Ben Nichols

Memphis, Tennessee’s Lucero are as much country as they are punk, or maybe it’s the other way around. Either way, the band’s sound since their inception in 1998 has evolved along with their fans who are devoted to the refusal to be compartmentalized as the band is themselves…

Ben Nichols of Lucero & fans in Austin – 9/10/12 (more by Tim Griffin) We already posted lots of posts today. Here’s some more, and some reminders too…

Ben Nichols, frontman for Lucero, came to Red 7 with Mike Herrera for the Bike Riders Southern Ride. Billed as “BIKERIDERS SOUTHERN RIDE…

“Lucero shows now perhaps surpassing Hold Steady shows in drunkenness of crowd. Saw @ least 6 ppl get kicked out last night. On a TUESDAY.” – Juliet Ulman “front row @ lucero tonight was nuts…

DOWNLOAD: Lucero – What Else Would You Have Me Be (MP3) Lucero is being featured on a new MTV show called “$5 Cover.” The semi-fictional “musical drama” is set in the Memphis music scene and co-stars Lucero singer Ben Nichols, who plays himself…

DOWNLOAD: Lucero – What Else Would You Have Me Be (MP3) The Pogues have cancelled their March 12th show at Roseland Ballroom in NYC. Due to unforeseen circumstances we regret to announce the cancellation of the New York show on the Thursday 12th March at Roseland Ballroom…

Lucero @ Terminal 5 (more by Mike Lerner) Lucero finished up their three-night run in NYC with a headlining show last night at Mercury Lounge (2/9)…

If not obvious by the 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest coverage so far, I was having the most fun (fun fun) over the weekend with all the punk, metal and hardcore on stages 3a and 3b (two connected stages to avoid long times between sets)…

(though not even close to metal) Last month, indie rock blog Productshop NYC shuttered it’s doors (RIP) to make way for Stories In High Fidelity, a place “for bands, record stores, labels and writers to share their stories, tour diaries, memories and so much more”, a sort of “Huffington Post of music”, if you will…

Lucero’s Ben Nichols contributed the track “Dog Day Night” to the Think Syrup Records. With a straight up infectious guitar lick, reminiscent of early Black Keys work, the track has gotten its fair share of repeated spins throughout the day…