My Brain http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:05:00 GMT http://bandzoogle.com Lunic - TriState Indie Live Review http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=2031210 Launch Music Conference Live Review -Rich McKie, Tri State Indie (April 29, 2012) <a href="http://www.tristateindie.com/tri-state-live/launch-music-festival-and-conference-day-2-recap/"> Lunic is Kaitee Page, Megan Berson, and Masha Mayer from New York City. Their act consists of atmospheric electropop music that takes its influences from bands like The XX and Portishead. Their performance was a psychedelic display of lyric poetry in the form of an understated, powerful show. The songs were subtly brilliant, as no parts were overdone, and the overall sound fit the dark and smoky stage on which they played. Page&rsquo;s voice, hypnotizing and melodic lulled the audience into a somber contemplation. The music, electronically inspired and downright trippy was a great way to introduce a genre that&rsquo;s not fully figured out at this point. It wasn&rsquo;t hard enough to be straight rock. It wasn&rsquo;t synthed-out enough to be too poppy, either. It was in between these genres, but the whole time the performance was sultry and captivating. Lunic is great, and I&rsquo;m glad to have seen the show. Keep your eyes peeled for a video interview, as well, as we caught up with the band in the TSI band lounge. -Rich McKie, Tri State Indie (April 29, 2012)



Lunic is Kaitee Page, Megan Berson, and Masha Mayer from New York City. Their act consists of atmospheric electropop music that takes its influences from bands like The XX and Portishead. Their performance was a psychedelic display of lyric poetry in the form of an understated, powerful show. The songs were subtly brilliant, as no parts were overdone, and the overall sound fit the dark and smoky stage on which they played. Page’s voice, hypnotizing and melodic lulled the audience into a somber contemplation. The music, electronically inspired and downright trippy was a great way to introduce a genre that’s not fully figured out at this point. It wasn’t hard enough to be straight rock. It wasn’t synthed-out enough to be too poppy, either. It was in between these genres, but the whole time the performance was sultry and captivating. Lunic is great, and I’m glad to have seen the show. Keep your eyes peeled for a video interview, as well, as we caught up with the band in the TSI band lounge.
]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:05:00 GMT 27242960EF84BEC214E00A19232382D0 Lunic - CMJ Spotlight http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=1984877 Sonicbids/CMJ Spotlight: Lunic (New York, NY) Kaitee Page and Megan Berson make late-night music April 13, 2012 | By Zoe Camp <a href="http://www.cmj.com/columns/sonicbids-spotlight/lunic-new-york-ny/"> Come nightfall, New York City becomes a dark, ethereal place. After the banality of the 9-to-5, six million souls have to let out their angst somehow: dancing, drinking, wandering. And with this urban lycanthropy comes the necessity for an appropriate set of tunes, glossy enough for the dance floor but retaining that sinister edge. Electronic-rock duo Lunic knows this quite well. As Gotham natives, they can&rsquo;t help but make the city their muse. Between Lunic&rsquo;s two members&mdash;singer/multi-instrumentalist Kaitee Page and electric violinist Megan Berson&mdash;stretches an immense range of sounds, typical and otherwise. Berson, for example, plays a MIDI violin, an electronic instrument capable of producing whorls and whooshes in addition to your standard fiddle riff. Even though Lunic grounds itself in the type of high-production rock popularized by bands like Garbage and Metric, the technological risk-taking that defines the group&rsquo;s 2009 debut, Lovethief, makes the night anthems all the more epic. This is even more true with regards to Lunic&rsquo;s newer tracks, like &ldquo;Moving On&rdquo; (peep the video below). Over a driving, club-y synth line peppered with hints of that melancholy violin, Page vows to get over a breakup the way New Yorkers do: wearing skinny jeans and old sneakers, getting drunk and letting the nightlife work its magic. Other tracks, like the forlorn &ldquo;Far Away&rdquo; (featuring a chilling violin solo by Berson), tackle the immense loneliness that paradoxically strikes, even in a gigantic metropolis. In addition to opening for the likes of Moby, Creed and Mindless Self Indulgence, Lunic has maintained a steady stream of headlining gigs in the tri-state area. But Lunic&rsquo;s fans aren&rsquo;t just local: Lovethief was funded completely by the band&rsquo;s fans around the world, a demographic that will only grow with Lunic&rsquo;s next LP, slated for a summer 2012 release. Kaitee Page and Megan Berson make late-night music
April 13, 2012 | By Zoe Camp



