La Luz (band)
| La Luz | |
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Performing on tour in 2015
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Surf music, doo wop, neo-psychedelia |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Hardly Art, Burger Records |
| Website | laluzband |
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La Luz is a surf rock band from Los Angeles, California founded in 2012 consisting of Shana Cleveland, Marian Li Pino, Alice Sandahl, and Lena Simon. La Luz has received critical acclaim following the release of two studio albums It's Alive and Weirdo Shrine.
La Luz is known for their "surf noir" style with layered vocal harmonies. Their energetic live shows often include Soul Train-inspired dance contests and crowd surfing.
Shana Cleveland and Marian Li Pino (former members of Seattle band The Curious Mystery) formed La Luz in Seattle, Washington with Alice Sandahl and original bassist Abbey Blackwell after being inspired by surf and rock and roll acts like Link Wray, The Ventures, and Dick Dale, as well as girl groups like The Shirelles. After releasing an EP titled Damp Face in 2012, La Luz signed with Hardly Art and released their first full-length album titled It's Alive.
While on tour supporting of Montreal on November 5, 2013, La Luz was involved in a serious automobile accident on the road traveling from Boise, ID to Seattle, WA as their tour van slipped on black ice. After crashing into a highway divider, their van was then hit by a semi-trailer truck. Band members sustained injuries, and all of the instruments and merchandise were destroyed with the tour van and trailer, forcing them to cancel the remainder of the tour.
On February 4, 2014 bassist Abbey Blackwell announced via Facebook that she was leaving La Luz. She posted "Dear friends and fans, I am sorry to say that I will be leaving La Luz... after a year and a half of being in this incredible band, spending time with these talented women, and experiencing the best and the worst of tour, I've decided that the touring life just isn't for me, and my heart lies in the back of an orchestra and working on my own music."
Two weeks later, La Luz followed up by announcing the addition of new bassist Lena Simon.
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