[ATTENDED: September 27, 2022] Teri Gender Bender
Teri Gender Bender is the lead singer for the band Le Butcherettes who I know from an amazing Tiny Desk Concert nearly a decade ago.
I was supposed to see Le Butcherettes a few times. They were supposed to open for Chicano Batman, but had to change as each show was rescheduled.
So I was pretty excited to see Teri Gender Bender who has put out a lot of music in addition to Le Butcherettes. I wondered exactly how she got involved with The Mars Volta for this tour, then I found out that she was in a band with Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez-López, called Bosnian Rainbows. Indeed, he was also in Le Butcherettes.
As the set wore on and she introduced the band, it turned out that he was on stage with her during her set as well! (In a pink suite with his hair in a wild pompadour).
Her band was set up in a kind of old school trio–bass and guitar behind little podiums with shiny fabric on them and a drummer behind her. She introduced the other two musicians, but I didn’t catch their names.
The band came out and started jamming and after a minute or two Teri Gender Bender came out on stage. She is a true performer, standing in fascinating poses, screaming intently her passionate lyrics and stalking around the stage.
The music was kind of dancey but with flairs of anarchy. But it was all in support of Teri. She was focused and intense as she got on the floor, contorting he body while she sang.
Between songs, she addressed the audience in Spanish (she was born in Denver, but her family moved to Mexico when her father died).
Her energy was unmatched and I wnjoyed the show. Although I would have enjoyed it more if I knew the songs better.
- córtate el pelo ∏
- KENDALL Ø
- action ⊗
- talking about you ∞
- ya no soy ¶
- MJ Ø
- THE GET UP ⇑
Ø olivia, she wanted me to leave her alone (2022)
∏ madre would not allow it though (2022)
∞ you were truly the one that made us laugh (2022)
⊗ leaving her to be was just not an option (2022)
¶ pestering became a virtue (2022)
⇑ The Get Up (2022)
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