Come nightfall, New York City becomes a dark, ethereal place. After the banality of the 9-to-5, six million souls have to let out their angst somehow: dancing, drinking, wandering. And with this urban lycanthropy comes the necessity for an appropriate set of tunes, glossy enough for the dance floor but retaining that sinister edge. Electronic-rock duo Lunic knows this quite well. As Gotham natives, they can’t help but make the city their muse.

Between Lunic’s two members—singer/multi-instrumentalist Kaitee Page and electric violinist Megan Berson—stretches an immense range of sounds, typical and otherwise. Berson, for example, plays a MIDI violin, an electronic instrument capable of producing whorls and whooshes in addition to your standard fiddle riff. Even though Lunic grounds itself in the type of high-production rock popularized by bands like Garbage and Metric, the technological risk-taking that defines the group’s 2009 debut, Lovethief, makes the night anthems all the more epic. This is even more true with regards to Lunic’s newer tracks, like “Moving On” (peep the video below). Over a driving, club-y synth line peppered with hints of that melancholy violin, Page vows to get over a breakup the way New Yorkers do: wearing skinny jeans and old sneakers, getting drunk and letting the nightlife work its magic. Other tracks, like the forlorn “Far Away” (featuring a chilling violin solo by Berson), tackle the immense loneliness that paradoxically strikes, even in a gigantic metropolis.

In addition to opening for the likes of Moby, Creed and Mindless Self Indulgence, Lunic has maintained a steady stream of headlining gigs in the tri-state area. But Lunic’s fans aren’t just local: Lovethief was funded completely by the band’s fans around the world, a demographic that will only grow with Lunic’s next LP, slated for a summer 2012 release.
]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:00:00 GMT CE51BAB76067623708A030EE9A74D9A0 Lovethief is one word http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=1277035 Our 2009 album is called Lovethief, not Love Thief. Lovethief is one word. (in case you were wondering) ]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:22:23 GMT 9E14D7C3981F0A2C4E426409ABADBFBC Lunic: all-female band rocks the Trash Bar http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=1168602 Check out this write-up about us in <a target="_new" href="http://blustil.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/lunic-rocks-the-trash-bar/">Blue Steel Magazine! by Messiah Bey Friday is one of those days during the week that can go either way. You may experience some tiredness from the long week past, or you could feel excited about the weekend ahead. July 15th 2011, I was feeling a little bit of both. I was tired from the work week, but I was excited to get out of work and quickly return home to change clothes and step back out again. I got a date with Lunic at the Trash Bar. If you are unfamiliar with the name Lunic, you may want to spend a little time getting better acquainted with this musical phenomenon. Lunic is an all-girl Indie band consisting of Kaitee Page (songwriter/multi-Instrumentalist) and Megan Berson (violinist).. While New York City has seen its share of all-girl groups, Lunic is a duo of truly talented women who hold their own with the best of them. Although the group is described as a new wave band, their sound transcends genre and seems more of a blend of several genres with a consistent electronic backdrop that ignites a colorful canvas of melody. Lead vocalist, Kaitee Page, reminds me of PJ Harvey, but with more soul and a lot more stage presence. Their song &ldquo;Love Me&rdquo; is one clear sign of this. Violinist, Megan Berson, who is building up a reputation as one of the best violinist in the world, even surpassing Jascha Heifetz, adds another dimension to Lunic&rsquo;s sound that gives the band a warm, but distinctively innovative vibe to the group&rsquo;s overall presentation. Megan also adds in a nice complement of backing vocals to Kaitee&rsquo;s soaring falsetto. I was racing from Harlem to Brooklyn in hopes to make it to the show on time. Fortunately, things started off a little bit late so I was able to kind of wind down and enjoy the atmosphere. After listening to Lunic&rsquo;s music over the internet, I was really impressed that their live performance was just as intense as the record, something very unique in way of electronic sound. The trio scored with every single song that was performed as the audience stood in head-nod amazement, and just for one moment it felt as if I stepped outside of New York City, and was driving along Angeles Crest Highway underneath the stars. Checkout Lunic&rsquo;s website: http://lunicmusic.com/fr_news.cfm Lunic will be appearing at Best Buy stores located at 14th Street, Union Square, New York, N.Y. on July 28th 2011. This is a live performance, but can also be viewed via streaming video at the following link: http://www.liveatbestbuy.com/ Blue Steel Magazine!
by Messiah Bey

