Eh. Like Luna a lot, but the band lost so much after Stan and Justin left. Those first three albums are great. The rest is like one big, long album I only want to listen to once, though enjoy while it's on.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 13:30 (nine years ago) link
Agreed
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 13:34 (nine years ago) link
I agree too but that still doens't mean I'd be pscyhed as hell to see them again.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:13 (nine years ago) link
They're playing in LA. I am sad I am not in LA.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 12 February 2015 17:43 (nine years ago) link
me too... :'( seems like they are planning more stateside shows in the fall, though? would love to see luna again.
― tylerw, Thursday, 12 February 2015 17:45 (nine years ago) link
heard an upcoming, very good record by a band called houndstooth and it had a little luna-ish flavor. more bands should sound like luna imho.
― tylerw, Thursday, 12 February 2015 17:53 (nine years ago) link
http://www.fullofwishes.co.uk/2015/04/lunas-reunion-show-a-quick-round-up-lunareunion/
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 14 April 2015 15:56 (nine years ago) link
setlist is all killerSlideChinatownSideshow by the SeashoreMalibu Love NestGoing HomeWeird and WoozyCalifornia (All The Way)Friendly AdviceLost in SpaceTracy I Love YouPup TentSlash Your TiresBewitchedMoon Palace23 Minutes in BrusselsencoreTiger LilyIndian Summer
― tylerw, Tuesday, 14 April 2015 16:00 (nine years ago) link
Came here to post that. Haven't watched the videos yet.
― nickn, Tuesday, 14 April 2015 17:51 (nine years ago) link
They're good!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
They better tour the east coast this fall.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 14 April 2015 18:44 (nine years ago) link
^^^^^
― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 01:25 (nine years ago) link
i tried to go to this last night but it was sold out. going to Ride tonight though.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 01:42 (nine years ago) link
north american dates:10/03 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West (early show – on sale today)10/05 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero (on sale 5/15)10/06 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club10/07 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (on sale 5/15)10/08 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (on sale 5/15)10/09 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg (all ages – on sale 5/15)10/10 Boston, MA @ Paradise (on sale today)10/13 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall (on sale today)10/14 Pittsburgh, PA @ Andy Warhol Museum (on sale today)10/15 Detroit, MI @ TBD10/16 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues (on sale 5/15)10/17 Minneapolis, MN @ TBD
― tylerw, Friday, 8 May 2015 15:19 (nine years ago) link
nice
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 8 May 2015 15:47 (nine years ago) link
not nice if you're me :'/
― tylerw, Friday, 8 May 2015 15:49 (nine years ago) link
I GOT TICKETS BOOM
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 8 May 2015 18:57 (nine years ago) link
(sorry tylerw)
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 8 May 2015 19:07 (nine years ago) link
But I haven't seen them since like 2000? This is v exciting for me.
ha, i am glad you are going... i saw 'em at the paradise in ... 2002ish? SO LONG AGO.
― tylerw, Friday, 8 May 2015 19:09 (nine years ago) link
the paradise here? in boston?
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 8 May 2015 19:16 (nine years ago) link
i am surprised I missed a show in 2002!
i think this is the last show I saw http://www.fullofwishes.co.uk/database/show/2001-06-14-luna-middle-east-cambridge-ma-usa/
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 8 May 2015 19:20 (nine years ago) link
Saw them in Glasgow on Sunday night, hadn't seen them live before and really enjoyed it. Setlist was similar to above (http://db.fullofwishes.co.uk/luna/shows/2015-08-02-luna-cca-glasgow-uk.html), flowed really nicely and I thought the Britta/Lee rhythm section was great - felt I actually noticed the baselines more live than I do on record. Now listening back through the albums chronologically.
― michaellambert, Tuesday, 4 August 2015 20:23 (eight years ago) link
Oh god I am so excited.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 4 August 2015 20:25 (eight years ago) link
this recent tape sounded fab: http://www.nyctaper.com/2015/06/luna-june-11-2015-mccarren-park-northside-fest-flacmp3streaming/
― tylerw, Tuesday, 4 August 2015 20:29 (eight years ago) link
the return of demeski (for one song at least)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D77P7BSk1Qw
― tylerw, Wednesday, 14 October 2015 16:23 (eight years ago) link
So great to see Stan with the band.
