Live at the Sitz: Lucero

March 1, 2 & 3
$20 advance | $25 day of show
10 pm show | 21 & over

Two for One on Thursdays! Purchase in person at the Sitzmark or Ticket Office, or by phone: 907-754-2275.

About Lucero:
Lucero is an alt-country/punk rock band from Memphis, TN. Formed in 1998, the six-piece has built its reputation on writing sing-along songs about small town life and love, putting a modern edge on classic Americana subjects. Women & Work, their 8th album scheduled for a March 13th release, is such an exciting presentation of the band’s eclectic explorations that it makes their 14-year meandering path appear to be a straight line to this very record. “We’re more comfortable in our own skin as a band, more comfortable acknowledging regional influences,” says bassist John Stubblefield. “We wound up making a Memphis country soul record.”

Women & Work is a love letter from Lucero to its hometown, Memphis. “Having a band in Memphis puts you in a tradition,” says Lucero frontman Ben Nichols. “We started at punk rock shows, not necessarily playing punk rock, but coming from the outside, from a bohemian place.” Integrating horns, pedal steel guitar, all manner of keyboards, and even a full-on gospel chorus, Women & Work is a fully realized musical extravaganza. Drawing inspiration from Delaney & Bonnie’s obscure first album, Home, on the Stax label, Lucero’s ambivalence about tradition has been replaced by an exuberant embrace.

Women & Work finds them on a new label, ATO Records (home to the Drive-By Truckers and My Morning Jacket), and the fit is a good one. “The best-kept-secret band is now on the best-kept-secret label,” says Venable.  Lucero has shared the stage with Social Distortion, North Mississippi Allstars and Drive-By Truckers, among others. Nichols also co-starred in season one of MTV's "$5 Cover," a quasi-fictionalized series about the Memphis music scene. Lucero doesn't have fans as much as diehards who come to every show and scream the words to every song. And that's just the way it should be. Visit the band's website >