and now, here's a copy of our Luck-E-Letter for June 04:

Hey Everybody!

We made our debut at the 4-day Sacramento Jazz Jubilee held over the
Memorial Day Weekend, with 38 stages of live music and over 120 bands from
around the world. It was a ball running into our friends Stompy Jones, Sue
Palmer's Motel Swing Orchestra and Carl Sonny Leyland. At one point
pianists Sue Palmer, Steve Lucky & Carl Leyland delighted the crowd with a
piano orgy (the 3 of them playing piano at once). Big thanks to the many
radio DJs like Mick Martin from KXJZ in Sacramento and LesTarr of KMFB in
Mendocino, who support jazz and blues and give the Rhumba Bums some
air-time, and to music journalist Chris Macias for the nice feature in the
Sacramento Bee. We made lots of new fans (including a few 8 - 10 year old
girls who are convinced they want to be guitarists: shout-out to Sidney &
Amanda(?)), heard a lot of great music including the Mid-West All-Stars
featuring our sax-man Scott Petersen's good buddy bassist Paul Keller,
formerly of the Diana Krall trio. And the Bums managed to sneak on to
KXTV's 11 o'clock news (thanks to Adam Gottlieb for sending us a videotape).

This month we're excited to make our debut at Memories in Whittier down in
Southern Cal, and in our own backyard we return to the popular North Beach
Street Fair, but this year we're told we're on the "big stage"...we think
that means big fun. Stay Tuned for several special one-night-only shows in
July featuring Women In Blues, including Louisiana resident the legendary
Carol Fran.

Thanks for supporting Live Music!

Now on to our shows:

CARMEN GETIT! (the band)
Thursday June 10
Biscuits & Blues 9 pm
SF, CA
401 Mason St.
Club: (415) 292-2583. All Ages.
$7.50 cover charge.

THE STEVE LUCKY & CARMEN GETIT SHOW (Quartet)
Friday June 18
Ivy Room 10 pm
860 San Pablo Ave.
Albany, CA
510-524-9220, 21+, $7 cover.

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday June 19 2:30 - 4 pm
North Beach Fair
Washington Square Stage
San Francisco, CA

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Friday June 25
Memories
12901 Philadelphia Street
Whittier, CA 90601
Venue: 562.693.7074
Band at 9 p.m.
Swing Dance Lessons 7:30-8:45 p.m.
Cover charge: $10 band only, or $13 with Dance Lessons.
From their website: "Located on 2 floors of a great old building built in
1902. There is a cozy bar atmosphere downstairs and a huge ballroom with a
1700 square foot dance floor upstairs. Memories also offers a wonderful
selection of Salads, Sandwiches, & Italian entrees at an affordable price."

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
“SWINGIN’ ON A STAR” Midsummer Gala at One Colorado
to benefit Five Acres Child Abuse Prevention Programs
Sunday June 27
(5:30 – 10 p.m.) band at 8 p.m.
One Colorado is located between Colorado Blvd., Fair Oaks Ave., Union St.
and Delacey Ave.
in Old Pasadena.
“Swingin’ on a Star,” is a midsummer night gala with dancing and dining
under the stars to benefit Five Acres’ child abuse prevention programs. All
proceeds from “Swingin’ on a Star” will be dedicated to the Five Acres
Prevention Fund, a program providing services to children and families in
order to prevent child abuse and keep families intact. Five Acres, founded
as one of Los Angeles’ first orphanages in 1888, is a therapeutic,
prevention, treatment and education center for abused, neglected and at-risk
children. Its services include foster care and adoptions, residential
treatment, a therapeutic school, deaf services, group homes and
community-based programs. The gala will feature a veritable feast by
popular restaurants Gordon Biersch Brewery, Sushi Roku, Il Fornaio and
Johnny Rockets, staged in the courtyard of One Colorado to the accompaniment
of the Rhumba Bums. VIP ticket holders will be treated to an exclusive
pre-event cocktail party at Saks Fifth Avenue catered by Sushi Roku and Il
Fornaio, followed by a special VIP-access-only dinner at Gordon Biersch
Brewery Restaurant. The evening will also feature a silent auction and
special VIP gift bags. VIP tickets for the event are $175 and courtyard
tickets are $75.
For more information on the gala and to order tickets, contact Kanitra
Strong at Five Acres (626) 798-6793 ext. 244.

Coming Up...
Special Show: Carol Fran with the Carmen Getit Band @ Biscuits & Blues 7/8
Special Show: Women in Blues & Boogie with Carmen Getit, Carol Fran &
Beverly Stovall @ Hayward/Russell City Blues Festival 7/10
BBQ on the Lawn @ Rancho Nicasio in Nicasio CA opening for Elvin Bishop 7/11
SLRB @ Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio CA 7/17
Enrico's, San Francisco CA 7/23
Special Show 7/16: Ladies Sing the Blues with Lavay Smith, Carmen Getit &
Cathy Lemons! @ Biscuits & Blues in S.F. 7/16
Ashkenaz, Berkeley CA 7/30

"STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS" deliver ‘40s & ‘50s-style jumpin' R & B,
blues and swing and lots of original tunes featuring Steve Lucky on piano &
vocals, Miss Carmen Getit on guitar & vocals, Scott Edog Petersen and Doug
Rowan
on baritone, tenor & alto saxophones, Lukas Vesely on upright bass and Brian
Fishler on drums. (sextet)

“CARMEN GETIT!”, the band, is a quintet featuring Miss Getit on lead vocals
and lead
guitar, Steve Lucky on piano and vocals, Brian Fishler on drums and vocals,
Scott Edog Petersen on sax, and Lukas Vesely on upright bass.
They play original songs and covers in the ‘50s – ‘60s roots R & B and
blues tradition.

The "STEVE & CARMEN SHOW" is a duet (unless due-ly noted) featuring Miss
Getit on vocals and guitar, and Steve Lucky on piano and vocals, performing
original songs and covers from the ‘20s – ‘60s in the roots R & B and blues
tradition. The quartet version features Lukas Vesely on the bass, and Brian
Fishler on the drums.

Thanks for your time!
Miss Carmen Getit
guitarist & vocalist
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Hammond Cheese Combo
The Steve & Carmen Show
Carmen Getit! (the band)
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