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SXSW Announces Second Round of Bands

South By Southwest announced the second round of bands for its 2012 festival. Acts from the announcement include Blouse, Teengirl Fantasy, Lucero, PUJOL and Psychic Ills.   read more

Scientists Name Prehistoric Bird After Lucero

The sounds of the ancient Screaming Roadrunner weren’t exactly music to the ears. In fact, scientists liken the species to the modern-day Southern Screamer of Peru, whose cry is best described in terms of airhorns and blaring brass. It certainly didn’t sound like Ben Nichol’s lacerated howl, but that didn’t stop scientists from naming the Late Cretaceous sqwaker after Nichol’s punk-country outfit Lucero....  read more

Lucero: 1372 Overton Park

Memphis rockers channel The Boss Like Springsteen’s Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., Lucero’s sixth album is named after the band’s home (1372 Overton Park was the address of the Memphis crew’s loft) and it’s comprised of anthemic story songs of lonely nights in the city’s darkest corners. While Ben Nichols’ sandpaper howl has always done his soulful hometown justice, this time Lucero adds a horn section to its dusty country punk for some extra Memphis flavor. But Overton Park best reps its city when it’s not trying so hard. While Lucero could’ve passed on the E Street saxes, Springsteen’s our-gang-versus-the-man...  read more

Iron & Wine, RJD2, Low, Wavves, Many More Head to Champaign, Ill. for Pygmalion Music Festival

The West Coast has Coachella. In the East, there's All Points West. In the South there's Bonnaroo, and the Northwest has Sasquatch. But in the world of big-time festivals, the heartland of central Illinois rarely gets love. That is, except when Pygmalion rolls around....  read more

F Yeah Fest Lineup Features Black Lips, Tim and Eric, A.A. Bondy, The Thermals, Many More

The lineup for F Yeah Fest has just been announced, and F Yeah it looks awesome. The Black Lips, Lightning Bolt, and Tim and Eric all headline, among other must-see acts like Lucero, The Thermals, No Age, Converge, A.A. Bondy and Wavves....  read more

Lucero Streams Song, Tours, Offers Pre-Order of New Album

Memphis Americana-punk group Lucero is prepping the release of its major-label debut, 1372 Overton Park, by streaming a new track, "The Devil and Maggie Chascarillo," on its website. ...  read more

Hold Steady, Dresden Dolls, more pay tribute to Cash

On Oct. 21, Anchorless Records will release All Aboard: A Tribute to Johnny Cash. Profits from the album...  read more

Lucero - That Much Further West

Lucero self-produced its latest release with mixed results. That Much Further West is, on one hand, the kind of record the down-home Memphis rock ’n’ rollers set out to make: a rootsy rock album with a no-frills, rough-edged sound...  read more