The Power of Salad (2002)

Original title

Lightning Bolt: The Power of Salad & Milkshakes

Directed by

Nick Noe, Peter Glantz

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 11m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary follows the noise rock duo Lightning Bolt on a tour across the United States. It includes live performances and interviews with the band members and their friends.

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What happens

The Power of Salad, also known as The Power of Salad & Milkshakes, is a film by Peter Glantz and Nick Noe, featuring and documenting the Providence, Rhode Island noise rock band Lightning Bolt. The film follows the avant-garde duo, Brian Gibson and Brian Chippendale, through a tour of the states, along with interviews of the band and their friends and family. Live performances, for which Lightning Bolt is renowned, were shot from June 2–21 and July 14–15, 2001. These performances were held in, in the order they were listed: Washington, D.C. Houston, Texas Davis, California Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lubbock, Texas Providence, Rhode Island New Orleans, Louisiana Brooklyn, New York Oakland, California San Diego, California Chapel Hill, North Carolina Shreveport, Louisiana Charlotte, North Carolina Austin, Texas Phoenix, Arizona Los Angeles, California San Francisco, California Mobile, Alabama Fort Sumner, New Mexico Fort Thunder, Rhode Island Appearances, interviews, and cameos are made by Pink and Brown, Dave Auchenbach, and Load Records founder Ben McOsker. A music video to "13 Monsters" by Paper Rad and Dearraindrop and one to “St. Jacques” by Devin Flynn is also included on the DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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