Luce
The Gun & Doll Show
Pollux
(TRIPLE CD RELEASE!)

LUCE began in 2000 as a one-man band when Tom Luce began writing songs in his bedroom in the foggy Richmond District of San Francisco. What later became the hit song, “Good Day,” was inspired by the prosaic life of the typical San Franciscan yet is upbeat with an excitement of just being alive, much like the outlook of the group's founder himself.

Tom Luce moved to San Francisco with the aspiration of starting a band. He began writing and recording with friend and producer Adam Rossi. Soon after beginning work on his first album, Tom met Joe Schuld who would later become his manager and be the driving force to get LUCE on the radio. Once the CD was completed and sent to Bay Area radio stations, San Francisco's KFOG instantly knew they had a band worth airplay on their hands. Even without a record label to back them, LUCE began getting regular airplay with “Long Way Down” and “Good Day” at KFOG, which lead to a steady, and continually growing, fan base.

This past September the band went into the studio to record an EP of cover songs. The idea was conceived with a vision of bringing the band to the next level of musicianship before they begin their studio work for their third album. To the band, this EP is a chance to share some of their favorite songs with fans and also a way to evolve together as a band. The EP has rejuvenated and inspired the band. In fact they feel confident that the next LUCE record will bring a more distinguished and mature sound.

Though they have had their share of successes and misfortunes, the band has always stayed focused and positive, much like “Good Day.” Now they are ready to head back into the studio and give the fans the new album that they have been so anxiously awaiting.


San Francisco's legendary and imitable rock band The Gun and Doll Show are celebrating the release of their fourth album, American Radio 2.
The seven-member band, comprised of four men and three women is  headed by
composer/singer/songwriter Killian  MacGeraghty . In the tradition of their American Radio One album, this new release is a trip along the radio dial, sampling all sorts of musical genres including classic rock, punk, ballads, dance music and pop.   The
eleven songs including "I'm not Bitter," "First Born" and "Women Haters' Club" reflect the versatility and originality of the band who,
although rooted in classic rock, have the bandwidth, talent and lyrics ripe with irony and wit to keep fans wanting more.

“The show, is in-yourface… There's sex, there's sarcasm, there's screaming … a good rock band can do no more.”  Tony Hicks, Time Out
“Calling San Francisco's The Gun & Doll Show just another rock band is like calling De Niro just another actor.”  Bill Picture, SF Examiner
“The Gun & Doll Show is SF's best and most ingenious rock band.”
PJ Corkery, SF Examiner
“The perfect combination of male and female, guns and dolls, guts and glamour. The Gun & Doll Show reminds us that nothing is what it seems.”  Andrew Lentz

Pollux's vocalist Carey Head can be compared to a modern Jeff Buckley or Thom Yorke, soaring above the dynamic drumming of Kevin Weber, the Stax-inspired grooves of Daniel Stevenson, and the ambient, layered guitars of Matthew Charles Heulitt. Head effortlessly changes the mood and the sound from song to song, jumping from acoustic and electric
guitars, to Rhodes piano, and then back again throughout their live set. Pollux pulls the listener in by creating subtle, melodic textures
and catchy grooves that vault into larger-than-life sections reminiscent of Led Zeppelin.

All of these elements add up to a live show that is not to be missed. Come see for yourself on July 11th, 2009 at the Great American Music
Hall as Pollux releases their highly anticipated new album "For the Ghost".