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Jennifer Finch
Finch performing in the 1990s
Finch performing in the 1990s
Background information
Also known asJennifer Precious Finch[1]
Born(1966-08-05)August 5, 1966
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 18, 2026(2026-07-18) (aged 59)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • photographer
Instruments
  • Bass
  • vocals
Years active1979–2026
Formerly of

Jennifer Finch, born Erin Michelle Fredin (August 5, 1966 – July 18, 2026) was an American musician, designer and photographer most notable for being the primary bass player of the punk rock band L7. Active in L7 from 1986 to 1996, and again from 2014 to 2026, Finch also wrote music and performed with her bands OtherStarPeople and The Shocker in the interim before joining the reunited L7 in 2014.

Early life and photography

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Erin Michelle Fredin was born on August 5, 1966 in a Salvation Army home for unwed mothers in the Boyle Heights district of Los Angeles.[2][3] She was adopted by Robert Edward Finch, an aeronautics engineer, and Sandra Jacobson Finch, an Air Force veteran,[3] and was raised in West Los Angeles.[4] She took an interest in photography at an early age and attended a summer art session at Otis Parsons in 1980.[5]

At the age of 13, Finch began to take photos of her friends in Los Angeles on a camera given to her by her father. These pictures eventually documented the early punk scene that she became involved in before joining L7 in 1986. Her photography (1979–1995) was on display at an LA Weekly sponsored art show at Aidan Ryley Taylor Gallery in Hollywood, until November 18, 2006.[5] The collection, called 14 and Shooting, featured a number of notable figures, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bad Religion, Redd Kross, and The Cramps. The collection traveled to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for display in January 2007.[1][6]

Finch graduated from high school in 1984.[3] She attended San Francisco State University.[7]

Career

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Music

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Finch began her musical career in the mid 1980s. She played bass in the San Francisco–based band Sugar Babydoll (or Sugar Babylon) from 1984 to 1986.[8] The band featured Courtney Love, future founder of Hole, and future Babes in Toyland founder Kat Bjelland.[9] This line-up produced a demo recording which remains unreleased.[10] Finch subsequently played in the short-lived Hollywood band The Pandoras, formed by bassist Gwynne Kahn.[4]

In 1986, Finch joined the Los Angeles-based punk rock group L7.[11] In the documentary film L7: Pretend We're Dead, bandmate Donita Sparks described Finch as "persistent" and stated that after Finch joined the band, her networking skills and stage energy continued to significantly boost the momentum building within the group. She was also known for her trademark style of performing barefoot.[12] She remained with L7 throughout the band's most successful period in the early 1990s. Finch contributed to the albums L7 (1988), Smell the Magic (1990), Bricks Are Heavy (1992), and Hungry for Stink (1994). Finch was the sole songwriter during this period for several of L7's songs including "(Right On) Thru", "Everglade" and "Shirley".[4]

In 1994, Finch was featured in a music video for Hole for their breakthrough album Live Through This, as the original bassist Kristen Pfaff had died of an overdose in June of that year. In 1995, after the death of her father, Finch adopted the name "Precious" as an homage to him.[clarification needed][13] Finch officially departed L7 in 1996. Finch cited health and money issues, as well as grieving over the loss of her father, as reasons for her departure.[14]

Jennifer Finch in 2015

After departing from L7, Finch wrote music and sang for her band OtherStarPeople with Xander Smith.[15] OtherStarPeople completed their debut record Diamonds In The Belly Of The Dog in 1998; the group were signed with A&M Records/Interscope and the album was released in August 1999.[16] Joshua Clover of Spin magazine described the OtherStarPeople record as bringing "less weight and more strangeness than Finch's old crew – it's L.A. – slick and punky-dirty".[17]

Finch founded the punk rock group The Shocker in Los Angeles in 2002; they released Up Your Ass Tray as an EP in 2003, followed by a full-length album in 2006 on Go-Kart Records.[18] In January 2011, Finch co-founded new band Sex in Progress along with Evie Evil of Evil Beaver.[19]

In 2014, L7 reformed with their classic line-up of Finch alongside Suzi Gardner, Donita Sparks, and Dee Plakas. The album Scatter the Rats was released on Blackheart Records on May 3, 2019, to generally favorable reviews.[2] Finch wrote the song "Garbage Truck".[20]

Film, TV, and other activities

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Finch performing with L7 in 2015

Finch acted in the 1994 John Waters film Serial Mom, appearing as a member of the fictional band Camel Lips.[21]

Her song "Then There's None" was included on the Office Space soundtrack.[21]

Finch founded Little Pusher Records. She also worked as a photographer, writer, graphic designer and digital-media professional.[7]

Personal life and death

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Finch resided in Culver City, California.[9] In the early 1990s, she dated Nirvana's Dave Grohl.[9] Finch was married to Christian Pedersen. They divorced in 2007.[3] In 2011, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer[22] but recovered prior to L7's reunion.[23]

