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" I'd love to go to Holland, wooden shoe?"
~steve lucky
here's a copy of May's Luck-E-Letter:
Hello everyone,
If you were looking for the Rhumba Bums at some of our regular spots lately or you noticed there were only a few public shows in the last month, we have a good excuse. We've been putting the final touches on the audio portion of our soon-to-be-released CD, "Some Like It Hot". Now comes the fun part, putting together a striking (but no boxing blows to poor Steve) cover concept for "Some Like It Hot". We have some ideas, but maybe there's something we haven't thought of in the depths of your clever minds. (We realize we DO have a smarter and more creative than average group of fans). If your concept is chosen, we'll give you credit on the CD and some other perks. So drop us a line with your ideas!
But now back to our main endeavor, playing music for live audiences - and we've got some exciting shows coming up. This weekend the Rhumba Bums are thrilled to play a triple bill with original Doo-Woppers from the '50s, The Calvanes! While they recorded only a handful of singles, The Calvanes are part of Doo-Wop history. The band was formed while the fellas were still attending Manual Arts High School in South-Central Los Angeles, and they've been together on and off ever since.
We've got lots of outdoor concerts and festivals coming up this summer starting in May with the Lake Tahoe Jazz Festival, and then the world's largest traditional jazz festival, the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee. Lots of bands from around the world perform, with Maria Muldaur headlining the SJJ, and Royal Crown Revue headlining the Lake Tahoe Festival. We're solidifying tour dates for the Mid-West in July, so tell your friends!
"I'd love to go to Holland, wooden shoe?" Yes, I would. Steve Lucky's been giving that old joke a work-out for years, and now we're finally making our debut there next week. We'll report as to whether or not Lucky appears in two-toned spectator wooden clogs. We return there again in August and September with a likely stop in Paris.
Hope to see you at a show!
Now on with our upcoming public shows:
CARMEN GETIT! (the band)
April 28, 2005 , 9 p.m.
Biscuits & Blues
401 Mason St.
San Francisco, CA
Venue Phone: (415) 292-2583.
All Ages. $10.00
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
April 30, 2005BeBop Battlin' Ball
3 bands!
rockabilly/R&B/swing Vicky Tafoya and the Big Beat opens the show, then
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums, then
L.A.'s original 1950's Doo-Wop Legends The Calvanes !
DJs Mr. Viva Las Vegas Tom Ingram, and David Frutos.
The Elks Club (historic 1930s venue)
14440 Friar Street
(one block south of Victory Blvd, and one block east of Van Nuys Blvd).
Van Nuys, CA
Van Nuys, CA
No Advance Tickets. Early Arrival Suggested.
Doors open at 8:30 P.M. Sharp!, 21 or over only w/ID.
Doors open at 8:30 P.M. Sharp!, 21 or over only w/ID.
Admission:$15.00. Dress to Impress (40's/50's vintage attire encouraged)
For More Info, Call Their Hotline At (323) 850-8751.
-Nice Big Wood Dance Floor (Bring your dancin' shoes!)
-Full Bar and $1.00 Bottled Water
-Free Easy Access Parking Directly In Front Of The Elks Club On Friar Street and
Van Nuys Blvd. (Additional Free Parking May Be Found In The Back And To The
South Of The Elks In The Washington Mutual Bank Parking Lot)
DIRECTIONS: From 101 Fwy North/West exit Van Nuys Blvd. and head North two and a
half miles to Friar St., make a right onto Friar St. and The Elks is on the
right hand side of street. From the 405 Fwy. heading North or South exit on
Victory Blvd. and head East on Victory Blvd. a few blocks to Van Nuys Blvd.,
make a right onto Van Nuys Blvd., and a left onto Friar St. and The Elks Club
will be on the right hand side of the street.....Don't Miss Out On The Best
Swing Event Of The New Year ! ! !
-Nice Big Wood Dance Floor (Bring your dancin' shoes!)
-Full Bar and $1.00 Bottled Water
-Free Easy Access Parking Directly In Front Of The Elks Club On Friar Street and
Van Nuys Blvd. (Additional Free Parking May Be Found In The Back And To The
South Of The Elks In The Washington Mutual Bank Parking Lot)
DIRECTIONS: From 101 Fwy North/West exit Van Nuys Blvd. and head North two and a
half miles to Friar St., make a right onto Friar St. and The Elks is on the
right hand side of street. From the 405 Fwy. heading North or South exit on
Victory Blvd. and head East on Victory Blvd. a few blocks to Van Nuys Blvd.,
make a right onto Van Nuys Blvd., and a left onto Friar St. and The Elks Club
will be on the right hand side of the street.....Don't Miss Out On The Best
Swing Event Of The New Year ! ! !
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
May 5,6,7,8 2005
Breda Jazz Festival
Breda, Netherlands
Steve Lucky, Carmen & Luke Vesely
with Dutch group TBA
Monday May 17
Zevenaar, Netherlands
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
May 20, 21, 22 2005Lake Tahoe Jazz Festival
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Friday May 20
10 pm @ Regency Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency
Country Club Drive at Lakeshore Blvd.
