Lucero, '1372 Overton Park' (Universal Republic)
Roots rockers celebrate failure -- with horns!
By David Peisner 10.04.09 6:29 PM
Across five albums, Lucero have crammed tales of beautiful losers and dreams unfulfilled into torrid bar-band rock and gruff alt-country ballads. On their sixth, the band's sound finally matches their romantic ambitions.
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Lucero Shake Loose in Chicago
During a surprise, word-of-mouth set, the Memphis-based alt-country quartet get cozy with rare cuts and booze aplenty.
By Don Bartlett 06.02.08 2:15 PM
On the heels of an over-the-top performance Saturday night at a Chicago street festival, Lucero returned to treat a crowd of true believers with a secret, unannounced show at the Empty Bottle last night (June 1).




