Lightning Bugs

Lightning Bugs are an indie rock band molded in the Spirit of Modest Mouse and Death Cab for Cutie. They bring their inspired songwriting and dynamic live performances to the stages of Detroit and Ferndale. They've just released their brand new sophomore E.P. "Conquistadors". Conquistadors is an impassioned and anthemic Indie rock album that captures Pavements most accessible moments and crosses them with the epic sensibilities of MTV's 120 minutes. Lightning Bugs were formed in 2010 by 3 friends that got together just for fun, yet they soon found themselves as staple performers in Metro Detroit festivals like the Metro Times Blowout, Arts Beats and Eats, Ferndale's DIY Fest and Detroit Riverdays. They have opened for international touring artists Frontier Ruckus, Bear hands and Civil Twilight. In March 2011, the band was dubbed CW50's 2011 Best Blowout Band after a stellar performance at the Metro Times Blowout which brought Ryan Allen of Patch.com to rave about their melodramatic, bass guitar driven style, and their "grandiose moves of U2, Psychedelic Furs, the National and New Order." Allen says, "It's uplifting music for a depressing time.” From there, notoriety grew, and they performed at such venues as The Majestic Theater, the Music Hall, The Gem Theater and The Magic Bag. They’ve also toured as far away as Brooklyn, New York. They released their fist album “Kensington” in 2012. It propelled them to the top of the local scene as they became a highly sought after live act. They were invited to play the TEDX Detroit conference at the GEM Theater on the strength of their animated video and stellar single “Hopeless Kind”. They have been played on local radio stations 89x and Cave Radio. Lightning Bugs were also invited to NXNE 2013 and 2014. Lightning Bugs have released their sophomore effort “Conquistadors” in February and are expecting even bigger things in 2015.


 They are planning a fall tour after the summer festival season to support their new album. We play live, People cheer.