Luna Rex

JonnyPistachio · March 2014

LukinFan said:
Can't stop listening to "Travels From a VW Bus" - this is such a great album

Thanks Roger! Im glad you like it!
The weirdest thing happened at the end of that song when we played it live saturday...You know how the end is kinda a long jam? It turned into a funkier jam and somehow went reggae for a minute or two. haha the joys of improvisational live jamming!

brianlux said:
Looking forward to hearing from JonnyPistachio how the "All Kinds of Terrain" release party/performance went last night. :-)

The show was great! It couldnt have went better!
I arrived early to hel pthe opening band set up, and im glad I did because the venue is somewhat small. It's one of our favorite places to play - its a little house that is converted into a bar/restaurant/venue. I knew there would be a good crowd, but I didnt expect them to show up so early! So it wasnt easy setting up. I was in and out of the venue a lot loading gear and one of the staff stopped me and said "we've been looking all over for you - you got a good luck call from a friend in California!...a Mr. Brian..."

That set the tone for me. I wasnt expecting it and was caught off guard, but I knew who it was... I told the band and they were all in awe that we connected with someone so far away like that!

So, the opening band, Luxury of Company started right at 11pm and they were stellar. Then we came on a few minutes before midnight. I realized I was sweating. A lot! it was cool in the room, but it was crowded, so it was heating up fast. And wha tI like about the venue, is that there is no stage. Its a living room with hard wood floors, so we are right on the level with our fans, friends, and family. And sometimes, they are scattered around, drinking and talking...but this time, they were crunched right up on the band, forming a circle around us. It was intense. We started off the set with an old song called "The Painter," which is actually a fun kinda reggae rock tune about Bob Ross. Most of our fans know the lyrics, so there was some singing. Then we busted into the newer songs and it all flew by. We have one other fun party tune called "Girls on Surfboards", and its quite a sing along...at this point near the end of the set, folks were really loosening up and partying and I looked around at the band and they were all loving it. The whole set went well, and I only forgot a few lyrics haha. I think we sold about 35 CDs too, so that was nice!

Here's the setlist:
1. The Painter, aka Bob Ross
2. All Kinds of Terrain
3. Gojira (the crowd got to clapping along at the end - was really cool)
4. Travels from a VW Bus
5. Run Like Hell (pink Floyd)
6. Ride it to Land
7. The Stalker (I think it might have went 15 minutes!)
8. Pioneer Days
9. Girls on Surfboards
10. The Farm
11. Mangos and Time Machines (as request from a friend)

we would have kept playing, but i was losing my voice and it was nearly 1:45 am and I realized we still needed to give out some albums!

Had a lot of free drinkg, and went to bed at 4am, only to wake at 7am...ouch. Sunday was all day recovery! lol

brianlux · March 2014

JonnyPistachio said:

LukinFan said:
Can't stop listening to "Travels From a VW Bus" - this is such a great album
Thanks Roger! Im glad you like it!
The weirdest thing happened at the end of that song when we played it live saturday...You know how the end is kinda a long jam? It turned into a funkier jam and somehow went reggae for a minute or two. haha the joys of improvisational live jamming!
brianlux said:
Looking forward to hearing from JonnyPistachio how the "All Kinds of Terrain" release party/performance went last night. :-)
The show was great! It couldnt have went better!
I arrived early to hel pthe opening band set up, and im glad I did because the venue is somewhat small. It's one of our favorite places to play - its a little house that is converted into a bar/restaurant/venue. I knew there would be a good crowd, but I didnt expect them to show up so early! So it wasnt easy setting up. I was in and out of the venue a lot loading gear and one of the staff stopped me and said "we've been looking all over for you - you got a good luck call from a friend in California!...a Mr. Brian..." That set the tone for me. I wasnt expecting it and was caught off guard, but I knew who it was... I told the band and they were all in awe that we connected with someone so far away like that!

So, the opening band, Luxury of Company started right at 11pm and they were stellar. Then we came on a few minutes before midnight. I realized I was sweating. A lot! it was cool in the room, but it was crowded, so it was heating up fast. And wha tI like about the venue, is that there is no stage. Its a living room with hard wood floors, so we are right on the level with our fans, friends, and family. And sometimes, they are scattered around, drinking and talking...but this time, they were crunched right up on the band, forming a circle around us. It was intense. We started off the set with an old song called "The Painter," which is actually a fun kinda reggae rock tune about Bob Ross. Most of our fans know the lyrics, so there was some singing. Then we busted into the newer songs and it all flew by. We have one other fun party tune called "Girls on Surfboards", and its quite a sing along...at this point near the end of the set, folks were really loosening up and partying and I looked around at the band and they were all loving it. The whole set went well, and I only forgot a few lyrics haha. I think we sold about 35 CDs too, so that was nice!

Here's the setlist:
1. The Painter, aka Bob Ross
2. All Kinds of Terrain
3. Gojira (the crowd got to clapping along at the end - was really cool)
4. Travels from a VW Bus
5. Run Like Hell (pink Floyd)
6. Ride it to Land
7. The Stalker (I think it might have went 15 minutes!)
8. Pioneer Days
9. Girls on Surfboards
10. The Farm
11. Mangos and Time Machines (as request from a friend)

we would have kept playing, but i was losing my voice and it was nearly 1:45 am and I realized we still needed to give out some albums!

Had a lot of free drinkg, and went to bed at 4am, only to wake at 7am...ouch. Sunday was all day recovery! lol

Fantastic, Jonny! Sounds like a great time! Thanks for the show update (and the nod :-) ).

To my ears this is one fantastic CD! But don't take it from me- just go to YouTube and check out the songs from "All Kinds of Terrain" there and see what you think and if you like what you hear, the CD will knock your socks off and put your head in a good space!

