L7 rocked the Disruptor Stage on the first day of the Louder Than Life Music Festival in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday, September 21, 2023.
The veteran rockers even received a shout-out by Dave Grohl, during the Foo Fighters headline set later in the day.
Here are a few photos of their performance by Lexie Alley:
Earlier this month, the band released their brand new single “Cooler Than Mars” alongside an official video:
The track, available both digitally and as a limited edition 1000-run flexi disc, features the legendary rockers’ singular brand of socio-political commentary and humor.
It tackles the seemingly never-ending disastrous weather events throughout the world and calls for leadership, focus and action.
Donita Sparks shares, “The song was inspired by the ongoing catastrophic news of climate change, and the strange passions of billionaire space cowboys to explore and exploit the outer limits of our stratosphere. Seems to me such obsessions and resources should be totally focused on healing The Big Blue Marble. I feel like there is nothing “out there” that is as mind-blowing as the biodiversity of what we have here on Earth. Because we’re cooler than Mars, damnit.”
L7 has a few remaining dates on their U.S. fall tour:
10/2: Los Angeles, CA @ Venice West
10/3: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/5: Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
10/7: Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
The band will head to South America for a handful of shows at the end of October and early November.
L7’s signature sound of a heavy, catchy, mixture of punk, metal, noise and pop helped usher in the era of Grunge.
Since their recording career began in 1987, the band has released six studio albums, three live albums, one covers LP, and one greatest hits to date on labels including Epitaph, Sup Pop, Slash, and Warner Brothers.
Founded in Los Angeles in 1985 by Donita Sparks-guitar and vocals, and Suzi Gardner- guitar and vocals, the band features Dee Plakas on drums and Jennifer Finch – bass and vocals.
While particularly known for their unforgettably raucous live performances, the band also spawned underground and mainstream hits including Shove, Pretend We’re Dead, Shitlist, Andres, Fuel My Fire and more.
Their music can be heard in television (ER), video games (Grand Theft Auto, Rock Band 2) and popular films including The Perks Of being a Wallflower, Natural Born Killers and John Water’s classic Serial Mom, in which they also star as fictitious band Camel Lips.
In 1991, the band founded Rock for Choice, a pro-choice organization with the Feminist Majority Foundation producing nationwide benefit concerts featuring the biggest musical acts of the day from Joan Jett to Nirvana.
In 2001 the band went on an “indefinite hiatus”. After 15 years and at the urging of their fans via social media platforms, L7 reunited in 2015 and performed sold out shows around the globe to rave reviews and accolades from a new generation of music fans.
Their triumphant return continues with two new singles Dispatch from Mar-a-Lago and I Came Back to Bitch, released on Don Giovani Records.
A documentary on the band L7: Pretend We’re Dead was released in 2017 to critical acclaim and demonstrates L7’s contribution and legacy in the pantheon of rock.
Learn more about the band on their officials website https://www.l7theband.com/.