Incline Village, NV
Saturday May 31
11:30 am @ North Lake Tahoe Conference Center
8318 North Lake Blvd
Kings Beach, CA
2:30 pm @ Crown Room at Crystal Bay Club
14 State Route 28
Crystal Bay, NV
5:30 @ Village Green Park at "Bonanza" Village
Aspen Grove
960 Lakeshore Blvd.
Incline Village, NV
10 pm @ North Lake Tahoe Conference Center
Sunday May 22
1 pm @ Crown Room at Crystal Bay Club
4 pm @ Regency Ballroom at the Hyatt
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
May 27 - 30, 2005
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee Festival
Various locations near downtown Sacramento, CA
More Info Call: Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society at (916) 372-5277
Friday May 27
5:30 @ Edgewater Ballroom at Radisson Hotel
8:30 @ Cal Expo
Saturday May 28
2:30 @ Edgewater Ballroom at Radisson Hotel
8 pm @ The Crest Theatre
10 pm @ Hyatt Ballroom
Sunday May 29
1 pm (20 minute) @ Steve & Carl Leyland 4-handed boogie woogie
4 pm @ Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom
7 pm @ 3rd Street Stage in Crocker Park
10 pm @ Cove at Cal Expo
Monday May 30
11:30 am Freeway Gardens in Old Sac
2:30 Firehouse Lot in Old Sac
HAMMOND CHEESE COMBO
Friday June 3, 2005 9:30 pm
Gordon Biersch Brewery
33 East San Fernando St.
San Jose, CA
Venue Phone: 408-294-6785
No Cover Charge.
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Sunday June 5, 2005 1:45 p.m.
Wild Iris Festival
Boonville, CA
More Info: (707) 895-3589
Tickets: (707) 895-2825
Advance Ticket prices: One day $35
Full Weekend $55.
There is a discount for teens and seniors; prices will be higher at the gate.
Full Weekend $55.
There is a discount for teens and seniors; prices will be higher at the gate.
STEVE & CARMEN SHOW
Thursday June 9, 2005
Guitar/Piano/Vocal trio with Lukas Vesely on bass
7:30 - 10:30 pm
Cafe Claude
7 Claude Lane
San Francisco, California 94108
Venue Phone: 415.392.3515
No Cover charge. All Ages.
No Cover charge. All Ages.
STEVE & CARMEN SHOW
Friday June 10
8 pm - 12 midnight
Guitar/Piano/Vocals plus Luke Vesely on bass,
Eric Garland drums.
Enrico's Sidewalk Cafe
San Francisco, CA
504 Broadway (at Kearny.)
Venue Phone: 415-982-6223.
No cover. All Ages.
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday June 11 , 11:45 - 1 a.m.
Black & White Ball
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
San Francisco, CA 94102
More Info Phone: (415) 864-6000
Tickets range from $150 to $200 for general admission, $310-$410 for the Bash Before the Ball reception,
and $685 for the patrons' dinner.
For ticket information: call (415) 864-6000
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Tuesday June 14, 2005
Sonoma Valley Jazz Society Concerts
Grinstead Amphitheater
Sonoma Plaza, downtown Sonoma
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Sunday June 19, 2005 time TBA
North Beach Street Festival
Washington Square Park
San Francisco, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Thursday June 23, 2005
"The 9th Annual Music and Market Concerts"
Todos Santos Plaza
Concord, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
June 24, 2005
Memories
Whittier, CA
Venue: 562.693.7074
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
June 25, 2005
One Colorado/KJAZZ Summer Concerts
Pasadena, CA
Mid-West Dates TBA
July 7,8,9.
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Sunday, Mon, Tues July 10,11, 12
Oneida Casino
Green Bay, WI
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
July 15,16,17, 2005
Mammoth Lakes Jazz Festival
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Friday July 22, 2005
Biscuits & Blues
San Francisco, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Saturday July 23, 2005
1:15 - 3 pm
Russian River Jazz Concerts
Duncans Mills, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Saturday July 23, 2005
Rancho Nicasio
Nicasio, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Thurs July 28, 2005
Summer Nights Concerts
Windsor, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Friday July 29, 2005
Ashkenaz
Berkeley, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
July 31, 2005
27th Annual Twain Harte Summer Arts & Wine Fest
Twain Harte, CA
HAMMOND CHEESE COMBO
Friday August 5 Gordon Biersch Brewery
San Jose, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Aug 12, 2005
Memories
Whittier, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Aug 13, 2005
One Colorado/KJAZZ Summer Concerts
Pasadena, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
August 26-27-28, 2005
Jazz in Lighttown Eindhoven NL
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
September 4, 2005
Oisterwijk Swingt Festival
Oisterwijk NL
Other European Dates
August & September TBA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
21st Annual Auburn Christmas Craft & Music Festival
November 12 & 13, 2005
Auburn's Gold Country Fairgrounds, CA
Auburn, CA
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
30th Annual Sonora Christmas Craft and Music Festival
November 26, 27 & 28, 2004
Sonora's Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora CA
Miss Carmen Getit & Steve Lucky
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Carmen Getit! (the band)
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For Booking Contact:
The Berkeley Agency
510 843 4902
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Pick up a copy of Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums "Come Out Swingin'!" on
Rumpus Records, product number RR-65902. ( **** 4 stars in DownBeat
Magazine and Blues Access magazine.) And Steve Lucky has an earlier release
with his New York based band called Steve Lucky, "Smack Dab in the Middle".
Stay tuned for our next release currently in the works.
"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 quartet featuring Miss Getit on lead vocals and lead
guitar, Steve Lucky on piano and vocals, Lukas Vesely on upright bass and a drummer.
Original songs and covers in the ‘50s – ‘60s roots R & B and blues traditions .
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, blues and jazz
traditions. The quartet version features Lukas Vesely on the bass, and drums.
Steve Lucky’s "HAMMOND CHEESE COMBO" is a quartet featuring Lucky on the
Hammond B3 organ,Miss Carmen Getit on guitar, Scott Edog Petersen on
tenor saxophone, and drums cookin’ up original songs in the groovy soul-jazz tradition
& kooky ‘60s sounds.
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