Where: Lighthouse Tavern
When: 9:30 p.m. April 11
Info: www.luckydayband.com
www.myspace.com/luckydayband
“That’s what she said,” guitarist Brian Huber responds. It’s pretty much his response to everything.
When not living a real-life version of “The Office,” members of the Lucky Day band spend their days touring and promoting their CD, “All My Rainy Days,” in college towns.
Their latest tour takes them through the entire state of North Carolina in their “That’s what she said” southern tour.
Combining the vocals of Victoria Patchen, Huber’s guitar skills, Eric Belec’s bass riffs and the rhythms of Dave Ray, the band provides the crowd with a softer British pop-rock show, even though none of them are from across the pond.
Based out of Washington, D.C., the band promises an energetic show but most of their songs are low key. Their band name, Lucky Day, reflects their ambivalence.
“Brian and I liked the name because it was ironical,” Patchen said. “It went with our songs because we have melancholy lyrics which is not so lucky.”
Adam Gierisch, Victoria Patchen and Brian Huber perforned on Lucky Day’s CD, “All My Rainy Days"
“I think we’ll eventually break up due to drug and alcohol problems,” Huber said. “We’ll probably then do a stint in rehab and then get back together for a reunion tour, which will help us get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.”
While the band hasn’t gotten quite that far yet, they do enjoy showing up to gigs regularly.
“I love the crowd,” Ray said. “I love the interaction and the energy and conveying emotion to them. It’s like being in your own little world while you’re out there and they get to share it with you.”
But really, it’s about not being at work for a day.
“Touring’s about not working an office job,” Huber said.
“And all that touching crap about the crowd too,” Belec chimed in.
Not only can the crowd look forward to an uplifting show, but also free fortune cookies. It’s kind of the band’s thing, even though Ray isn’t a fan of them.
“They look and taste like dried up rat turds,” he said.
However, Huber buys four to five boxes of them for the audience during shows, but ends up eating at least two boxes by the end of the show. So it’s safe to say the cookies are edible and not hazardous to the audience’s health.