Claudia Castro Luna spoke with Sound and Vision’s Emily Fox about her personal story and how it influences her work.
After reuniting in 2015 for a series of live dates, Dean Wareham and the other members of Luna gradually worked back into a recording mindset, resulting in an instrumental EP and cover album combo, A Sentimental Education.
New York-based alt/indie-rock group Luna has recently reunited and stop by the KEXP studio and perform an incredible set live on The Afternoon Show on KEXP.
When frontman Dean Wareham sings, "don't know why I can't stop smiling," he echoes the thoughts of thousands of Luna fans grateful to have the band back together after a decade apart. The beloved New York (well, now L.A.) band called it quits in 2004, but with Captured Tracks reissuing their first …
If Dean Wareham's own name isn't familiar, his previous projects most likely are. Galaxie 500 and Luna may never have quite reached the commercial success to match their critical acclaim, but both bands inspired a generation to follow of dream-pop wanderers and romantic rock dreamers. And both were…
Leading up until the Upstream Music Fest + Summit, a Northwest regionally focused festival with over 300 acts, KEXP will be featuring a new local artist from the lineup with an interview and suggested tracks for where to start. Today’s post features producer Luna God, performing Saturday, May 13 a…
Power-surge trio bores into Seattle's drone center, with Kenny Day (drums), Levi Fuller (bass), Mark Schlipper (guitar).
Aside from Luna, aside from Dean & Britta, musician Britta Phillips is now branching out into a solo career. Her debut release, Luck or Magic, hits stores on April 29th on Double Feature, the label she co-runs with Luna's Dean Wareham. Today, she shares a cover of the Evie Sands 1968 single "O…
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After shoegazing, stoner post-rock comes the heavy sister with her drone rock flag flying. Mark Schlipper (guitar), Levi Fuller (bass) and Dan Colavito (drums).
Los Angeles based world pop group , Salt Petal, perform their tropical rhythms combined with 60’s rock and Argentinian folk live on KEXP’s Wo’pop.
At the epicenter of some of the most exciting current local hip-hop, R&B, and cutting-edge club music, there's a solid chance you'll find LUNA GOD, the alias of Seattle's Caleb Talbert. A chameleonic musician, he's recently turned his attention to wildly diverse and unpredictably vibrant produc…
'90s/early 2000's dream pop outfit Luna have two new albums in the works, a covers album called A Sentimental Education and an instrumental EP called A Place of Greater Safety. Today they've shared a track from A Sentimental Education, a cover of Mink DeVille's "Let Me Dream If I Want To." They've …
Legendary '90s dream pop band Luna have reunited and are releasing two new albums on September 22 via Double Feature. One is a covers album called A Sentimental Education and the other is an instrumental EP entitled A Place of Greater Safety. They've previously shared a few songs off A Sentimental …
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Luna" by Roosevelt, a 2023 single from Counter Records.
On the show this time, it’s the hypnotic rhythms and interlaced guitars of veteran New York rockers Luna.
Chilly collects some electronic, hip-hop and modern traditional Latin favorites that he's been spinning on El Sonido lately. It's a non-stop mix designed to move your mind, body and soul. Gozandolo, así es que vivo yo. 1. Systema Solar - Yo Voy Ganao 2. Rafi-eL - Suspiro 3. Boogat - Úni…