Friday is one of those days during the week that can go either way. You may experience some tiredness from the long week past, or you could feel excited about the weekend ahead. July 15th 2011, I was feeling a little bit of both. I was tired from the work week, but I was excited to get out of work and quickly return home to change clothes and step back out again. I got a date with Lunic at the Trash Bar.

If you are unfamiliar with the name Lunic, you may want to spend a little time getting better acquainted with this musical phenomenon. Lunic is an all-girl Indie band consisting of Kaitee Page (songwriter/multi-Instrumentalist) and Megan Berson (violinist).. While New York City has seen its share of all-girl groups, Lunic is a duo of truly talented women who hold their own with the best of them.

Although the group is described as a new wave band, their sound transcends genre and seems more of a blend of several genres with a consistent electronic backdrop that ignites a colorful canvas of melody. Lead vocalist, Kaitee Page, reminds me of PJ Harvey, but with more soul and a lot more stage presence. Their song “Love Me” is one clear sign of this.

Violinist, Megan Berson, who is building up a reputation as one of the best violinist in the world, even surpassing Jascha Heifetz, adds another dimension to Lunic’s sound that gives the band a warm, but distinctively innovative vibe to the group’s overall presentation. Megan also adds in a nice complement of backing vocals to Kaitee’s soaring falsetto.

I was racing from Harlem to Brooklyn in hopes to make it to the show on time. Fortunately, things started off a little bit late so I was able to kind of wind down and enjoy the atmosphere. After listening to Lunic’s music over the internet, I was really impressed that their live performance was just as intense as the record, something very unique in way of electronic sound. The trio scored with every single song that was performed as the audience stood in head-nod amazement, and just for one moment it felt as if I stepped outside of New York City, and was driving along Angeles Crest Highway underneath the stars.

Checkout Lunic’s website: http://lunicmusic.com/fr_news.cfm Lunic will be appearing at Best Buy stores located at 14th Street, Union Square, New York, N.Y. on July 28th 2011. This is a live performance, but can also be viewed via streaming video at the following link: http://www.liveatbestbuy.com/

]]> Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:55:00 GMT 3CA6A5E2552B79CBE069E019ABB6636F far away http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=874674 i lived days &amp; nights like you everybody just passing through take all i can get in one day cause tomorrow seems so far away bide your time and test your luck a little white pill, another quick f*ck in the whirlwind of street desire you ponder your heart's own fire slick in the moment then predictably numb cross the street to another someone you've had your high you've had your fun crack a smile, what's done is done it's always a thunderstorm in here without it the silence would hurt my ears best the lightning strikes my heart than for solitude to tear it apart through the chaos you're alone a million miles away from home and all that you've ever known seems so far away now 31 Mar 2011 everybody just passing through
take all i can get in one day
cause tomorrow seems so far away

bide your time and test your luck
a little white pill, another quick f*ck
in the whirlwind of street desire
you ponder your heart's own fire

slick in the moment then predictably numb
cross the street to another someone
you've had your high you've had your fun
crack a smile, what's done is done

it's always a thunderstorm in here
without it the silence would hurt my ears
best the lightning strikes my heart
than for solitude to tear it apart

through the chaos you're alone
a million miles away from home
and all that you've ever known
seems so far away now

