Donita Sparks of L7 on Her New Web Series “The Hi-Low Show”

Donita Sparks always catches your eye. Whether she’s on stage playing her smirking brand of rock ‘n’ roll in her notorious group, L7, or if she’s creating her beloved new web series, The Hi-Low Show, Sparks is often bright, flashy and oddly memorable. Her new series is a blender-mixed collection of rock videos, skits, found footage, and whatever else Sparks can slice up and slide into the recipe. L7, which was often grouped into the grunge gaggle in the ’90s and was signed for a time to the infamous Sub Pop record label, released a new record in 2019, Scatter the Rats, which hits as hard as any in the band’s collection. We caught up with Sparks to talk about her origins in music, what it’s like to produce her bizarre new web show and why she likes to infuse a subversive quality into much of what she creates.