Barely a week passed between the news, via GoFundMe, that L7 bassist Jennifer Finch was fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer and the announcement of her death. For those who had just taken in the first shock, the second was devastating.
But Finch, 59, anchored a band whose calling card was thrilling, glorious bluntness. Together for the better part of four decades, L7 did not faff around with small talk and pleasantries: They took the stage and rocked your face off. If Finch didn’t want fans to know she was leaving until she had one foot out the door, it would make perfect sense. Either way, it’s a brutal loss.