31 Mar 2011
]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:18:34 GMT 52DB045A6671388B6F562BB6EA6E6869 The Swan http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=742078 As I sit here reading the viola arrangement for <a target="_new" href="http://www.8notes.com/members/5598.asp?ftype=pdf">The Swan by Camille Saint-Saens, I am (for the first time) really grateful that I speak this language. Thanks Mom! The Swan by Camille Saint-Saens, I am (for the first time) really grateful that I speak this language. Thanks Mom!]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:05:00 GMT 4D5EFADD16F99954DD102F00BF92B7DF Turtle http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=731656 Dear Turtle, I like petting your head, But will happily pet your shell. Love, Rabbit. I like petting your head,
But will happily pet your shell.
Love,
Rabbit.]]> Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:55:00 GMT DBFF2248FF057E6AE4075110E13D5813 love http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=694392 &nbsp; ]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:03:11 GMT 6CC6E754AFAC05DD2E90C39677E19E0C solitude http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=694345 ...and if my solitude&nbsp;had a smell&nbsp; i believe it would be&nbsp;snow&nbsp;
...and if my solitude had a smell 
i believe it would be snow 
]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:27:39 GMT 44185498FC0602775EDB8329052F72FB flu http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=683578 having the flu is not fun. Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:01:51 GMT 6C640AA8FF876B5E06CD132EC2FBEF89 thank you Santa http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=662952 <a target="_new" href="http://on.fb.me/e3hijD">
]]> Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:41:52 GMT D93D1D57889E5C72FD204D53258A7829 schnitzel http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=611706 i made it to germany! it's so freezing here, -16F. unbelievable really. on the news we saw that 13 people died today due to the cold, flights are cancelled, &amp; highwazs are frozen. i guess i made it just in time. tonight i ate schnitzel with jens and his family and drank lots of red wine to try to combat jet lag. it's not working. tomorrow i'm going on a 16K walk with jens' parents. that's about 8miles. so 3 hours. in the freezing cold. FUN! i love Gutersloh. everything i ever dreamed of and more...
tonight i ate schnitzel with jens and his family and drank lots of red wine to try to combat jet lag. it's not working.

tomorrow i'm going on a 16K walk with jens' parents. that's about 8miles. so 3 hours. in the freezing cold. FUN!

