On Monday night I finally got to see a band that my brother got me in to years ago and have been following for almost ten years. The band is Lucero from Memphis, Tennessee and this was their first time playing in Edmonton. The show was at the Starlite Room here which was a great venue for this show. I went to the show with my buddies A-Bomb,Buzzard and Cuz, all friends that I introduced Lucero's music too. Opening the show was a two piece band called Shovels & Rope from South Carolina.
We got to the venue just in time to catch Shovels and Rope hit the stage for their forty-five minute set. The two musicians Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent ripped it up during their too short of set. The two of them switched instruments through out the show. Cary started the show on drums (which was a very simple set of drums that looked like they had been pulled out of the gutter) and Trent on acoustic guitar, a few songs later they switched it up, and holy shit the lady can belt it out. They played what they described as "dirty southern rock" and I would have to agree with them. I had never heard of them before this show was announced, but I will be picking up some of there music for sure.
Shovels & Rope at the Starlite Room.
Next up was Lucero who hit the stage around 10:30 and played there brand of soulful gritty rock n' roll to not quite a sold out crowd for two hours. Lucero is on tour now to promote there awesome release from last year called Women & Work on ATO Records. I was so pumped about finally getting to this motley looking bunch and they didn't disappoint at all. What a fucking awesome show from Ben Nichols and the boys. The four piece tatooed band rocked it out with a two guy horn section which added a cool element to the music. And Ben Nichols vocals are a wicked whiskey soaked soulfulness to him matched by no other. The man sings with grit and true feeling that go right to the bone. No phoniness in the band at all. Ben also did a little solo acoustic set that was awesome as well including the song "When I Was Young" with Rick Steff who plays keyboards switching to the accordian for this number. Lucero opened the set with the title song from their 2003 album "That Much Further West" and then even doing a Jawbreaker cover "Kiss The Bottle". And of course as usual there is always one meat head in the audience being a jack ass and yelling out requests, and more then once he would yell for a song that had already been played, uh duh, dumb ass. There wasn't a weak song or slow point during the show. There is no doubt this show will be making my top ten list at the end of the year. Good times!!!
Lucero setlist for Edmonton.
1.That Much Further West
2.Downtown (Intro)
3.On My Way Downtown
4.Nights Like These
5.Kiss the Bottle
6.Women & Work
7.Joining the Army
8.Tonight Ain't Gonna Be Good
9.Darken My Door
10.Smoke
11.Sixteen
12.Sweet Little Thing
13.What Else Would You Have Me Be?
14.Here at the Starlite
15.Texas & Tennessee
16.Lonesome Dogtown Nights
17.Ain't So Lonely
18.Breathless Love
19.Bikeriders
20.When I Was Young
21.Mom
22.Shelter
23.The Last Pale Light in the West
24.The War
25.All Sewn Up
26.Tears Don't Matter Much
Encore:
27.Fistful of Tears
Lucero at the Starlite Room.
Limited Edition poster from the show.
T-shirt front.
Back.
Great set list!! I can't believe they did "Here At the Starlite"!! I haven't seen them play that song in about 8 years. And it's the 1 song i always hope to hear. Also in Calgary they denied a request for "Smoke" because Ben said he couldn't hit the notes because he has been smoking too much since it was recorded.
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