Ardent Sessions: Lucero

Ardent Studios is very proud to have hosted Lucero on their 10th Anniversary! Don’t miss this stellar performance which includes music from their entire catalog. Lead singer Ben Nichols guides us through some of the band’s earliest songs, latest gems and plays several heartfelt renditions of tunes that are rarely played live. Rick Steff, a member of the Memphis Rhythm Band that backed Cat Power on her breakout album “The Greatest“,  joins the band on B3 organ, piano and accordion. Look for the new Lucero album, 1372 Overton Park, here.

Ben Nichols accompanied by Rick Steff and Brian Venable

Ben Nichols accompanied by Rick Steff and Brian Venable

Setlist:
01:02 All the Same to Me
05:01 Summer Song
09:01 What Else Would You Have Me Be
12:53 Nights Like These
16:43 I Can Get Us Out Of Here Tonight
21:11 Wasted
25:25 Hold Me Close
29:13 Ain’t So Lonely
32:57 Drink ‘Til We’re Gone
37:02 She’s Just That Kind of Girl
40:41 Nobody’s Darlins
43:57 She Wakes When She Dreams
48:32 When You Decided to Leave
52:28 All Sewn Up
56:46 It Gets the Worst at Night
61:07 Fistful of Tears

John C. and Roy Berry play The Ardent Sessions

John C. and Roy Berry play The Ardent Sessions

Lucero Your Dates
Aug 22 2009      Boston GreenFest 2009 @ City Hall Plaza     Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 5 2009     FYF Fest Presents: Save Our State Parks @ LA Historic State Park     Los Angeles, California
Sep 6 2009     Red Dirt Roundup     Fort Worth, Texas
Sep 10 2009     The Blue Note     Columbia, Missouri
Sep 11 2009     Crossroads KC     Kansas City, Missouri
Sep 11 2009     Crossroads     Kansas City, Missouri
Sep 12 2009     The Blue Note     Columbia, Missouri
Sep 12 2009     The Blue Note     Columbia, Missouri
Sep 12 2009     The Arkansas Music Pavilion     Fayetteville, Arkansas
Sep 12 2009     The Arkansas Music Pavillion     Fayetteville, Arkansas
Sep 17 2009     Canopy Club / Pygmalion Music Fest     Urbana, Illinois
Sep 18 2009     DIY Street Fair     Ferndale, Michigan
Sep 19 2009     Rumba Cafe     Columbus, Ohio
Oct 9 2009     Next Big Nashville at Cannery Ballroom     Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 10 2009     The Masquerade     Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 11 2009     The Pour House     Charleston, South Carolina
Oct 13 2009     Cats Cradle     Carrboro, North Carolina
Oct 14 2009     The National     Richmond, Virginia
Oct 15 2009     930 Club     Washington DC, Washington DC
Oct 16 2009     Starlight Ballroom     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 17 2009     Webster Hall     New York, New York
Oct 18 2009     The Middle East     Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oct 20 2009     Lee’s Palace     Toronto, Ontario
Oct 21 2009     The Magic Stick     Detroit, Michigan
Oct 22 2009     Turner Hall     Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oct 23 2009     Varsity Theater     Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 26 2009     Aggie Theatre     Ft. Collins, Colorado
Oct 27 2009     Ogden Theatre     Denver, Colorado
Oct 29 2009     The Crocodile     Seattle, Washington
Oct 30 2009     Hawthorne Theatre     Portland, Oregon
Nov 1 2009     Mezzanine     San Francisco, California
Nov 4 2009     The Casbah     San Diego, California
Nov 5 2009     The Clubhouse     Tempe, Arizona
Nov 7 2009     Longhorn Saloon     Ft. Worth, Texas
Nov 8 2009     Fun Fun Fun Fest     Austin, Texas
Nov 9 2009     Meridian     Houston, Texas
Nov 10 2009     Alabama Music Box     Mobile, Alabama
Nov 12 2009     Club Downunder – Florida State University     Tallahassee, Florida
Nov 13 2009     Czar     Tampa, Florida
Nov 14 2009     Lizzie McCormick Stage     Orlando, Florida
Nov 15 2009     Café Eleven     St. Augustine, Florida
Nov 17 2009     Visulite Theatre     Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 18 2009     40 Watt     Athens, Georgia
Nov 19 2009     Valarium     Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 19 2009     Valarium     Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 20 2009     Orange peel     Asheville, North Carolina
Nov 21 2009     Headliners     Louisville, Kentucky
Brian Venable

Brian Venable

Lucero, “What Else Would You Have Me Be?”

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Recorded and Mixed by Alan Burcham
Assistant Engineer: Lucas Peterson
Mastered by Kevin Nix

This free music podcast was recorded live at Ardent Recording Studios in Memphis, TN.

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