for the memphis ladies

for anyone unfamiliar with lucero, they're one of those alt country type bands from memphis, tn. i know laura w., who's now in nyc, is quite, quite familiar with these boys. so, this night is dedicated to you. i love these guys too. if anyone is interested by the way, i'd recommend their self-titled album on madjack records. it's the best of their tear in your beer, drinking and driving kind of albums. the other ones are a little too produced by my standards, and i have yet to hear their most recent release. anyway, the show? right...

well, being that it's lucero's second nite on tour and as i heard ben say earlier - they all got shitfaced last nite in st. louis - they're not at their "musical" bests. they butchered quite a few songs; but it was all very entertaining. the live show is a lot more punk and rocking than the albums. though i wish ben exhibited more range in his voice live. seems to just yell most songs even the ones intended to be quiet. having said all that, i still thought it was an awesome show. the bar kind of sucked though. they ran out of beer at 10pm, before lucero even went on. what the fuck? i also managed to give myself a nasty head wound. stood up on a couch to take some pictures and smacked the top of my head into a hanging sign. well, a hanging car hood, to be exact. i think it was a firebird. my logo's better. anyway, got a nice bloody knot on my scalp now. great show though. love em. heard them say something about going to McCoy's afterwards. feeling to shitty to make an appearance there. find a place to crash instead.