Big Apple Music Scene — A few weekends ago, my sister, boyfriend, and I were in Williamsburg checking out a clothing store. When we went to ring up (I got a cute black skirt, btw), I noticed the employee's distinctive Coke bottle glasses, which definitely reminded me of a c... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Lauren Monaco Despite the sun blaring, sound levels needing to be kept low due in part to the birth of a baby red-tailed hawk, and the temporary shutting down of the show due to people climbing poles and... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lightning Bolt at 285 Kent Ave on 4/27, photo by Kathy Zikas "Lightning Bolt pummeled the crowed at Le Poisson Rouge [Thursday] night with their standard blitzkrieg attack of sound. For over an hour the noise duo blasted away through... more info

Totally Fuzzy — From the band members' coifed looks and heady philosophy to the upright and inverted crosses balancing out Aesthethica's front cover, everything about Liturgy seems intended to provoke a strong reaction. Ever since the 2009 release of the intriguin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lightning Bolt at Brooklyn Bowl (more by Leia Jospe) Tickets are "going fast" for the 4/27 Lightning Bolt show that was previously housed at Club Exit in Greenpoint and now will go down at 285 Kent Ave. Head down to... more info

Stereogum — Sunday at Indio featured CSS, Delorean, HEALTH, Lightning Bolt, OFF!, the Strokes, a riot-free Death From Above 1979, MEN, Twin Shadow, Wiz Khalifa, and others, but it seems folks were largely focused on who Kanye may or may not bring on stage with h... more info

Guardian Music — Prolific LSD producer and supplier to the bands and stars of 1960s countercultureThe American psychologist Timothy Leary's famous invitation to "tune in, turn on and drop out" changed a generation. The key element was "turn on" and it was Owsley Sta... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Lightning Bolt - Colossus (MP3) Lightning Bolt (more by Leia Jospe) Spazzy noise-rock gods Lightning Bolt have always had a knack for playing in any venue, no matter how odd, like "Above The Auto Parts Store" (where the pic... more info

Impose Magazine — Explosive psych-spazzers Lightning Bolt announced a US tour for the spring. Their last release, Earthly Delights, came out in late 2009, but I get the feeling these songs will show no signs of wear. The two-piece sounds like a five-piece at their ca... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — You guys? We're starting to think that Jesse James might have a type. And that type is heavily tattooed, heavily unhinged brunettes. Today, Jesse's second ex-wife Janine Lindemulder was arrested for allegedly harassing the West Coast Choppers honcho.... more info