Stir Crazy!

Happy Lucky is back at Stir Crazy, Friday, March 9, 2012. Admission is free and we play from 9 - 11 PM.

This concert is part a cultural exchange program to increase understanding between the peoples of North Side and South Side Richmond.

Upcoming

Happy Lucky tries out a new venue in Northside, Stir Crazy. It's next to the old Shenanigans. We hope to see freinds from all over the city but especially you Northsiders.

Barry "Professor" Bless plays solo at the Phoenician Restaurant, 4401 W. Broad St. for Valentine's Day dinner. Music starts at 6:00 PM. He'll be serving up French, Middle Eastern, Standards and Originals

Raqs Luminaire

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Pippin and Barry from Happy Lucky Combo will be accompanying some song and dance at Raqs Luminaire 2012, Dance of Lights this Sunday, Jan. 15, 3:00 PM at the Byrd Theater in Richmond Va. Tickets are $15.

Raqs Luminaire is an annual event organized by Khalima. She provides a venue, a team of tech people and a narrative structure for a variety of performers; dancers, singers, actors and musicians to participate.

This year the Russian folk tale of Baba Yaga and Vasilissa the Beautiful provides the overiding story line while performers interpret other folk tales in various genres; Bollywood/Indian, Caporereia/Brazilian, Bellydance, Cabaret... and various hybrids.

In collaboration with August Hoerr, we provide music for the character baba Yaga, incidental music, foley art and a piece composed for Khalima's dance.

Below is a teaser video by Arthur Stephens of a rehearsal that includes Rogue Bellydance Collective, Spoon, Onca and the Alexandra Dance Company. The opening music is a recording by Raquy and the Cavemen.

To the right are stills by Otway Chalkley and Arthur Stephens.

Frolic!

It's time again for the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden New Years Family Frolic with the Ululating Mummies. It looks like it's going to be beautiful weather for the processional to the hill roll.

The frolicing is from 2 until 5. The Mummies play 2:30 until 4:30, with the the random countdown to New Years and processional at the end of the first set... 3:30 ish? The Monkey Butt chorus will be near the beginning of the first set.

And you may stay after 5 and walk through the gardens to view the Gardenfest of Lights!

Music, Beer and other Masculine Pursuits

Bolly Belly Ballyhoo

Happy Lucky Combo with dancers Khalima, Kaitlyn, Johara and Cattleya. This is a PARTY after a day of bellydance and bollywood workshops. It's open to the public. Admission is $5. Doors open @ 10:30. Show starts @ 11:00.

After the floor show, Happy Lucky will play a couple of polkas for Oktoberfest and then DJ Carlito will spin Bollywood dance music.

Come Get Some Lovin'

Happy Lucky kicks off their "Come Get Some Lovin'" tour at Crossroads, 3600 Forest Hill Ave., Richmond VA, on Sept. 16, from 8-10PM. This will be the only show on the tour.

Happy Lucky will be performing as a trio. It is rumored that Nick Lewis may bring by his clarinet.

The following day Dave will be MCing the 43rd St Festival of the Arts in the afternoon. He's bringing his ukulele and bagpipes. Use that information as you see fit.

Pippin and Barry will be in Maryland with the Gourd Orchestra.

Sunday Barry performs with Khalima at Balliceaux for the Bellydance Brunch, noon till 2pm.

Next Wed. Sept. 21 Happy Lucky plays at Sabot School for an outdoor concert open to the public, @ 5:30 pm. Bring a picnic.

Refreshed and Rejuvinated...

Happy Lucky is all rested, refreshed and rejuvinated after our vacations and ready for a party! Please join us @ Crossroads this Saturday, August 13 from 8 - 10 PM.

Emily will be with us!

Click HERE for your video invitation.

Also, there will be a rare performance by the Ululating Mummies @ Twin Hickory Library on Aug. 18 @ 6:30 PM.

Click HERE for the library site.

Global A Go Go/ Bastille Day

Friday evening from 5:00-7:00 PM Karen Sokohl and myself, Barry Bless, will be joining Bill Lupoletti on his Global A Go Go, WRIR, radio show to play recordings of accordion music from around the world. We had a grand time planning the show and sharing some of our favorite accordion music with each other, and look forward to sharing it with you.

Click HERE for Bill's Global A Go Go blog which includes a playlist for the evening.

And click HERE for Karen's blog, Accordion to Karen for accordion goings on.

Saturday night Happy Lucky will play at Crossroads with Blasco and Emily for a Bastille Day celebration. Blasco will sing some old Parisian songs. And as you know, you can always expect surprises and a some sing-a-long.

We will play from 8-10 PM. Admission is free. There is really good beer, wine and food. Fun for all ages.

After this gig Happy Lucky is taking a little summer vacation, Bon Voyage.

Peculiar and Special

Happy Lucky hosts another Cacophonous Cabaret @ Crossroads, 3600 Forest Hill Ave. 8-10, Saturday June 25.

Emily Avesian will be our guest and we are expecting some surprise appearances. There will be song, dance and beer.

Will is opening a cask of special ale that must be finished this week end. Please help!

a wildly inappropriate evening

Happy Lucky presents another installment of Cacophonous Cabaret @ Crossroads, Southside, Saturday, June 11, from 8 - 10 pm. This week's guests are Harry "the hat" Kollatz Jr. and Blasco. Harry will will reading stories with musical (and possibly dance, Khalima?) accompaniment. Blasco will be singing Java Bleue, a dance hit in 1939 Paris. The Java was a wildly inappropriate dance.

And of course there will be sing-a-longs, beer and surprises.

Cacophony!!!

Happy Lucky returns to Crossroads this Saturday, May 28,
8 - 10 pm for the
Clanging, Catterwauling, Cacophonous Cabaret. This week we will be joined by Emily Avesian.

And of course you never know who might stop by....?

That morning we plan to play at the CrossRoadster @ the Forest Hill Park Market.