Live from Shaky Knees 2013: Lucero

Live from Shaky Knees 2013: Lucero

Watch Lucero perform "Other Side of Lonesome."  read more

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Video Premiere: Lucero - "Women & Work"

Video Premiere: Lucero - "Women & Work"

Memphis-based Lucero unveiled the official music video for their song “Women & Work” from the album of the same name, which was released earlier this year....  read more

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A Day In The Life Of Lucero

A Day In The Life Of Lucero

Paste photographer Bobby Russell spent the day with Lucero on April 28. Check out his photos of the Memphis rockers, who played a gig at The Masquerade that evening in Atlanta, Ga.  read more

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Lucero: Women & Work

Lucero: <i>Women & Work</i>

Memphis Americana group Lucero's ninth studio album _Women & Work_ is a parachute of interwoven themes of working women, work and women and men who work and love their women. It's been a long time since 1998, and with the growing years Lucero's sound has evolved from their identifying restrained playing to a sonic, layering comprised of vibrating guitars, joyous horns and quicktime keys.   read more

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SXSW Announces Second Round of Bands

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

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Scientists Name Prehistoric Bird After Lucero

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

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Lucero: 1372 Overton Park

Lucero: <em>1372 Overton Park</em>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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