Singer Ean Eschenburg with guitarist Andrei Wells, Bass player Will Gies and drummer Eric Levy.
>While the life on the rock and roll world was moving along for Mojo Aces singer Ean Eschenburg and the drummer Eric Levy, they wanted more like other rockers along the path to stardom, so they formed a new band called Bitter Luck, and turned up the volume. It took a little bit of luck as they released their new single "Drag" that rants and raves about the drags in the rock world, particularly the drag it is to play the same cover tunes over and over like many local bands do.
With all the tribute bands and others that play covers of the big-name rock groups, making it with a sound that’s unique to one band is part of Bitter Luck’s goal as a rock band with roots in Arlington, Burke and surrounding communities.
In mid-May, they released their first song called “Drag,” because things out in the real world were getting to be a drag. Meeting new love interests, expectations that don’t come through and just general apathy can all be a real drag, according to singer and lyricist Ean Eschenburg. Even the name Bitter Luck may have some of these connotations.
“Show Your Hand,” is another hit they wrote, and this one has poker connotations. “Tell me, what’s it gonna be?” Eschenburg sings.
Eschenburg and drummer Eric Levy were in Mojo Aces that was called the Summer of George, before that, and they hooked up with guitarist Andrei Wells and Bass player Will Gies to form Bitter Luck. Wells was ready to hit it big out in California but the wildfires out west delayed his trip, and the rest of the band talked him into staying. During the week, Eschenburg has a job as the Community Television Coordinator at Greenspring Village in Springfield, and the others have daytime jobs too.
Being a tribute band or strictly playing cover tunes makes sense for this area since people know those songs, said Eschenburg “but definitely makes it tougher for acts like us and many others to have venues take a chance on original rock n’ roll music.” At the same time, the guitarist has the Jimmy Page look going on with red scarf and white, snakeskin boots and long, black hair and folks on social media pointed out the look they’d all seen before.
Bitter Luck’s original songs are a big part of the show.
Next Show:
Friday, May 22, 7 p.m, Bitter Luck is playing at Songbyrd Music House, 540 Penn St NE, Washington, DC 20002, with Chay, ViciousVelvet, and Divide.
https://bitterluck.com/