HE GREW up in the hardcore and punk scenes, but John Moreland hasn’t gone soft in his career as a country singer. Though he’s rounded his edges, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based […]
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Lucero, Dennen add to SCAD-grad concert punch
Just how well-regarded is Lucero? A Sept. 14 concert in St. Paul, MN, features just three bands—The Replacements, The Hold Steady and Lucero.
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Lucero returns to the Jinx Jan. 27
“Since we started, there were kind of too many rules at the punk rock shows,” Nichols says. “If it didn’t sound like this then it wasn’t cool. If you weren’t dressed like this it wasn’t cool.”
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The road less traveled
Most people, they take a vacation to leave work behind. They go sit on a beach and vegetate, or climb a mountain to commune with the elements. Not Ben Nichols. […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Rev. Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy, Reckless Kelly *** I can’t deny that the last time I tried to take in a rare, independently promoted rock show at this primarily black-oriented […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Jonathan Richman & Tommy Larkins *** It’s been exactly 18 years since this legendary indie-rock singer/songwriter graced Savannah with his inimitable presence, and in that time an awful lot has […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
The Afromotive *** It doesn’t get much cooler than this: a ten-piece funk group from Asheville fusing vintage James Brown-style horn lines with West African dance beats and native percussion. […]
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Noteworthy live gigs
American Gun, American Aquarium This double-whammy of up-and-coming southern roots-rockers is a can’t miss for folks weaned on the hearts-on-their-sleeves, guitars and whiskey world of The Replacements, Steve Earle’s Dukes, […]
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‘We could still be singing these songs when we’re sixty’
On March 29th of this year, Memphis, Tn.’s Lucero kicked off a headlining tour in support of their fifth and latest album Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers. Produced by Cracker […]