L7 was formed in 1985 by Suzi Gardner and Donita Sparks, and released their first recorded material in 1987. The all female, hard rock band roared into the ’90s along with the grunge movement, and, ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Los Angeles art-punk veterans L7 have seen it all, from playing Raji’s in Hollywood in the ’80s, to the grunge circuit in the ’90s, to huge punk and metal festivals all over the world. “We feel at ...

As the burgeoning Seattle grunge scene of the early ‘90s exploded into a global phenomenon, fans and record executives alike scrambled to find the next denim-and-flannel-clad savior of rock’s new ...

L7 will play Riot Fest on Sunday, August 30, at 6:30 p.m. on the Rock Stage. Though often lumped in with the grunge and riot grrrl movements, L7 really predated both. Donita Sparks met Suzi Gardner ...

The all-female rock band L7 blazed a notorious trail through the late 1980s and early ‘90s grunge scene but has never quite gotten its due as an important act of the era. Respect is finally arriving ...

A new L7 record in 2019 might spark déjà vu for those who were around when the Los Angeles four-piece invaded the mainstream 27 years ago. For one, Scatter the Rats—the band’s new album, and first ...

With a signature sound mix of hard rock, punk, metal and just flat out noise, L7 is back, and on the road again. The band is playing shows this week in both Grand Rapids and Detroit. After charting in ...

When it comes to grunge bands, Los Angeles’ L7 were among the grungiest. Their sludge punk riffs and cat scratch vocals were as gnarly as Mudhoney or Nirvana’s, and their hair just as ratty. The only ...

We may never get to “Stadium West,” but L7 is all about the neurotic, chaotic journey – not the destination. In their new video, directed by Rob Sheridan, the camera follows the mischievous grunge ...

As she prepared to go onstage one night in Australia in the early 1990s, L7 frontwoman Donita Sparks heard a concert promoter introduce her band by describing their bodies in belittling language that ...