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Lightning Bolt's Fantasy Empire now streaming

Posted by Loren on March 10, 2015

Lightning Bolt's Fantasy Empire now streaming
Lightning Bolt - Fantasy Empire

NPR is streaming Fantasy Empire, the first new Lightning Bolt in six years and their first on label Thrill Jockey.

The Rhode Island duo release the record on March 24, followed by a spring tour that begins on April 15.

LIGHTNING BOLT:
4/15/2015 Mohawk Place - Buffalo, NY w/ METZ
4/16/2015 Double Happiness - Columbus, OH w/ METZ
4/17/2015 Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH w/ METZ
4/18/2015 The Loving Touch - Ferndale, MI w/ METZ
4/19/2015 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
4/20/2015 Turf Club - Saint Paul, MN
4/21/2015 The Luminary Center for the Arts - St. Louis, MO
4/22/2015 Jackpot Music Hall - Lawrence, KS
4/24/2015 GLOB - Denver, CO
4/25/2015 Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
4/27/2015 The Shredder - Boise, ID
4/28/2015 Neumos - Seattle, WA w/ Liturgy
4/29/2015 Dantes - Portland, OR w/ Liturgy
5/01/2015 The Chapel - San Francisco , CA w/ Liturgy
5/02/2015 Leo's - Oakland, CA w/ Liturgy
5/03/2015 Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA w/ Liturgy
5/04/2015 Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA w/ Liturgy
5/05/2015 Casbah - San Diego, CA w/ Liturgy
5/06/2015 Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ
5/08/2015 Austin Psych Fest - Austin, TX
5/09/2015 Siberia - New Orleans, LA
5/10/2015 Mammal Gallery - Atlanta, GA
5/11/2015 Kings - Raleigh, NC
5/12/2015 Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington, DC
5/13/2015 Floristree - Baltimore, MD
5/14/2015 First Unitarian church - Philadelphia, PA
5/15/2015 The Wick - Brooklyn, NY
5/16/2015 Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY

5/17/2015 The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA

Lightning Bolt's Fantasy Empire now streaming
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