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L7 / VIAL (Brooklyn Bowl, Philadelphia, PA, October 22, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: October 22, 2026] L7 / VIAL

I liked L7 when they came out but I hadn’t thought about them all that much over the years.  When they announced this tour I thought it would be fun to go to actually see them live.  My brother-in-law is a huge fan and I had even asked if he wanted to come down to the show.  Then an unthinkable tragedy happened to the band when bassist Jennifer Finch died from brain cancer.  That should have made me want to see them even more.

But then we got tickets to see a musical at McCarter and I was happy I hadn’t gotten a ticket for the show.

VIAL is a Minneapolis-based indie punk trio of best friends: Drummer Katie Fischer (she/they), bassist Taylor Kraemer (she/they), and guitarist KT Branscom (they/them). The trio joined forces via Tinder in mid-2019 and has been blazing a path for themselves since, curating a unique multi-genre amalgamation. Indie rock meets punk influence in soaring melodic hooks ready to sink teeth into all listeners alike, from lifelong punk rockers to budding indie darlings.

I heard about them when they signed to Get Better Records (who release great music) and I would have happily seen them.

They remind me a little of THICK, but with a bit more metal edge.  But the same spirit of feminist independence is strong with them.

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L7 / Downtown Boys (Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, October 10, 2022) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: October 10, 2022] L7 / Downtown Boys

I really liked the Riot Grrl movement and the bands associated with it.  L7 weren’t really part of Riot Grrl although I’m sure some of their success was because they were women when Riot Grrl took off.

I enjoyed L7’s music although it didn’t quite gibe with the other music I liked at the time.  “Pretend We’re Dead” was quite a hit/  And I rather liked “Andres,” but when this thirtieth anniversary show was announced I couldn’t remember much else from them.

I was initially intrigued by this reunion tour, but realized I didn’t care enough to see them.

Downtown Boys have been around for about ten years and yet I didn’t know them.

They create fiery punk rock with a sharp political edge. Their lyrics challenge white hegemony, entitled bro culture, and more while the music offers a distinctive mix of buzzsaw guitars and saxophone.

I don’t like saxophone, so that kind of turns me off.  But they have the same energy as L7, and I think this is a great paring of bands.

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