The fearless musical force, lead by founding member and singer/guitarist/keyboardist Teri Gender Bender, Le Butcherettes played as the opening act on a massive summer tour with Devil Makes Three, Flogging Molly, and Social Distortion.
Le Butcherettes is a band that I never miss an opportunity to catch performing live. I’ve been following Le Butcherettes’ bread crumb trail for over 4 years now. Le Butcherettes have been rapidly gaining a large underground following of diverse music lovers. Le Butcherettes’ music appeals to such a diverse audience due to their musical diversity/style, stage performance, cultural background, and of course the fact that there are two female members in the band draws attention. Aside from all that, they are simply a great rock and roll group.
Le Butcherettes played a short, but powerful set at MECU Pavilion in Baltimore, MD this time around. The band is out currently promoting their newest studio album, bi/MENTAL. This is their fourth studio album, and Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads is the producer of this fine artistic statement. Though not my favorite Le Butecherttes release; however, it is still a phenomenal rock album.
When Le Butcherettes took the stage at MECU Pavilion the crowd definitely took notice straight away. Le Butcherettes only played for about 30 minutes, but no time was wasted. They ripped through a few older songs, then primarily played songs from bi/MENTAL. As usual, Le Butcherettes played their hearts out and the crowd loved it. Their live performances have an aggressive punk rock attitude and sound, but strongly convey a sense of peace, love, tranquility, and unity. There is definitely pain and anger in their live performances, but there is also happiness and redemption. Teri’s voice is so powerful and eclectic. She can bring you to tears one minute and then scare the shit out of you the next.
If you haven’t heard or seen Le Butcherettes, I would suggest that you check this band out before they completely blow up and become untouchable rock stars. Once you listen to a few of their songs you’ll likely be hooked and will understand the urgency to see them live.
Here are some more photos of Le Butcherettes performing at MECU Pavilion in Baltimore, MD on August 21, 2019. All images copyright and courtesy of Shantel Mitchell Breen.
