Avant-garde hardcore duo Lightning Bolt may be the heaviest thing ever to come out of Rhode Island. Technically precise, unwaveringly experimental and deafeningly loud, their shows are known for blowing the minds (and eardrums) of headbangers and jazzbos alike.
Drummer Brian Chippendale speaks via telephone from a friend's house -- since he's currently homeless. For someone just evicted, he's surprisingly upbeat. His voice has an air of affable bemusement, whether he's talking about costume design, comic books or the eviction that saw him and others kicked out of a warehouse they called home.
"We had some surprise visits from building inspectors," he says, chuckling, "and the whole area was condemned."