Archive for the ‘Luma’ Category
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Luma is now Fires of Atlas.
On our first EP, we let ourselves be too limited by our influences and by conventions of normal pop structure. Now we feel like we’ve found ourselves, and we’re just writing music that we love.
From the Oklahoma Gazette:
Fires of Atlas sounds decidedly more experimental than Luma ever was. Gone are the pop anthems with sing-along choruses, which have been replaced with morose pianos and somber, darker melodies. The group will release the three-song “Away from Me” EP next week, a collection of Luma B-sides recorded last year.
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Luma’s song “The Drifter” will be featured on MTV’s “Real World” tonight at 9pm CST.
This makes the second time in recent months that Luma’s music has been featured on an MTV show. Their song “Wake Up” was featured on “The Hills” in March.
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Luma’s song “Wake Up” was recently featured on MTV’s “The Hills”. You can hear it here, beginning at the 7:20 mark.
Luma becomes the third Oklahoma band to be featured on “The Hills” in the past year or so. Maggie McClure was featured in December and The Effects were featured last March.
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
The South by Southwest Music Conference revealed the list of Official Showcasing Artists for 2008 yesterday.
There were seven Oklahoman bands on that list:
• Brandon Jenkins
• Colourmusic
• Edison Glass
• Evangelicals
• Hanson
• JD Thompson
• RadioRadio
In addition to the official showcases, many Oklahoman bands are diverging on Austin in unofficial showcases. Among the bands that have already made their plans known are:
• Asleep, Audience…Dream!
• Cheyenne
• El Paso Hot Button
• Luma
• Meridianwest
• The Muggabears
• Rainbows Are Free
We will post a full list of dates and times of Oklahomans playing at SXSW sometime next month.
Videos of some of the artists listed above after the jump!
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Thursday, July 26th, 2007
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Sunday, June 17th, 2007
Here’s Luma’s studio music video for “Wake Up”. The track is off their self-titled album, available at cdbaby.com and iTunes.
Click here for the video.
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Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Here’s Luma’s music video for “Lose Control”. The track is off their self-titled album, available at cdbaby.com and iTunes.
Luma - “Lose Control”
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Monday, March 12th, 2007
This past week, Oklahoma Gazette came out with their annual Soundcheck issue. Included in the issue is: State of Our Sounds (a roundtable discussion of local music), Venerated Venues (recalling venues of the past), Jukebox Jury (local music veterans review current bands) and a write-up on the SXSW 405 Showcase at Progress Coffee.
The 2007 Woody Award winners were also announced in the issue:
Best Rock Band - Luma (pictured)
Best Folk Artist - Ali Harter
Best Emerging Artist - Kunek
Best Jazz Band - Christopher Wray Quartet
Best Blues Band - Miss Blues
Best Metal Band - Destroyer Destroyer
Best Record Store - Guestroom Records
Best Hip-Hop/R&B Group - Little Earth
Best Cover Band - Syke!
Best Country Band - Cross Canadian Ragweed
People’s Choice Award - Mayola
Congratulations to all the winners!
DOWNLOADS:
Luma - “Wake Up”
Ali Harter - “Hold On A Little Tighter”
Christopher Wray Quartet - “It’s You”
Destroyer Destroyer - “Don’t Be Ridiculous, Doctor”
Mayola - “Portrait of an Artist as a Foaming Deathmonger”
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Friday, February 16th, 2007
Every Friday, we bring you Local Band Q&A via The Oklahoman.
This week, its Luma.
Local band Q&A: Luma
•Why: Oklahoma City four-piece Luma presents a gripping sound and live performance. Luma’s songs have a way of entrancing you and hooking you in to the melody and groove. For a taste, check them out online at www.myspace.com/lumarock and www.lumarock.com. Look for Luma to release a live DVD in the coming months.
•When: 9 tonight.
•Where: Belle Isle Brewery, 50 Penn Place.
What is the typical creative process?
Marcus Collins, bass: Sometimes I’ll just bring in an idea. Most of the time, it ends up being Stephen coming in with an idea on the guitar, and then we usually build from there. Sometimes he has a structure already built out, but other times, we’re just jamming through something and it continues to form, Hunter starts singing a melody. … The structure of the songs comes in, and we add the lyrics to it.
Stephen Collins, guitar: By the end of it, it’s very collaborative. The song becomes what it is after all four of us get on it. That’s kind of the attitude of the band, too; it’s all four of us making decisions.
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Friday, March 17th, 2006
94.7 The Buzz in Oklahoma City has announced the eight contestants moving on in their March Bandness Local Band Tournament.
The eight bands advancing are:
Calling Matthew, FiveStoriesFalling, Fresh Sunday, Klipspringer, Luma, North Rock, Slingshot Method and Solomonsplendor.
The winner of March Bandness will be the official house band of The Buzz, get hooked up with gear and $1000 in cash and have their song added to the Buzz’s regular rotation. Past winners include Winter Circle (2005), Sly’s Alter Ego (2004) and Falcon Five-O (2003).
Go to okcbuzz.com to vote for the band you think should advance to the next round. Voting starts today and goes through March 23rd at 10pm. The final four contestants will play on April 1st at Frontier City.
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