LukinFan · March 2014

Awesome recap, Jonny! When's the tour?

JonnyPistachio · March 2014

Thanks guys!
man, I wish we could do a mini tour or something. We thought about doing a Gainesville-atlanta-Tampa-Orlando run, but its just been too hard getting all four of us that much time off. ..and not to mention we need a VW bus big enough to lug all our gear! haha

brianlux · March 2014

JonnyPistachio said:

Thanks guys!
man, I wish we could do a mini tour or something. We thought about doing a Gainesville-atlanta-Tampa-Orlando run, but its just been too hard getting all four of us that much time off. ..and not to mention we need a VW bus big enough to lug all our gear! haha

It has to be a VW bus, Jonny... all painted up like the CD cover! And while you're on tour, please play Sacramento or San Francisco or better yet, Santa Cruz and catch some waves between shows!

JonnyPistachio · March 2014

brianlux said:

JonnyPistachio said:

Thanks guys!
man, I wish we could do a mini tour or something. We thought about doing a Gainesville-atlanta-Tampa-Orlando run, but its just been too hard getting all four of us that much time off. ..and not to mention we need a VW bus big enough to lug all our gear! haha
It has to be a VW bus, Jonny... all painted up like the CD cover! And while you're on tour, please play Sacramento or San Francisco or better yet, Santa Cruz and catch some waves between shows!

oh man that would be so sweet! Now you've got me daydreaming of west coast sunsets and good crowds of music fans!...

brianlux · March 2014

(Double post- see below.)

brianlux · March 2014

brianlux said:
The feedback on this record here on the west coast has all been very positive so far! (Copies I've given to friends.) Very much worth checking out, peeps. It gets frequently played in my house!

LukinFan · March 2014

JonnyPistachio said:

Thanks guys!
man, I wish we could do a mini tour or something. We thought about doing a Gainesville-atlanta-Tampa-Orlando run, but its just been too hard getting all four of us that much time off. ..and not to mention we need a VW bus big enough to lug all our gear! haha

Can we add Tallahassee to this dream tour?

he.who.forgets · March 2014

LukinFan said:

JonnyPistachio said:

Thanks guys!
man, I wish we could do a mini tour or something. We thought about doing a Gainesville-atlanta-Tampa-Orlando run, but its just been too hard getting all four of us that much time off. ..and not to mention we need a VW bus big enough to lug all our gear! haha
Can we add Tallahassee to this dream tour?

And Jacksonville

he.who.forgets · March 2014

Whoa! I was a bit worried that all of Brian's praise was building my expectations up a bit too high but alas, this album is brilliant!
After one listen my favorite tracks are Gojira, Travels from a VW Bus, and Ride it to Land. I hear a lot of REM, PJ, MMJ, & Pink Floyd influences in this album. So very good Mr. Pistachio. This will be in very heavy rotation this summer and you better believe I'm going to turn my music loving friends onto this very talented group of musicians. Wish you had some more youtube vids!
Again, congrats on a masterpiece. Remember us old forum pals when you hit it big

brianlux · March 2014

he.who.forgets said:
Whoa! I was a bit worried that all of Brian's praise was building my expectations up a bit too high but alas, this album is brilliant!
After one listen my favorite tracks are Gojira, Travels from a VW Bus, and Ride it to Land. I hear a lot of REM, PJ, MMJ, & Pink Floyd influences in this album. So very good Mr. Pistachio. This will be in very heavy rotation this summer and you better believe I'm going to turn my music loving friends onto this very talented group of musicians. Wish you had some more youtube vids!
Again, congrats on a masterpiece. Remember us old forum pals when you hit it big

So true and well said, he.who.forgets! Glad you like it as well. :-) If this had come out on vinyl I guarantee I'd wear my copy out! I bought some of these for friends here out on the west coast (thank you, Jonny!) and am getting a lot of smiles and thumbs up! Golunarex!

TheseGoToEleven · March 2014

Those songs sound great, looking forward to hearing the rest!

JonnyPistachio · March 2014

Guys, thanks so much!
Jamie, thank you for those comparisons

I'm glad you like it! made my day!

Brian, perhaps we get some sales at our second album release party - its this friday - and maybe we'll be a little closer to that dream of vinyl vinyl vinly!

TheseGoToEleven, thanks! I'll PM you about getting a copy if you're interested.

eeriepadave · August 2014

First off thanks for the cd and book, JohnnyPistachio. Still reading the book but listening to the cd now. Real good.

"Travels From A V.W. Bus" stood out the most to me. Also liked Gojira The Stalker. Run Like Hell was a good cover I thought.

brianlux · August 2014

eeriepadave said:
First off thanks for the cd and book, JohnnyPistachio. Still reading the book but listening to the cd now. Real good.

"Travels From A V.W. Bus" stood out the most to me. Also liked Gojira The Stalker. Run Like Hell was a good cover I thought.

So cool to hear more good reviews of Luna Rex!

To bend a Paul Westerberg line a little, "I never travel too far/ without a little Luna Rex in the car". :-)

May 30th · August 2014

just listened to a couple tunes. very very impressed. bandcamp the best place to but the album? (canadian citizen talking here)

BinauralJam · July 2015

Bump!

brianlux · July 2022

I was feeling rather stressed out today as I had to make my second trek in as many days down to Nicholson's in Folsom for some work on my little LX1 Little Martin (it was like taking my only child to the doctor, I kid you not!). So coming and going, I had the Luna Rex All Kinds of Terrain CD playing and oh, was that a life saver. I hadn't heard it in a while and was knocked out all over again! So good! If you're not familiar, check out Jon's videos on page one of this thread. SO COOL!

Luna Rex

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