Bolt Barbers owner Matt Berman got a Mohawk when he left the corporate world to open his 10-chair shop in downtown Los Angeles.(Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Matt Berman sports a barbershop tattoo on his back. He hopes Bolt Barbers will become a gathering spot for bankers, hipster teens and avant-garde artists. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Matt Berman plays shuffleboard at his shop, which occupies the old Owl Drugs space. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Nick Pasqua cuts the hair of Aaron Lippman as Lippman sips a root beer. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
A Rockola jukebox is one of the fun attractions at the new shop. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Holiday decorations fill the windows of Bolt Barbers. Owner Matt Berman wants his barbershop to be a place where guys can hang out with other guys. “Guys crave community,” he says. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
