Donita Sparks and the Stellar Moments

Fresh Air

Published March 11, 2008 at 12:14 PM EDT

Fresh Air's rock critic reviews Transmiticate, the debut album from Donita Sparks and the Stellar Moments. The Chicago-born Sparks co-founded the punk-grunge band L7.

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