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BY MICHELLE MCNEELY
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f anyone had told Lane Eubank
he would be the frontman in
.Texas’ most well-known
swing-funk experiments when he
was a street musician in Austin,
he probably would not have be
lieved it.
Five years and two albums lat
er, Citizen Lane is still blending
the flavors of many genres to
gether into a concoction guaran
teed to move the feet (as well as
various other body parts).
The band is one-third rock,
one-third funk and one-third ska
with a splash of Latin jazz.
Citizen Lane consists of trum
peter Jimmy Packard, saxophon
ist James Falcon, guitarist John
Sample, bassist Jeff Plant, key
boardist Evan Jacobs and the ring
master singer/songwriter Lane
Eubank.
The band started out as an ex
periment in itself. In 1994, Eu
bank said he left the music pro
gram at the University of North
Texas and moved to Austin. He
spent most of his time on 6th
Street singing and playing his
djembe (a particular African
drum) for the amusement of peo
ple walking by.
“1 wrote a lot of tunes during
that period,” Eubank said. “I
think the physical closeness of the
sidewalk audience taught me a lot
about getting involved.”
His solo outings turned into
jam sessions as other musicians
joined in on the streets. Eubank
and fellow musicians soon found
a home off the streets at Austin’s
Black Cat Lounge, thus beginning
what is now known as Citizen
Lane.
The band began to draw audi
ences working on fraternity row
and opening up for some of
Austin’s finest acts such as Sister
7, The Ugly Americans, Dah-veed
Garza and 8 1/2 Souvenirs. Soon
after. Citizen Lane released Lion
Mouth, an album containing a
brilliant mixture of funk vibra
tions and spunky attitude. The
next step for Citizen Lane was hit
ting the tour circuit, where they
spent a good amount of time
across state lines.
There is no mistaking Citizen
Lane for a typical funk band. Their
diversity, stemming from Eubanks’
love for the Beatles, Prince and
Walt Disney soundtracks makes
Citizen Lane a rare commodity.
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backgrounds also contribute to Cit
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