"So, there's this band called HOW AND LIGHTNING out of Seattle, and it plays killer psychedelic music that sounds like the bastard child of dark and primal Pink Floyd and an even more over-the-top Freddie Mercury (oh, and also about two acts of Madame Butterfly – that's right, it sounds like damn opera), and it could fill up an entire concert hall with its sound, which is just all sorts of bombastic and grandiose and, hell, epic, and it's playing Brooklyn Nights, which is, like, one of the most intimate venues in Spokane. Basically, stand near the door in case the place collapses."
- Jeff Echert, The Inlander (Jun 06, 2008)
"Watching How and Lightning play was like watching an intense P.T. session with a hard-ass drill instructor-only each band member is their own sergeant, urging themselves on to incredible and complicated heights, combining those individual internal drives into one culminating artistry."
- Emily Womelsduff, Hub Pages (Apr 19, 2008)
How and Lightning formed in the spring of 2005 in Seattle, Washington. Rooted in a psychedelic blend of tribal rock, How and Lightning's eclectic sound invokes an explosion of something darkly primal. Their brooding lyrics and moody melodies expose listeners to a rhythmic and artful trip through the landscape of imagination. Often likened to a reinterpreted “Grateful-Tool-Floyd-Doors” hybrid, How and Lightning’s progressive rock is consciously indebted to the legacy of the last 50 years of electric music, although their sound is clearly original, testing the boundaries of existing songwriting composition and format. Band members Paul Steiner (vocals, keyboard, rhythm guitar), Rick Lucabaugh (lead guitar), Ezra Kille (bass guitar), and Aaron Cook (drums) equip How and Lightning with a serious arsenal of experience. Thanks to a generous sense of discipline, the band has wasted little time churning out new and inventive music, constantly edging towards a richer, deeper sound which culminated this year with the release of their debut album. Numinous was recorded in the summer of 2007 at Robert Lang Studios, engineered by Jeff Gall, mixed by Brian Valentino, and mastered by Ed Brooks.
WE JUST WANT TO SAY HI AND SHOW OUR RESPECTS...YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!! WE ARE PICKING UP OUR CD FROM THE STUDIO TONIGHT WITH 5 OF OUR SONGS!!! MAILING OUT TO CONTACTS THIS NEXT WEEK...CAN NOT WAIT TO MEET ALL OF YOU... ROBERT, ROB, FESTER, RICK
im so over zealous right now..totally stoked, ready to rock man, this shit this weekend everything i think im about to blow up, i honestly feel like jimmy paige is playing a solo in my brain...i just dont know how to explain the excitement
I miss all of your rockstar faces already! You guys got a nice name drop and comment on your "unique sound" in the local Mode magazine.. and that was only for our advertisement.. I'll bring a copy to the roast.
here are some sites with pictures.. much much more to come!
Hey neph! Looks like you're having a helluva time! Glad to see it. BTW, I'll get around to sending a blip from my SG. I love that axe. Good luck on your tour. Love ya, Uncle Laudry...ha ha
Hope you guys are havin a great time~ Cris says hi. We went to lazer Floyd a few nights ago and I was thinkin that lazer HAL would be pretty cool (: *Miss you*
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