Lucero on Thursday, February 10th at the Knitting Factory Concert House
All the way from Memphis Lucero tore apart the Knitting Factory for about 50 people. Yep just 50 or so people came out to see this incredible band, I am a little ashamed of Spokane. However Lucero made sure that the people who came to the show were treated correctly. Not only did they play a full set but they let the people in the crowd yell out songs they wanted to hear and they played them! I have only been to a handful of shows in my entire life where that gets to happen. I think it is so cool and to hear your favorite band play your jam, that is unforgettable.
I don’t know too much about Lucero but after the show tonight I can’t wait to pick up an album. It’s rough and soulful, Lucero packs a punch. They have a unique twang alternative punk country sound that is perfect for dancing! I was instantly locked by the steel guitar and Ben’s vocals. There are six guys in the band and the instruments included two guitars, bass guitar, drums, steel guitar, keys and even a little accordion! After two or three songs everyone migrated from the bar to front of the house where unfortunately you couldn’t bring your drinks. Ben was really upset about that because that meant no one could buy him a shot. I would be upset too.
Lucero might not have a huge fan base in Spokane but they do have a loyal one; every single person standing on the floor was singing along to all of the songs. Even the rare songs that people requested! You could tell the tattooed boys of Lucero were genuine nice people. They kept saying thank you so much for coming out on a Thursday night and Ben even said “Ya’ll are kickin’ ass!” They even told the crowd we were being so polite, but I thought they were being polite too! The fact that they played songs that the crowd was yelling out, made it killer. It was personal and fun. We even got to see Ben do a few solo songs! I would see Lucero again in a heartbeat, I am ashamed they weren’t more people at the show. I guess all I can say is if you were not at the show you missed out. Thank you, Lucero for kicking ass and putting on one hell of a show.
Check out more from Lucero Here.
Photos courtesy of Matt Auclair.
