On Wednesday evening, LUNA performed at the Melody Ballroom in North Portland, Oregon.

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LUNA is Dean Wareham on lead guitar and vocals, Britta Phillips on bass, Sean Eden on guitar and vocals and Lee Wall on drums. LUNA originated in the 90’s and has eight full-length albums, several EP’s and fifteen single releases. In addition, their music has been featured on six soundtracks. The band disbursed in 2005 but has reformed and is touring in support of their most recent release “A Sentimental Education” and a six-song instrumental EP “A Place of Greater Safety”.

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LUNA is a guitar-based indie band with a smooth-flowing alternative rock sound combining vocal harmonies with a psychedelic feel. The effect is relaxing, grooving and enchanting. The band has had several personnel changes over the years, but the core of Phillips and Wareham (who are married) stayed together. At this show, there was a full house, both on the main ballroom floor, up in the balcony and downstairs in the bar and lounge on the in-house stage TV circuit.

Check out our full gallery of images from the show below!

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My name is Kurt Johnson and I live in Portland, Oregon. I am 57 years old. I have no formal photographic training and am self-taught. Any skills with a camera I have developed on my own. I got my photographic start in the U.S. Navy in the 1980's. On my final ship, the U.S.S. Halyburton, FFG-40, I became the ship's Public Affairs Officer and Ship's Photographer which is where my photographic work began to be published in public forums(local newspapers and on-base media). After I left the Navy in 1991, I didn't shoot again until 2003 when I started photographing and writing for several local entertainment newspapers. This included covering bands, events, festivals, Karaoke and other entertainment. I then became the Staff Photographer Pacific Northwest for Delta Groove Productions, an independent blues label located in Los Angeles until 2014. Up until 2015, I yearly shot at the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival. I also continue to shoot at the Bite of Oregon food and wine festival for The Oregon Special Olympics. I continue to shoot with professional models that are in the Portland area. I have retired from photography on a commercial basis and now only shoot as a contributor. I found DMNDR on a Craigslist ad and responded. I feel fortunate to be a part of DMNDR as I see it as an avenue to access venues that I never had a chance to shoot at in the past and also new and up and coming bands. I also look forward to continuing photographing bands, events and shows and contributing to the DMNDR forum. Please enjoy the images I produce and that are posted on DMNDR. I hope the exposure on DMNDR can be of some use to the bands and entertainers that I photograph.

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