From: Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums <rumbabum@...>
To: bumrap <bumrap@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 12:08:03 PM
Subject: [bumrap] Copy of Luck-E-Letter January 2007: Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Hey there,
Here’s a copy of our Luck-E-Letter. I’m posting it here for you, but you can subscribe to it directly by sending a note to subscribe@luckyloun ge.com. It doesn’t receive spam because we, the band, control it.
Hope to see you out at a show!
Luck-E-Letter January 2007
Happy New Year to one and all,
The Bums have a lighter schedule than usual this winter due to the new baby, but we’ve got some great shows coming up this month, including our return to the venerable Berkeley dance club Ashkenaz and a free show at a newish venue in Lafayette , CA called Joe’s. At the end of the month we’re thrilled to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Midtown Stomp in Sacramento , where we’ll perform at the historic Eastern Star Ballroom.
Come on out!
Now stay tuned for our upcoming shows!
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Friday January 19
Ashkenaz
Berkeley, CA 94702
1317 San Pablo Ave just South of Gilman.
All Ages, under 12 free. Plenty of free parking.
Doors at 7:30, Dance Lesson at 8 pm, Showtime 9:30.
Venue: 510-525-5099
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Friday January 26
Midtown Stomp
2 year Anniversary Celebration at an even better location!
It’s an historic landmark, right out of the ‘20s with a 6000 square foot dance floor!
Eastern Star Ballroom
28th and K ( 2719 K Street )
Sacramento CA
Info: 916.221.1500
Dance Lessons 8 – 9 pm
Showtime 9pm - Midnight
All Ages welcome! Admission $10 includes dance lesson.
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Friday February 2
Joe's of Lafayette
3707 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette , CA
Venue: 925-299-8807.
7 - 10 pm, FREE!, supper club, dance space
All Ages Welcome.
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday February 17
Biscuits & Blues
San Francisco, CA
401 Mason St.
Club: (415) 292-2583. All Ages Welcome..
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday March 2, 3 & 4
Jazz at Pearl ’s
San Francisco, CA
256 Columbus Ave., just off Broadway
Club: (415) 291-8255
CARMEN GETIT! (the band)
Wednesday March 7
Biscuits & Blues
San Francisco, CA
401 Mason St.
Club: (415) 292-2583. All Ages.
Web links for most shows are on our website.
Cheers!
Miss Carmen Getit & Steve Lucky
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For Booking Contact:
The Berkeley Agency
510 843 4902
mail@berkeleyagency .com
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".
Our next release, "Some Like It Hot" is available without artwork at our live shows only.
When the artwork is finished, we’ll send it to you. It will be available for purchase on-line and at stores.
"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, upright bass and 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 bass & 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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