LUGER BOA

Jimmy Christmas - Vox/Guitar
Sam Lockley - Guitar
Simon Nicholls - Bass
Joe Mac - Drums
Johnny Lyon - Guitar

LUGER BOA is the brainchild of Jimmy Christmas and the result of a multitude of strange influences and experiences touring Europe, Japan, Australia & The USA as singer/guitarist with NZ garage rock heroes the D4, who wowed audiences at all the major festivals, appeared on major US TV shows Letterman & Jimmy Kimmel Live, and sold in excess of 100,000 albums.  The D4 achieved massive success, released 2 albums and became legendary for their incendiary live shows before going on 'hiatus' in 2006.

2009 saw the formation of LUGER BOA and the release of the critically acclaimed 'Mutate Or Die', which catapulted the band into the public eye with an album and outfit described as ' a glam version of the Hives with a dash of T-Rex' . The album spawned the hit singles 'What Is Real?', 'I Wanna Girlfriend' and the Rock radio single of the Year, 'On My Mind'. The band toured relentlessly, sharing the stage with the likes of Shihad, The Mint Chicks, Airbourne, The Living End, and HLAH, as well as playing as main support for international heavyweights The Kings Of Leon. 2010 saw them headline the hugely successful 'State Of Rock Tour' and return to the studio to create a new album described as "12 deliciously twisted tales from the concrete jungle".

LUGER BOA LIVE!

"Live, Luger Boa is like being dipped in mustard and interrogated by the devil.... loud guitars and mammoth melodic choruses...and new tracks, Lazy, New Hot Nights and Paralyzed, off their upcoming [..] album  show the Luger Boa to be coiled, tongues flickering and ready to impress."
- The Christchurch Press

"Unique, original, exciting and deadly."
- Live review Nelson Mail

"What a front man and what a band"
- Live review Nzmusic.net

“...Jimmy Christmas was born for the stage. Moving about, conversing with the crowd and playing with the kind of professionalism and passion that can only come from someone who lives and breathes rock n' roll made for a killer set with just the right amount of rock star ego...a perfect selection of band members. The obvious chemistry within the band made for a seamless, powerful set"
- Big Day Out Live Review, Rip It Up Magazine

Praise for debut album "MUTATE OR DIE"
“Christmas has taken his musical talents and his sound to new rock n roll heights...a bright, tight, refreshing sound...'On My Mind' will go down in history as one of this country's catchiest songs...Mutate or Die has 'Kiwi Classic' written all over it...a summer-time necessity”
- Rip It Up Magazine Album Review - ****1/2

“A colourful explosion of hooks and melodies...from the military stomp appeal of 'Humans Rule' to the menacing 'A Lonely Story', Mutate or Die is a powerfully adventurous creation...Luger Boa is a personality that rises up and sonically celebrates its exciting birth.”
- Waikato Times

“The terrifically named Luger boa [are] all slither and swagger, big harmonies and much bigger riffs...a big, brash, fun album built to get the hips shaking and the toes tapping...”
- Groove Guide

“Luger Boa sound unique...while they have the same unbridled energy of the D4, the music is more complex, melodic...”
- NZ Herald

“The splendid Jimmy Christmas (...) returns with more grunt than ever...a full-on attack of fierce rock n roll”
- Kia Ora Magazine

“One of the most anticpated Kiwi albums of the year”
- Herald On Sunday

“Hooks to die for”
- Eleven Magazine

"70s glam swagger and an anthemic modern sheen, Luger Boa is all about loud guitars and big melodic choruses... Christmas can write a catchy melody with surging guitars as good as anyone out there"
- FasterLouder.com.au

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