event Green Music Fest
Lucero and Murder By Death and Rock Plaza Central
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Sun Aug 16
noon
Green Music Fest at Eckhart ParkIt seems like nobody plays it straight in the alt-country world these days. For 2006’s Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers, Memphis band Lucero brought in keyboardist Rick Steff for a haggard, squalling sound that channels The Replacements and Lynyrd Skynyrd more than the blatant Son Volt-isms of the band’s early days. Frontman Ben Nichols recently released a Cormac McCarthy-inspired acoustic album, The Last Pale Light In The West, but his solo ventures are no match for the Memphis quartet’s unified rock.Eckhart Park 1330 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL
It seems like nobody plays it straight in the alt-country world these days. For 2006’s Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers, Memphis band Lucero brought in keyboardist Rick Steff for a haggard, squalling sound that channels The Replacements and Lynyrd Skynyrd more than the blatant Son Volt-isms of the band’s early days. Frontman Ben Nichols recently released a Cormac McCarthy-inspired acoustic album, The Last Pale Light In The West, but his solo ventures are no match for the Memphis quartet’s unified rock.
Updated 02/09/2011
