Saint Pierre's Album Release Party At The Trip, 10-18-25: Photos

Saint Pierre celebrated the release of Luck And Gravity last night at The Trip in Santa Monica. The album came out on Friday, the band's first full-length disc of original material, and it played over the venue's sound system as folks were coming in. There was a good energy in the room, the kind of joy and excitement you hope will be there for a record release party. At 8:03 p.m., the band took the stage. Saint Pierre is the husband-and-wife duo of Danny and Julia St. Pierre, and they had a fantastic band backing them, which included Ed Tree on guitar (Ed Tree produced the album), Severo Jornacion on bass, and Rusty Squeezebox (David Ramsey) on drums. Danny didn't wait until the end of the set to introduce those guys, but rather introduced them before even the first song. The band played the album in order, and there was a great energy right from the first song, "Wish You'd Said." Julia and Danny offered some insights into each of the numbers, including how "Luck And Gravity," the title track, might have originally been "Luck And Chemistry," but that title didn't sound as good. Introducing "You Steady Me," Julia said, "This is the first song we recorded for the record." It is one of my personal favorites, and if you haven't yet heard it, I recommend checking it out. The album concludes with a Tom Petty song, "Keeping Me Alive," which Danny mentioned was in a documentary in the 1980s. Julia and Danny are in a Tom Petty tribute band called Petty Theft, and after playing all the songs on the new album, they concluded the set with a few more Tom Petty songs: "You Wreck Me," "Mary Jane's Last Dance" and "I Won't Back Down," the last song going out to everyone who was at the No Kings rally, and one that had a lot of folks dancing.

Here are some photos from the show:

The Trip is located at 2101 Lincoln Blvd. in Santa Monica, California.