Whiny baby boomers say the golden age of rock and roll is over. Here's why they're wrong
Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes performs on stage at Sala Apolo on February 20, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain.It's a Friday night in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and I'm here to see a show by the El Paso-based rock band Le Butcherettes. I'm not sure if I belong—I have no hair left to speak of, none of it dyed a bright color. And I'm pretty sure I'm the only guy here who fondly remembers catching Jethro Tull in Boston in 1970 on one of the band's first U.S. tours.
To be sure, it has always kind of been this way. New music arrived while old music got rediscovered. But now, thanks in large part to technology, fans of both old and new are living in a golden age.One: There's a lot of inventory on the tour circuit. Bands from the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s are still active and still getting it done. The Cure, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Deep Purple and the Rolling Stones are all on tour now or have plans.
Now I can sit in my car with my kid and discover all sorts of great acts via Spotify. Death Grips, Aphex Twin, Australia's King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and jazzer Kamasi Washington were all introduced to me by my now 19-year-old daughter Linda. Lead singer-songwriter Teresa Suárez Cosío has collaborated with Iggy Pop and John Frusciante, formerly of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The band has opened for, among others, Jack White of White Stripes fame and will open for hard rockers Incubus and other bands, this year on a long tour of the U.S. and Europe. They're not big yet, but based on their great new album it feels to me like they will be.
But Le Butcherettes killed it. The sound was powerful and clear and they won over the crowd with a fast and furious 30-minute set. The floor was less than half full at first but had filled up by the second song. The band basically rocked the crowd away from the bar and merch table.
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