Singer Donita Sparks and guitarist Suzi Gardner based L7 in 1985, and they’re going to have fun the band’s fortieth anniversary with a particular live performance of their Los Angeles hometown. The present takes place on Friday, October 3, on the Belasco, and becoming a member of L7 on the invoice are co-headliners Lunachicks and CSS. Extra performers can be introduced quickly.
Donita Sparks curated the lineup for the anniversary present. In an announcement, she mentioned, “I feel all three of our bands share a sure humorousness, political right-on-ness, and bombastic vitality, so, look out, mellow ones… you’ll be rocking! Come on out and be a part of our celebration.”
L7 launched their self-titled debut in 1988. By 1990’s Odor the Magic, they’d established their traditional lineup of Sparks, Gardner, bassist Jennifer Finch, and drummer Demetra Plakas. L7 disbanded in 2001, however they acquired again collectively within the mid-2010s and shared a reunion album, Scatter the Rats, in 2019.
Study extra about L7 within the Pitchfork characteristic “The Story of Feminist Punk in 33 Songs.”
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