Live from Shaky Knees 2013: Lucero
Watch Lucero perform "Other Side of Lonesome." read more
Found in: Featured VideosVideo 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
Found in: Featured VideosA 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
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsLucero: Women & Work
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
Found in: Music, ReviewsSXSW 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
Found in: Concerts, NewsScientists 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
Found in: Music, NewsLucero: 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
Found in: Music, ReviewsIron & 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
Found in: Music, NewsF 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
Found in: Music, NewsLucero 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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