New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) On March 13, Memphis' own Lucero will release 'Women & Work,' their debut for ATO Records, and an album which establishes them as the 21st century voice of that great musical city.
'Women and Work' once again finds the core six-members of Lucero joined by
Memphis horn legends Jim Spake (Solomon Burke, Ray Charles) and Scott Thompson (Al Green, Cat Power) on eleven new, original songs that range from barroom brawlers to lonesome laments, and cut deeper than anything else in the band's extensive catalog. The album was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis, and produced by Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem).
'Women and Work' follows Lucero's acclaimed 2009 release '1372 Overton Park' - which USA Today hailed as "a bold step" - and a solo album by Lucero frontman Ben Nichols, 'The Last Light in the Pale West,' inspired by the Cormac McCarthy book 'Blood Meridian.' Nichols also starred in the 2009 MTV series '$5 Cover' by filmmaker
Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Footloose).
Lucero are known to play up to 200 shows each year, and 2012 is no different, with a 40+ date winter/spring blowout already announced (see dates below), where they will be joined by Built To Spill,
William Elliot Whitmore, J. Roddy Walston & The Business and others.
Lucero are:
Ben Nichols (vocals, guitar), John C. Stubblefield (bass), Brian Venable (guitar), Rick Steff (piano, organ, accordion), Todd Beene (pedal steel), and Roy Berry (drums)
'Women & Work' Video Preview:
https://youtu.be/HwdH5yz7k7w
'Women & Work' Track Listing:
1. Downtown (intro)
2. On My Way Downtown
3. Women & Work
4. It May Be Too Late
5. Juniper
6. Who You Waiting On?
7. I Can't Stand to Leave You
8. When I was Young
9. Sometimes
10. Like Lightning
11. Go Easy
Lucero Tour Dates:
2/23 - Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine's Pub*
2/24 - Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge
2/25 - Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge
3/01 - Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
3/02 - Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
3/03 - Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
3/09 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners
Music Hall^
3/10 - Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco^
3/11 - New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina's Uptown^
3/12 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Upstairs #
3/14 - Dallas, TX @ Trees^
3/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
3/20 - Solana Beach, CA @ The
Belly Up Tavern
3/21 - Los Angeles, CA @
Music Box
3/23 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/24 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
3/25 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
3/28 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge**
3/29 - Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater**
3/30 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater**
3/31 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater**
4/01 - Colorado Springs, CO @ The
Black Sheep**
4/03 - Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company^
4/04 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue^
4/05 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater^
4/06 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall^
4/07 - Chicago, IL @ Metro^
4/09 - Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone^
4/11 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's^
4/12 - Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop^
4/13 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick^
4/14 - Toronto, ONT @ Lee's Palace^^
4/15 - Montreal, QUE @ Les Foufounes Electriques^^
4/18 - Northampton, MA @
Pearl Street Nightclub^^
4/19 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
4/20 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall^^
4/21 - Pawtucket, RI @ The Met Cafe^^
4/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4/24 - Harrisburg, PA @ Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing
4/25 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
4/26 - Richmond, VA @ The Hat Factory^^
4/27 - Asheville, NC @ The
Orange Peel^^
4/28 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade -
Heaven Stage^^
* w/ Adam Faucett and The Tall Grass
# w/
Built To Spill and Dinosaur Feathers
^ w/
William Elliot Whitmore
** w/ Larry and His Flask
^^ w/ J. Roddy Walston & The Business
Lucero on the Web:
https://www.luceromusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/lucero
https://www.twitter.com/luceromusic
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