{"id":14804,"date":"2015-09-03T08:54:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T12:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=14804"},"modified":"2015-10-17T22:48:36","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T02:48:36","slug":"l7-ready-to-kick-off-north-american-tour-release-live-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=14804","title":{"rendered":"L7 ready to kick off North American tour + release live video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The infamously fierce, feminist pioneers of American grunge punk came back into the spotlight when they announced their documentary film, L7: Pretend We\u2019re Dead, fully funded by fans worldwide\u00a0via Kickstarter. Often credited as a leading force behind the grunge movement of the late \u201880s and for their influence on riot grrrl bands of the early \u201890s, the reaction to the announcement was far more electric than they could have expected, and lead to\u00a0a widely anticipated reunion of the band in its original line-up.<\/p>\n<p>L7 took the stage for the first time in 18 years in\u00a0May, receiving accolades from Rolling Stone, LA Weekly, and many more. For a taste of their live energy that still radiates to this day, fans can watch the first reunion performance of <em>Shit List<\/em> at The Echo in Los Angeles via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z7j4D_lt8I0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The band is now set on a North American tour, hitting stages with their high-octane energy from coast to coast &#8211; see date below. Be sure to catch L7 in a city near you and additional announcements will be coming soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9\/6: Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall<br class=\"\" \/>9\/8: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza<br class=\"\" \/>9\/9:\u00a0 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br class=\"\" \/>9\/11: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theater<br class=\"\" \/>9\/13: Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest<br class=\"\" \/>11\/2: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom<br class=\"\" \/>11\/3: Seattle, WA @ Showbox Theatre<br class=\"\" \/>11\/4: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre<br class=\"\" \/>11\/8:\u00a0 Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Festival<br class=\"\" \/>11\/14: San Diego, CA @ San Diego Music Thing Festival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The infamously fierce, feminist pioneers of American grunge punk came back into the spotlight when they announced their documentary film, L7: Pretend We\u2019re Dead, fully <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=14804\" title=\"L7 ready to kick off North American tour + release live video\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,25,28,1907],"tags":[2670,847,1443,3266,1244],"class_list":["post-14804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-live","category-music","category-news","tag-l7","tag-north-america","tag-reunion","tag-shit-list","tag-tour"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/L7-e1475599532560.jpg?fit=1488%2C885&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-3QM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12224,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=12224","url_meta":{"origin":14804,"position":0},"title":"L7 launch Kickstarter for documentary film","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"January 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"L7\u00a0have announced a documentary film, directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker, Sarah Price (American Movie, The Yes Men, Summercamp) titled 'L7: Pretend We're Dead'. 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