Lightning Bolt, Dracula Mountain at the Unitarian Church of Philadelphia in May 2015

I posted a great video of this tune yesterday, but this one has brighter color and is from just a handful of months ago. It also has a camera dude who is clearly not committed to not rocking.

Before the video, here’s a little of what I learned today about Lightning Bolt. They’ve been playing together for 20 years. They’ve made a number of records. The most recent came out in May 2015. The previous came out in 2009.

Brian the Bass Player has a regular job as a game designer, and worked on Guitar Hero. They live in Providence RI, so maybe he worked with Curt Schilling! Don’t know, but it seems possible.

What’s in My Bag is a show in which musicians go to a store and select stuff, and then talk about what they selected. I can tell from what Lightning Bolt selected that they’re educated and experimental. That’s a little too bad, but maybe that’s why they do what they do so well. Here’s the clip:

But much better yet, here’s more music, from a band that does away with the stage and invites the audience to stand as close as possible to them while they play. Loudly. I’m still blown away.

2 thoughts on “Lightning Bolt, Dracula Mountain at the Unitarian Church of Philadelphia in May 2015

  1. Good question. I’m wanting to see how he makes those high pitched sounds on his bass guitar. I’m assuming he’s scrunching up his face when he does it.

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