• Source: Good Luck (band)

      • Good Luck is a pop-punk band from Bloomington, IN. The band is composed of three members: Ginger Alford, Matt Tobey and Mike Harpring. The band has released two studio albums, Into Lake Griffy in 2008 and Without Hesitation in 2011, along with an EP in 2010. As of 2020, the band is no longer actively touring or producing new music, although the band's social media pages are maintained and updated with occasional performances and information on other projects worked on by band members.


      History




      = Formation

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      The band grew out of the folk-punk scene in Bloomington, IN. The band discovered their name on the front steps of a fraternity house in Bloomington, from the phrase 'Good Luck Riders,' in reference to the Little 500, an annual bike race at Indiana University. Band member Ginger Alford has described the name as giving off "a good clear message.”

      According to writer David Anthony at The A.V. Club, the Good Luck developed a different sound than many other folk-punk bands in the area:"While many Bloomington bands were excelling in acoustic guitars and ramshackle recordings, Good Luck felt like a maturation of that movement, bringing in a technical ability that superseded its peers but didn’t take away from its ability to make fans feel at home in its songs."


      = Into Lake Griffy (2008)

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      The first work done together by the group resulted in their inaugural album, Into Lake Griffy in 2008. The album was recorded between February and April 2008 at Russian Recording in Nashville, IN. The album was recorded, engineered, and mixed by Mike Bridavsky, the owner of celebrity cat Lil Bub. It was self-released on May 18, 2008, by the band online and as a CD. On March 8, 2009, No Idea Records released a digital and LP version of the album.

      The album was well-received within folk-punk, pop-punk, emo and indie rock communities, resulting in enough national attention to support multiple US tours and one international tour. Reviewers from Punknews.org called it "the best album [they've] heard this year." Reviewer Ian Sallee from independent publication Mind Equals Blown said of their work:"Most people associate Good Luck with just being a great punk band, but they will have their socks literally knocked off of them after listening to Into Lake Griffy... Matt Tobey, Ginger Alford, and Mike Harpring were all accomplished musicians prior to the forming of Good Luck. But their balance and collaborative efforts have led them down a path of righteousness, into territory that no pop or punk band has charted before." Sputnikmusic gave the album an excellent review, saying "Good Luck's influence are too many to count which makes for a beautifully unique and full album."
      The album's name is a reference to Griffy Lake, a reservoir in the city of Bloomington, Indiana.


      = Demonstration 2010 and Without Hesitation (2011)

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      On March 13, 2010, the band released a four-song EP entitled Demonstration 2010, for digital download and streaming on Bandcamp. It includes three original songs and a cover of the 1980s Prince song "When You Were Mine."
      Following Demonstration 2010, the band released a second studio album, Without Hesitation, in 2011. The album was recorded mixed between March and July 2011 and released on October 26th, also for streaming and digital download on Bandcamp. It was also released by No Idea Records as an LP, CD, and for digital download on November 22, 2011.
      Unlike Into Lake Griffy, in which nearly all lyrics, vocals, and instrumentation were from the band's three members, Without Hesitation features writing and contributions from a number of other musicians and friends of the band, including Justin Hubler on piano and Toby Foster playing euphonium. It also features cover art by artist Nate Powell in collaboration with photographer Ben Rains. Although Without Hesitation received positive reviews from critics, including from punk zine Some Will Never Know, PunkRockTheory, and Under The Gun Review.
      The members of the band have also produced a number of independent, solo, and collaborative work as members of other musical groups.


      Tours and live performances


      Following the success of Into Lake Griffy, the band went on a number of tours, including a West Coast tour, East Coast tour and multiple tours in the Midwestern United States. They also completed a U.K. tour in 2008. The band has said they have a "subdued approach" to touring.
      The band opened for Oregon-based indie band The Thermals in October 2010 at Rhino's Youth Media Center in Bloomington, IN.
      Following the release of Without Hesitation, the band embarked on a tour throughout the Midwestern and Eastern United States in May, 2011. The tour included shows with Kind Of Like Spitting, Bomb The Music Industry!, Hop Along, and Algernon Cadwallader, among others.
      Good Luck played at Russian Recording's 15 year anniversary concert on June 30, 2018, in Bloomington, IN, in a rare group performance after effectively disbanding. Writing on Facebook and Twitter, "No, this is not a hoax" of the unexpected performance, the band indicated that while they may play more shows together in the future, they had no current plans to do so. In 2024, Good Luck announced a show in Philadelphia, although had no plans for a tour.


      Band members


      Ginger Alford - vocals, bass
      Mike Harpring - drums
      Matt Tobey - vocals, guitar, piano, clarinet, etc.


      Discography




      References

    • Source: GoodLuck (band)

      • GoodLuck is a South African electronic music band. The electronic group was first formed in 2011 by Ben Peters and Juliet Harding (both former jacSharp band members), GoodLuck are known for their blend of instrumentation with electronic dance music with an African edge.
      In 2015, GoodLuck won 'Best Pop' album at the South African Music Awards for their album The Creatures of the Night. GoodLuck have their own concert series (Get Lucky Summer), their own record label (Get Lucky Records) and GoodLuck Cares Foundation. Previous members include Raiven Hansmann and Matthew O'Connell.


      Band members


      Ben Peters: producer and drummer
      Juliet Harding: lyricist and vocalist
      Tim Welsh: saxophone and keyboardist


      Career


      May 2011: Support act for The Perfecto Featuring Paul Oakenfold Tour
      2013: GoodLuck recorded their second album, Creatures of the Night, in the Namibian desert using solar-powered technology to record the album and natural 'found sounds' like the vocals of a zebra, ocean sounds and using the Fish River Canyon to create sound delays. This Might Sound Crazy is a feature-length documentary of the recording process and was launched at Amsterdam Dance Event 2013. Goodluck was invited to presented a master class at Amsterdam Dance Event about their recording and production process using abstract environmental sounds to produce a commercial album.
      May 2015: Opened for German DJ Robin Schultz's Sound of Light dance events in South Africa.
      September 2015: GoodLuck was selected to open for Pharrell Williams as a part of his world tour.
      October 2015: GoodLuck released their single, Back in the Day, with Dutch electronic music producer, De Hofnar.
      January 2016: Opened for British band Clean Bandit at Electric Summer in South Africa.
      April 2016: Support act for British band Jungle at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
      March 2018: Performed as a headliner at Ultra South Africa.


      Discography




      = Singles

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      Taking It Easy (2011)
      Hop On/Hop Off (2012)
      The Vision (2012)
      Trickery (2013) (Trickery is the first single off the Creatures of The Night album.)
      What Would We Be (featuring Lisa Kekaula) (2014)
      Back in the Day (with De Hofnar) (2015)
      Thinking About You (2016) (A cover of 90s pop hit by London Beats.)
      Find Me in the Forest (2016)
      The Open Sea (2017) (Recorded with German duo, Younotus.)
      Fading – ft DJ Ganyani (2017)
      Chasing Dreams (2018)
      Be Yourself – ft Boris Smith (2018)
      Waiting for You – ft DJ Ganyani (2019)
      What Next (2020)
      Rum & Cola – ft Kav Verhouzer (2020)


      = Albums

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      GoodLuck (2011)
      Creatures of the Night (2014)
      The Nature Within (2016)


      References




      External links


      GoodLuck Official Website

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