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TheLucky 7 Swing Ensemble won first place in a music contest on 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien.'
Lucky 7 to swing into Valentine’s Day
The all-University-student
hand will perform at
WOW Hall on Feh. 14
By Shannon Sneed
Entertainment Reporter
Stop what you’re doing right
now. Stop picking out roses at the
flower stand, put the box of
chocolates back, cancel your din
ner reservations and return “Fatal
Attraction,” because the real fun
to be had on this joyous holiday
weekend is at WOW Hall.
The Lucky Seven Swing En
semble, a local band that has been
tearing up both the local and na
tional swing scene these days,
will give their first headlining
performance at the St. Valentine’s
Dance this Saturday. Johnny
Voodoo, also a local band, will
perform as well.
The Lucky Seven formed two
years ago as a ska band named
The Scandals, but since then
they’ve changed their name,
added two new members and de
veloped a new style that blends
’40s swing with contemporary
jazz sounds, They list Glen
Miller, The Count Basie Orches
tra and Dean Martin as their
biggest influences.
“It’s really a different band
now,” said lead singer and gui
tarist Marcus Congleton. "We
added two new horn players and
we’ve written ten new songs, and
we’ve really progressed to more
of a swing sound.”
Since these changes, the Lucky
Seven have been successfully
stirring up a buzz everywhere
they go. Locally, they’ve won first
place in “Battle of the Bands"
contests at both the Eugene Cele
bration and at the Portland Rose
Festival. Nationally, they won
first place in a music contest on
“Late Night with Conan O'Brien.”
Not a bad start for a fledgling
swing band from Eugene, eh?
Congleton said the band is also
planning on recording a couple of
albums for an independent label
in California in the near future.
“[The experience] should be
much more upscale and profes
sional than what we’re used to,”
he said.
As one of the most popular
bands in town, the Lucky Seven
have certainly noticed the recent
craze over swing music, but
they’re trying not to cater to the
trend, Congleton said.
“It’s definitely a fad that’s going
to die out," he said. “It’s a cool
scene, and it’s good because a lot
of people come to our shows, but I
don’t want to rise and fall with
that trend. We’ll definitely still be
playing when the craze is over.”
For many fans of the Lucky
Seven, the best part is getting the
chance to tear up the dance floor
at the band’s shows. The popular
ballroom dance classes at the
University have also helped stir
up the recent interest in swing
music, Congleton said.
Other members of the ensem
ble, all of whom are University
students, include Andrew
Hoglund on trumpet, Nathan
Shaw on tenor sax, Matt Shevitts
on baritone sax, Greg Goebel on
keyboards, Randy Rolofson on
drums and Josh Briton on bass.
Opening for The Lucky Seven
is Johnny Voodoo, a local band
whose "high octane Americana
rock ‘n roll” is influenced by such
bands as The Reverend Horton
Heat, Social Distortion and The
Stray Cats. Members of the trio
are Joshua James on guitar and
lead vocals, Kasey Rajkoovic on
drums and Clark Cruz on bass.
Tickets for the St. Valentine’s
Dance are $5 at the door. Doors
open at 9 p.m., and the show
starts at 9:30.
But the chance to do the jitter
bug isn’t the only reason to head
to the WOW Hall this weekend.
Ubiquitous and eminently popu
lar Portland band The Five Fin
gers of Funk, whose unique
sound is a blend of hip-hop, funk
and jazz, will perform tonight.
“We’re like James Brown’s
band with a rapper and some jazz
influence,” frontman Pete Miser
said in an interview.
The band has been around
since 1992, and they’re currently
working on a follow-up album to
1994’s “Slap Me Five,” which
met with critical and commercial
success.
The band will perform at 9:30
tonight. Tickets are $6 in advance
and $7 at the door, and the show
welcomes all ages.
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