Swingin’ Sounds at SOhO

Lucinda Lane, the self-described “IndieBossaJazzTwang” band that has singer Nicole Lvoff and songwriter-guitarist (and music journo) Joe Woodard as its core members, often appears as a duo at various venues around town. But their gig at SOhO on July 21 vastly expands the universe by adding the rhythm section of bassist Jim Connolly and drummer Austin Beede, along with visiting trumpeter-singer Nate Birkey (who plays with his own band at SOhO on July 20), saxist John Schnackenberg, trumpeter Phil Rodriguez and accordionist Brett Larsen, all of whom sometimes guest play with Spencer the Gardener. Phew! Seems like a sure mid-summer winner. The band released its long-awaited debut album, Summer is Over, last January. Incidentally, Lucinda Lane’s  name is drawn not – as one might reasonably deduce –  from Lucinda Williams (who opens for Father John Misty at the Santa Barbara Bowl on July 24, and thanks for asking), but from the eponymous and now musically iconic two-block stretch of road off Alamar and above Foothill.