Concert Review: Le Butcherettes Physicalize Rock At Elsewhere

There is nothing like the physicality of a performance! Emotionality comes in many layers. An artist can simply emote with their voice, of which Le Butcherettes’ lead singer Teri Gender Bender, certainly does. She will roar like the Lion King to pierce a verse, but it is how she moves like a lioness that makes her a royal watch. 

As Teri smacked her back and thighs like she was being attacked by invisible gnats, I was in awe for two reasons. The first was her dedication. From the very beginning of their set, it was clear Le Butcherettes wanted to give everything to that stage as if THEY were the offering. No one played without having a surge of energy pulsing through their veins as if adrenaline was their literal bloodline. Yet, Teri is the one you most watch; not only because she is the lead vocalist, but also because she bends. bolts, and bashes through the stage as if there was an invisible Olympics going on, and she was getting her gold. Notice, that in both descriptions, I used the word “invisible.” It is this keyword that led to my second realization; being an artist is, in essence, about making embarrassment seem cool. 

Imagine smudging a red line across your face, wearing black leotard with golden embellishments, and whirling your hips like a washing machine in the middle of a grocery store. For most of us, what we don’t do in public, we do not really do in private. We cap our imaginations as crazy because, frankly, they are. Yet, Le Butcherettes have embraced madness and make everything you think ridiculous feel like the secret keys to being wonderful and rebellious.  Tracks like, “Lonely & Drunk,” and “Stab My Back,” proved weird and wild are interchangeable, but they are also the keys to making the world yours. The best artist is the one that makes the invisible feel seen, and Le Butcherettes do that. 

Every rock drum, guitar melody, and opus key blended together to make succinct anthems, and turned Le Butcherettes into a band leaping in color and strange super-heroism from your comic-book minds. From “Struggle/Struggle” to “La Uva,” Le Butcherettes create a “follow the leader vibe” by inviting people to show their carefree spirit in response to them showing theirs. Thus, Teri Gender Bender truly becomes a front-woman in every way by building a space where you feel you have enough room to have “crazy-fun.” For More Information On Le Butcherettes Click Here.