Teri Gender Bender and her Butcherettes are currently touring the West Coast with rock gods Queens of the Stone Age, gearing up for their Lollapalooza debut and summer festivals in Portugal and the Netherlands. Since the band’s conception as a duo in 2008, many opportunities arose for what began as vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Teri Gender Bender’s brainchild. Getting a start in Guadalajara, Mexico, the self-proclaimed feminist quickly got her brazen garage-punk twosome the recognition it deserved with her primal, cathartic live energy and debut EP, Kiss & Kill, scoring Le Butcherettes nominations for “Best New Artist” and “Best Punk Record” from Mexico’s Indie-O awards in 2009, and slots alongside the Yeah Yeah Yeahs “It’s Blitz” Mexico tour dates. In 2010, the band relocated to Los Angeles, and the 21-year-old musician recruited renowned drummer Gabe Serbian (The Locust) and bassist Jonathan Hitchke (Hella, Broken Bells) to round out the group’s raw, concise sound. This past May, the quartet released its debut LP, Sin Sin Sin via Sargent House. Keep your eyes peeled for local dates once the foursome returns from Europe; I’ve heard the live show kills (pun intended)! – Katrina Nattress