Bringing the Roaring ‘20s to the 2020s: Good Co coming to Tack
Traversing funk, pop, electro swing, and everything danceable, Good Co promises to provide listeners with an upbeat and entertaining evening at the LuCille Tack Center for the Arts, 400 N. School St., Spencer, on Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
“I ran into this band at the conference (for theater managers) in Indianapolis last year,” said Tack Center Director Daniel Worsham. “They are really fun; I got to see them perform and was just blown away.”
Good Co performs their own blend of “electro swing.” They take the swing style of the 1920s, with its catchy, syncopated tunes, and loop snippets of those tunes into modern songs. They also modernize the melody.
“They add some more lively beats to it. They take some samples, and then add synth to it and a more modern drumbeat. It’s very unique; I hadn’t heard of electro swing until them,” said Worsham.
Good Co also plays some standard jazz tunes and classic swing music as well.
The six-member group has been performing for about 10 years and hails from Seattle. The musicians are highly trained, with all but one having attended the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Brass player Carey Rayburn attended the University of Washington for trumpet performance.
Per the group’s website, “After graduating, Carey struck out to make his fortune in music and started composing his own arrangements, combining jazz, funk, pop, and electronica. Having spent so many nights playing jazz, rock, salsa, and classical in Seattle, he knew just who to call to assemble the band that would go on to become Good Co. Carey now spends his time composing for, performing with, and managing the band as well as maintaining a trumpet studio in Seattle and performing as a freelance musician and composer.”
In addition to performing their own unique genre of music, the band also brings a high level of musicianship and a strong stage presence, said Worsham.
“They have a ton of energy and are very talented musicians in their own right,” he said. “I highly recommend coming.”
Tickets are available by visiting lucilletackcenter.com or calling 715-659-4499.
Good Co will also perform for some student groups earlier in the day.
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