Personally, my notion of “selling out” involves living my entire life in a hippie commune, only to have a winning lottery ticket come floating into my grass hut thanks to an especially powerful gust of wind. Do I burn the ticket for the sake of preserving a green lifestyle and an uncorrupted society? Uh… no! I accept my winnings with the grace of a Satanist and turn over half of it to the CEO of Goldman Sachs in exchange for his wingman services whenever we hit the town.
Lightning Bolt facetiously talk about “selling out” when referring to their transition from in-pit to on-stage, but I think the real measure comes from the music itself (+ whether or not they’re actively doing commercials for Sprite). Given that I can still see crowds risking mild injury by moshing to the track below (premiered via Rolling Stone, who also interviewed the duo), I’d say fans new and old can rest pretty easy. I can tell Lightning Bolt’s presence in a dedicated recording studio, but I still want to flail limbs and violently rearrange my couch cushions.
Look up when attending one of the dates below. Fantasy Empire, as previously indicated, is out March 24.
Dates:
04.15.15 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place *
04.16.15 - Columbus, OH - Double Happiness *
04.17.15 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
04.18.15 - Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch *
04.19.15 - Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle
04.20.15 - Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club
04.21.15 - St. Louis, MO - The Luminary Center for the Arts
04.22.15 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall
04.24.15 - Denver, CO - GLOB
04.25.15 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
04.27.15 - Boise, ID - The Shredder
04.28.15 - Seattle, WA - Neumos #
04.29.15 - Portland, OR - Dantes #
05.01.15 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel #
05.02.15 - Oakland, CA - Leo’s #
05.03.15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echoplex #
05.04.15 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room #
05.05.15 - San Diego, CA - Casbah #
05.06.15 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
05.08.15 - Austin, TX - Austin Psych Fest
05.09.15 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia
05.10.15 - Atlanta, GA - Mammal Gallery
05.11.15 - Raleigh, NC - Kings
05.12.15 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
05.13.15 - Baltimore, MD - Floristree
05.14.15 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
05.15.15 - Brooklyn, NY - The Wick
05.16.15 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
* METZ
# Liturgy
• Lightning Bolt: http://laserbeast.com
• Thrill Jockey: http://www.thrilljockey.com
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