On May 7, 2026, L7 announced dates for the first leg of their final tour "The Last Hurrah 2026", starting in October.[24] However, on July 13 the band announced that Finch had been diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer, which prevented her from taking part in the tour. Finch's friends and family set up a GoFundMe campaign to help her pay for her treatments, recovery, and ongoing care, which was contributed to by many well-known musicians and reached nearly $400,000 in just five days.[25][26] She died in Santa Monica, California, on July 18, at the age of 59.[14][27][28][29][3]

In the days following it was announced that Finch had finished writing her memoir prior to her illness; Shooting Up and Making Out: A Memoir of My Life in L.A. and L7 is scheduled to be released on January 19, 2027.[30]

Discography

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L7

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OtherStarPeople

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  • Diamonds in the Belly of the Dog (1999)[31]

The Shocker

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Forson, Kofi (April 2010). "Interview: Jennifer Precious Finch". White Hot Magazine. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Lapatine, Scott; Breihan, Tom. "Jennifer Finch, L7 Bassist, Dead At 59". Stereogum. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Williams, Alex (July 30, 2026). "Jennifer Finch, Scalding Bassist for Alt-Rock Band L7, Dies at 59". The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Mitchell, Matt. "R.I.P. Jennifer Finch: L7 bassist dead at 59". Paste Magazine. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Albert, John (November 1, 2006). "14 and Shooting". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ Cashmere, Paul. "Jennifer Finch Dies Aged 59 as L7 Mourn Founding Bassist". Noise11. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  7. 1 2 Vaziri, Aidin (July 19, 2026). "Bassist for grunge-era rock icons dies at 59 after brain cancer diagnosis". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  8. ↑ Russo, Stacy (2017). We Were Going to Change the World: Interviews with Women from the 1970s and 1980s Southern California Punk Rock Scene. Solana Beach, California: Santa Monica Press. ISBN 9781595807953.
  9. 1 2 3 Rosenschein, Ari (November 22, 2015). "Finch Takes Flight Again: A Profile Of L7's Jennifer Finch". The Big Take Over. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Sugar Babylon". katjabelland.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2006.
  11. ↑ Jasmine, Lucreita Tye (August 28, 2019). "One More Thing – Catching Up with L7's Jennifer Precious Finch". Please Kill Me. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  12. ↑ Tritisniotis, Zachariah (July 20, 2026). "L7 co-founder Jennifer Finch dies aged 59". Happy Mag. Archived from the original on July 20, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Music History". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  14. 1 2 Madarang, Charisma. "Jennifer Finch, L7 Bassist, Dead at 59". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  15. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Biography: Other Star People". All Music. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  16. ↑ Steininger, Alex (March 2000). "Interview: OtherStarPeople". In Music We Trust. No. 29. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  17. ↑ Clover, Joshua (August 1999). "Reviews: The Shredder". Spin. 15: 157 – via Google Books.
  18. 1 2 Steininger, Alex. "The Shocker interview". In Music We Trust. Archived from the original on April 18, 2026. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  19. ↑ Wilkes, Emma. "L7 bassist Jennifer Finch has died, aged 59". Kerrang. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  20. ↑ Callwood, Brett (May 1, 2019). "Scatter, Rats! L7's Back With Their First Album in 20 Years". L.A. Weekly. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  21. 1 2 Brown, August (July 18, 2026). "Jennifer Finch, bassist for influential L.A. rock band L7, dead at 59". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  22. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (July 19, 2026). "L7 Bassist Jennifer Finch Dies at 59". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 20, 2026. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  23. ↑ Clark, Jeff (August 2, 2016). "Shit Gets Weird: No Pretending – L7 Lives Again". Stomp And Stammer Magazine. Archived from the original on May 8, 2026. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  24. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (May 7, 2026). "L7 Map 2026 Farewell Tour Dates". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 13, 2026. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  25. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (July 13, 2026). "L7 Bassist Jennifer Finch Diagnosed With Aggressive Brain Cancer: 'We Are All Devastated'". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 14, 2026. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  26. ↑ Blistein, Jon (July 13, 2026). "L7 Bassist Jennifer Finch Diagnosed With Brain Cancer". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 13, 2026. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  27. ↑ Burton, Poppy. "Jennifer Finch, L7 bassist and pioneering figure in LA punk scene, dies at 59". NME. Archived from the original on July 20, 2026. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  28. ↑ Squires, Bethy (July 19, 2026). "L7 Bassist Jennifer Finch Dies at 59". Vulture. Archived from the original on July 21, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  29. ↑ Richards, Bailey (July 20, 2026). "L7's Jennifer Finch Dies at 59 a Week After Revealing Aggressive Brain Cancer Diagnosis". People. Archived from the original on July 21, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Shooting Up and Making Out". Hachette Book Group. Archived from the original on July 22, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Diamonds in the Belly of the Dog". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  32. ↑ Diver, Mike. "Upp your Ass Tray (The Full Length) review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
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