Lucero Giggin'

Well, I'm a little late on this post since things have been pretty busy over here at The Tasty Morsel.  Since we got back from the east coast, I can promise you that we've been having tasty culinary adventures, imbibing a bit and generally carrying on.  In that time, I've been sitting on writing this article for our gig-going adventures at a few Lucero shows.  So, I figured since I'm (Bob) taking time to slow down for a bit while doing a cleansing fast (isn't it funny that I'm slowing down on a fast?).

Let's rewind back to May 14th at Alex's Bar in Long Beach where we caught Lucero.  Opening for them was Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears who were really something else.  They played southern blues with horns.  I think there were about 8 dudes in the band.  Must be tough when getting paid, although I don't think they're really in it for the money... it's always about the music.  With these guys, I would believe that to be true.  Watching them is a ton of fun, now I just have to get some of their records to really understand what's going on.

Lucero came on shortly after and played their usual long set, but this time with a few songs that were new to us.  The new tunes sounded a wee bit different, a more evolved Lucero.  I didn't have my camera with me that night, so I missed the boat on my photography duties.

The second night was on the 15th at the Troubadour.  The gig went much the same way.  Lucero did pretty much all the new songs from the night before with a bunch of requests mixed in for good measure.  The one truly fun thing about Lucero shows is that they'll play almost any request you can throw at them (their own tunes).  The gig was packed with a lot of kids and the band was having fun and drinking plenty, a good fuel to a good show.  We sat in the back behind the bar where we could sit on our asses and drink $6 Buds.  The Troubadour really needs to work on their prices.  After the gig, we were able to talk to some of the guys from the band and hang out a bit.  They're pretty cool about that and it's always nice to meet the artists that you're into.  Hell, they're just people too.  Enough of my rambling.  Here's a few photos:

Lucero will sometimes pull out the accordion.  Do you like accordions?

Here's Ben Nichols.  He's lit well, or well lit...

Ben going to get a sip of Jameson (what did we tell you about Lucero coupled with Jameson and Budweiser?)