between acting and singing, what's your main passion?

They're both very awesome, one's just more difficult to control than the other. You have to go along with the schedule, or audition for what you can audition for. When they say 'go' you go. Whenever I'm not acting then I'm doing music. Music is more flexible but I love them both equally.

What kind of roles do you like playing?

Badass ones. I like anything that challenges me. Anything I can just sink my teeth into or scares me, that's what turns me on. I'd like to play an assassin one day. Something that's placed in the '60s or '70s would be really cool too.

You have a unique sense of style, where do you get your inspiration from?

ZK: The Little Rascals, Jimmy Hendrix, and gypsies. When it comes to fashion I like it to look fucked up, I don't like it to look clean or like you're wearing a uniform. People all want to look the same, I think clothes are ridiculous. I think everyone should just be naked all the time. But I think if you're going to wear clothes then you should have fun with it and not try and make it your identity. I think a lot of the stuff I wear is completely ridiculous and it makes me laugh and it makes other people laugh and that's cool.