L’Assassins

The first thing you’ll probably notice about L’Assassins is their retro-inspired look. But the band’s lipstick-and-leather aesthetic is just part of the package. For these Minneapolis-based ladies, pin-up style and tough-girl attitude might be front and center, but they’ve got the songs – and the cred – to back it all up.

L’Assassins’ surf and rockabilly-tinged garage sound has landed them spots opening for many of their heroes, including Runaways frontwoman Cherie Currie and Andre Williams. In 2012, just a year after playing their first show, the band was handpicked to perform at the inaugural Girls Got Rhythm Fest, opening for Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ronnie Spector (of the Ronettes), Japan’s the 5.6.7.8’s and Detroit bubblegum legend Nikki Corvette. While songs like “Backseat Bomp” immediately conjure classic artists like Spector and the 5.6.7.8’s – not to mention the Trashwomen, the Cramps, the Sonics and Wanda Jackson – L’Assassins never sound like a throwback. "We take a lot of our style and sound cues from different periods, but I don't think we put ourselves in any definable box," explains singer Tea Simpson.

The four-piece – Simpson, guitarist Monet Wong, bassist Ariel Dornbush and drummer Angela Clark – have also shared stages with plenty of quality contemporary artists (including SubPop’s Dum Dum Girls and Bloodshot’s Detroit Cobras), and have been invited to perform in the hallowed studios of Minnesota Public Radio. With their first European tour under their belts (documented in the video for “Lovin’ on the Run”), the ladies will release their first 12” and return to Europe in early 2014.

Past Shows


Jul
25
th
2015
Turf Club
Jul
25
th
2015
Turf Club

THE PANDORAS and Lyres

with The Mighty Mofos, L’Assassins, Beebe Gallini and more!
Jan
16
th
2015
Turf Club
May
30
th
2014
Mainroom
May
30
th
2014
Mainroom

Girl Germs

with Night Moves, Pink Mink, Strange Names and more!
May
16
th
2013
Triple Rock Social Club
May
16
th
2013
Triple Rock Social Club

The Detroit Cobras

THE DETROIT COBRAS
with L’Assassins and Blue Ruin
Aug
8
th
2012
Triple Rock Social Club
Aug
8
th
2012
Triple Rock Social Club

Dum Dum Girls

with Teenage Moods and L’Assassins
Jun
30
th
2012
7th St Entry
Jun
30
th
2012
7th St Entry

The Detroit Cobras

with L’Assassins
Jan
21
st
2012
7th St Entry
Jan
21
st
2012
7th St Entry

Black Church Service

with Poverty Hash and L’Assassins
Oct
6
th
2011
7th St Entry
Oct
6
th
2011
7th St Entry

The Shondes

with L’Assassins and The 99ers

More Shows

Jan
3
rd
Turf Club

HELL YEAH 2!! ⏤ A Rock & Roll Dance Party ft. DJ Mary Lucia

with DJ Shane Kramer (of Transmission), DJ Johnnie Johnson and Monica LaPlante
Mar
7
th
7th St Entry

Glixen

with she's green and Linus
Feb
15
th
7th St Entry

Michigan Rattlers

Jan
28
th
Fine Line

The Get Up Kids

with Smoking Popes