Le Butcherettes are stopping by The Turf Club on Tuesday, February 19th and I, for one, am super excited to finally cross this band off my bucket list. There’s a moment in all of our lives where we learn of the great injustices around us and decide what we’re going to do about it on a personal level, you could sum it up as, to conform or not to conform. Le Butcherettes—Teri Gender Bender [vocals/guitar/piano], Chris Common [drums], and Jamie Aaron [bass]—examine that push-and-pull on their third full-length album, A Raw Youth [Ipecac Recordings]. For Teri, you can either embrace that youthful spirit of individual rebellion or be crushed under the gears of society’s oppressors.
On the road, Le Butcherettes have proven immediately unforgettable, uncontainable, and untethered. At Coachella, Teri climbed the scaffolding mid-set and dangled upside down by her legs without missing a beat, during a recent outing with Faith No More she shimmied across the club floor on her belly without interruption, and alongside the Melvins, she seamlessly climbed a nearby bar, dancing over patrons’ drinks as she danced her way through Le Butcherettes’ set. Her enthralling and utterly captivating stage presence is a throwback to the early days of punk rock, where there were no rules and no playbook.
It’s no wonder Le Butcherettes’ fans are often some of music’s biggest names. The band’s performances at Lollapalooza, Fun Fun Fun Fest and the aforementioned Coachella have left onlookers stunned and enthralled and become those of legend, as an LA Weekly writer said, “There was a moment we locked eyes. I was genuinely frightened.” The Los Angeles Times said “the reckless antics would be just that if the music wasn’t also incendiary, where every rant or tear shed is amplified for its maximum emotional venom.” SF Weekly proclaimed Teri “a feral tour de force” and WXPN extolled her as “one of music’s most singular presences.”
Le Butcherettes certainly represent that spirit of A Raw Youth as Teri defines it. So, when she’s most free on stage, what does she see? “Every once in a while, I’ll hear my father’s voice,” she says. “He passed away a long time ago, but I can feel like he’s there. It’s this intense freedom that allows for that. I hope everyone can share in it as a community any time we play.”
Novacron-Three fellas making sounds in the style of rock, featuring members of Hammerhead, Seawhores, Vaz, Gay Witch Abortion: Adam Marx, Apollo Liftoff (F. Votel), Shawn Walker will be opening up the show along with Stars at Night.
Tickets are still available here.
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iningtourdates :
02/14 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Bunkhouse Saloon
02/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court Gallery
02/16 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
02/18 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
02/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
02/20 – Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge
02/22 – Toronto, ON @ The Underground
02/23 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
02/24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre
02/26 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
02/27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere
03/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
03/02 – Washington, DC @ DC9
03/04 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
03/06 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
03/07 – New Orleans, LA @ Parish
03/08 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