― kwhitehead, Wednesday, 14 October 2015 17:43 (eight years ago) link
he really is a great drummer -- like the perfect mix of charlie watts and moe tucker.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 14 October 2015 17:45 (eight years ago) link
If Stan (and Justin!) were back I'd see the band in a heartbeat tomorrow night. As it stands ... dunno.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 October 2015 13:42 (eight years ago) link
I didn't go to the show last weekend because I was sick. Super bummed. Hopefully will have another chance.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 15 October 2015 13:53 (eight years ago) link
bummer! yeah, no idea what their overall plans are in terms of continuing. don't think they're planning on making new music. i definitely prefer the demeski/harwood era of the band, but i gotta say that they sound amazing here: http://www.nyctaper.com/2015/10/luna-october-7-2015-bowery-ballroom-flacmp3streaming/maybe better than ever?
― tylerw, Thursday, 15 October 2015 14:11 (eight years ago) link
Ha, they might be the perfect example of a band served just fine by live recordings. They're not the most charismatic bunch.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 October 2015 15:48 (eight years ago) link
band just tweeted that "this is not a farewell tour" so they seem to have at least general plans for continuing to play live post-2015... would love to see them again.
― tylerw, Thursday, 15 October 2015 16:09 (eight years ago) link
I'll wait til they play some place that is not the House of Blues, then.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 October 2015 18:54 (eight years ago) link
^ otm
― john. a resident of chicago., Saturday, 17 October 2015 14:17 (eight years ago) link
Missed this until now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3HtlrbAo4Y
― ... (Eazy), Thursday, 10 March 2016 20:46 (eight years ago) link
An entire interview in which the words "Damon" and "Naomi" are left unsaid. Amazing quote: "The trio forces everyone to work, there is something cool about it, especially live; all of you have to make noise constantly. But I think most of the great bands (especially in the live scenario) are four or five people."
I'm glad Dean finally acknowledges Woody Allen as a major influence. This is actually a perfect pairing of interviewer and interviewee, to an extent that we rarely see these days, and one of the best interviews that I've read in recent memory.
http://www.salon.com/2016/05/20/the_ultimate_luna_interview_noah_baumbach_and_dean_wareham_talk_super_groups_the_velvet_underground_and_the_history_of_one_of_new_yorks_greatest_bands/
― dlp9001, Saturday, 21 May 2016 20:09 (eight years ago) link
Saw them last weekend for what must have been at least the 10th time but the first since 2001. They were really amazing. Covered The Cure's Fire in Cairo during one encore and came back out again to close with Tugboat.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 18:09 (eight years ago) link
Fire in Cairo! They didn't do that one during their original run, did they?
― tylerw, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 18:10 (eight years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/2016/05/31/480144548/a-homecoming-for-luna-and-its-devoted-following
"The word nostalgia confuses me," he says. "I've been thinking about that. This book I was reading, the author broke it down into the Greek: 'nostalgia,' meaning the pain of returning home. It's both exciting and it's slightly painful, too, and so it's pleasure and sadness. And that's kind of what we try to do with the music, too."
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 19:00 (eight years ago) link
Be part of their video shoot for $40. http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/luna2/items/215552
Anyone heard anything from the upcoming covers album, or the instrumental EP?
― nickn, Friday, 30 June 2017 06:21 (six years ago) link
If the war is over, I'm gonna have me some fun!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 02:01 (six years ago) link
No California All The Way?!
― rip van wanko, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 02:33 (six years ago) link
I gotta keep a lid on these things!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 11:27 (six years ago) link
Bewitched the early peak, Penthouse its echo. The rest, post the departure of the band's All Star Rhythm Section, I don't remember one note of. Maybe I will dive back in one day.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 13:00 (six years ago) link
New stuff that came out last week is pretty great — instrumental EP is a wonderful showcase for Sean Eden, and the covers record is very solid. Great version of Dylan's "Most of the Time."
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 14:33 (six years ago) link
Am I the only one who still likes Slash Your Tires? What about their cover of Ride Into The Sun? That's probably the Luna song i've intentionally played the most.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 15:42 (six years ago) link
Slash Your Tires is great. Ride Into the Sun less so but still good
surprised at all the love for Romantica, an album I only listened to once and was put off by the harsher textures and grittier sound. tbh I got off the bus when they covered "Sweet Child of Mine", that was a bridge too far.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 15:50 (six years ago) link
Romantica is rather gauzy, actually!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 15:53 (six years ago) link
there's something a little airless about some of Romantica that I don't like quite as much as the other records, I think. Still love it, though. I don't think they made a bad album — I know a lot of people don't like Days of Our Nights, but that record still sounds fantastic to me. Some of Wareham's most cutting lyrics (along with maybe some of his worst).
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 15:55 (six years ago) link
Post Pup Tent Picks for me: Teenage Lightning, Black Postcards, Hello, Little One
― campreverb, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:35 (six years ago) link