Le Tigre – Deceptacon

It is Kathleen Hanna’s birthday, which seemed like a good reason to post this song. I was not that into Bikini Kill (or any of the Riot Grrrl bands really) at the time, I didn’t dislike them but I was kind of on the whole shoegaze kick. Le Tigre came along when I was in what might be described as a holding pattern, where music was concerned.

But it’s never too late to go back and listen to music that you knew but it didn’t grab you at the time. Or maybe you just missed it the first time around. We can’t be aware of every new band that comes along, even if we are trying to keep on top of new releases. I used to think I was actually doing pretty well with that but I follow my favorite venues online and more often than not I’ll look at the shows being announced and think, who?

The show last night was the last one I had planned. It feels a little weird to not have anything on the horizon, but winter is coming and that brings weather complications so maybe it’s just as well. If you have recommendations, though, pass them along!