Stereogum — The city of Providence, Rhode Island has a proud history of vast, violent, unhinged music, and Peace Test fit right into that. Peace Test aren't in the same experimental freak mode as, say, Lightning Bolt or Dropdead. Instead, they play fearsome, gut... more info

Stereogum — For many years, Providence noise-rock legends Lightning Bolt and experimental Osaka wizards the Boredoms have recognized each other as fellow travelers. I once saw Lightning Bolt open a New York Boredoms show, and let me tell you, that was a good nig... more info

Stereogum — Last night’s episode of The Last Of Us, HBO’s blockbuster drama about life in the mushroom-zombie apocalypse, ended with a Pearl Jam song that’s been part of the Last Of Us lore since before The Last Of Us was a TV show. The show is based on... more info

Stereogum — Though the main band is heading out on tour this fall, the Lightning Bolt guys are staying busy with their solo endeavors too. Brian Gibson released his latest VR video game Thrasher and its accompanying soundtrack this summer, and now Brian Chipp... more info

Stereogum — Brian Gibson rose to underground fame as the bassist for Lightning Bolt, the Providence noise-rock duo so jarringly aggressive that they once made our own Tom Breihan’s daughter cry at Pitchfork Festival. But he also works as a composer, artist,... more info

JamBase — The NHL's Philadelphia Flyers will host the third annual "Grateful Dead Night" and second annual "Pearl Jam Night" at Wells Fargo Center later this month. more info

Metal Injection — K.K. Downing back on stage, wielding his Flying V like a lightning bolt. more info

Stereogum — This week's Shut Up, Dude comes to you from Lake Perris, CA where we are on the ground for another weekend of mystical sights and sounds courtesy of Desert Daze. This fest's incredibly stacked lineup includes AnCo, Devo, FlyLo, Stereolab, the Locust,... more info

Stereogum — A personal note: 15 years ago, I was buying DJ Smallz mixtapes on street corners and going to Lightning Bolt shows in crusty, falling-apart Baltimore warehouse space. At that point, Baltimore had never produced a national rapper of any note, unless y... more info

Stereogum — The Utrecht-based festival Le Guess Who? already had a very eclectic lineup planned for 2019. In their initial announcement back in May, you had everything from the Raincoats and Deerhunter to curation (and performances) from Jenny Hval and Moon Duo;... more info