Lucero Shake Loose in Chicago
It Happened Last Night
Lucero / Photo by Laura Gray
We Asked: Lucero announced tonight that they would be playing a secret show at a small venue (the Empty Bottle) tomorrow evening. What is the best secret show or large band in a small venue that you’ve caught?
Name: Kevin Klein
Age: 37
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Writer
“The Smashing Pumpkins playing as ‘The Turnips” at the Metro”
Name: Vince Murray
Age: 39
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation: Owner of Aardvark Records
“Lucero did an instore years ago at my record store”
Name: Ashley Tesmer
Age: 18
Hometown: Greencastle, IN
Occupation: Student
“Lucero played in Bloomington, IN at a small theater that holds at most 30-40 people”
Name: Ben Nichols
Age: ?
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Occupation: Singer of Lucero
“Man, I never get invited to secret shows. I guess the coolest thing I’ve done in the past two weeks is that I got to sing backing vocals for The Hold Steady at a festival in the UK”