i love Gutersloh. everything i ever dreamed of and more...]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:48:04 GMT F4ABF40D1A71C6C9AC8A7E8914A59966 Bob Dylan http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=594482 I can't believe I saw Bob Dylan play live tonight. Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:54:02 GMT 9E340995F03766D61B8CF4A7E07A343B Life in a Day http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=583229 Yay! My video for the Ridley Scott/Kevin MacDonald documentary, <a target="_new" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMxuocCN1O0">Life in a Day, has made the top 100 in the selection process out of over 80,000 videos submitted from around the world :) The documentary will debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011. I find out if they used any of my footage next month...&nbsp; Life in a Day, has made the top 100 in the selection process out of over 80,000 videos submitted from around the world :) The documentary will debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011. I find out if they used any of my footage next month... ]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:15:00 GMT 06E787E9D8B3F2C212994E529CB3910F Ben http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=541204 I'm so lucky to have Ben; my best friend in the whole wide world.&nbsp; Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:10:00 GMT BDB6535AA782E34B5CD8758F21BD67B0 back to Germany! http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=508428 So I've been studying German for about two weeks now and it's going so great! I'm going back to Germany in December to spend 3 weeks in Gutersloh and Bielefeld. While I'm there I'm gonna take German language classes, work on some new songs (bringing my acoustic guitar with me :), and maybe I'll play some open mic's if I can. I'm so psyched to see my friend Jens and spend time in smaller towns so I'll be forced to try and speak German. It's going to be such a great time!! Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:09:22 GMT 02B2DC5262AB8FB6064FD3B04956BB5B Syracuse & Cambridge http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=497715 Syracuse was so boring. &nbsp;The best thing about Syracuse was this guy (on the right)&nbsp;&nbsp; Cambridge, MA on the other hand was amazing!! Harvard Square is beautiful and it was so packed with people and festivities and everyone was having a great time :) I highly recommend Oktoberfest in Harvard Square to anyone in or near the Boston area next October. It was awesome!!
Cambridge, MA on the other hand was amazing!! Harvard Square is beautiful and it was so packed with people and festivities and everyone was having a great time :) I highly recommend Oktoberfest in Harvard Square to anyone in or near the Boston area next October. It was awesome!!]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:40:00 GMT 2055AD7163784DDAFA4C8236BBB6AE1D Germany http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=467031 I've been so busy since I got back from Germany that I've barely had time to write! I ended up going to both Munich and Berlin. It was such an amazing trip!! It was the 200th anniversary of Oktoberfest in Munich and I was able to reconnect with a dear old friend of mine, Jens. We celebrated Oktoberfest with his friends, and then I went up to Berlin with Benny and ran around seeing as many touristy sites as possible. Check out the pictures <a target="_new" href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=218485&amp;id=561301897">here. I miss Germany already and I really want to go back ASAP!! Maybe in a few months... here. I miss Germany already and I really want to go back ASAP!! Maybe in a few months...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:01:32 GMT B1E470CD81CFAD85C5F31C784329B9C9 All Tomorrows Parties http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=433849 We just got back from the ATP Music Festival this weekend in Monticello, NY and it was absolutely amazing!! The theme of this year's festival was 'Don't Look Back' and it was so inspiring to see older musicians like Iggy and the Stooges, The Breeders, Sonic Youth, and Hope Sandoval ROCK a sold-out stage. I was inspired beyond words... at some points, to tears. Watching Iggy perform reminded me why I do what I do and watching The Breeders play reminded me that making rock music is a way of life, not a phase of life. It was awesome :) Watching Iggy was like entering another world. It's not just him as the show, it's the entire audience, the entire stage, the entire crew, every piece of equipment on stage, everything in the room becomes a part of his show. Sheer mayhem. And Sonic Youth was a whole other story. They had us freaking out on the dance floor like we've never freaked out before haha! I literally wrote a song while watching them (can't wait to show it to you)! And Hope Sandoval: the lovely, sad, childlike voice of Mazzy Star with her fragile, angelic melodies, well... she made me cry. Twice. Literally, this whole festival was almost too much to take. All I need now is to play! Immediately. why I do what I do and watching The Breeders play reminded me that making rock music is a way of life, not a phase of life. It was awesome :) Watching Iggy was like entering another world. It's not just him as the show, it's the entire audience, the entire stage, the entire crew, every piece of equipment on stage, everything in the room becomes a part of his show. Sheer mayhem. And Sonic Youth was a whole other story. They had us freaking out on the dance floor like we've never freaked out before haha! I literally wrote a song while watching them (can't wait to show it to you)! And Hope Sandoval: the lovely, sad, childlike voice of Mazzy Star with her fragile, angelic melodies, well... she made me cry. Twice. Literally, this whole festival was almost too much to take. All I need now is to play! Immediately.]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:25:00 GMT 2005228D47339508ECFB0F15DC894B2D foreign languages http://lunicmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1533212&postid=418920 This past month I've met so many interesting people from all around the world. It's really inspiring to hear their stories and the different things they've been through in all different countries. It really makes me want to learn another language. I was pretty good at Spanish in high school and college... I think I'd like to take on French asap! oui! PS - Two of my favorite French bands that you should check out: Indochine and Daisybox. Love them both! Oh and my favorite French film (so far): The Dreamers Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:55:00 GMT EDC111861E7150659163E053922841E9