Brooklyn experimental pop outfit Dinosaur Feathers released its debut LP, Fantasy Memorial, in 2009. At the time, the album’s tropical vibe and sunny instrumentation were right at home amongst similar-sounding acts also on the rise. Since then, the group has toured relentlessly and reconfigured their own sensibilities for their latest LP, Whistle Tips, due out April 10th via Ernest Jenning.

According to press for the LP, the band haven’t left the beach-esque sound behind entirely. Rather, they’ve infused it with influences from The Soft Boys, The Olivia Tremor Control, XTC, and Paul McCartney’s Wings. For a signpost as to where they’re headed sonically, the band has shared the album track “Untrue”. The jangly guitar line and saccharine harmonies fit right in with the bubbly cuts off their debut, but there’s a clear maturity to the track, thanks to some slight infusion of noisier elements, and songwriting that’s relatable without being overly mushy. Stream it now over at Paste.com.

The band will be on tour this spring, sharing the stage with the likes of Built to Spill, Battles, of Montreal, Lucero, and more. Peep the full tour schedule just after the album tracklist.

Whistle Tips Tracklist:
01. Young Bucks
02. SURPRISE!
03. Boats
04. Certain Times
05. City Living
06. Beatcha
07. Cure for Silence
08. Untrue
09. Pillars
10. Your Move
11. No Man’s Gospel

Dinosaur Feathers 2012 Tour Dates:
02/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
02/29 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage *
03/01 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery *
03/02 – Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazar *
03/03 – Raleigh, NC @ King’s Baracade *
03/04 – Atlanta, GA @ 529 *
03/06 – Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge *
03/07 – Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stop Over at Jepson Center ^
03/08 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon %
03/09 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s %
03/11 – Denton, TX @ Denton 35 Festival %&
03/12 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s %#
03/13-18 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/20 – Englewood, CO @ Moe’s
03/22 – Boise, ID @ Tree Fort Festival %!
03/23 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern ~
03/24 – Cottage Grove, OR @ The Axe and Fiddle ~
03/25 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios ~
04/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
04/05 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club $
04/06 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
04/07 – Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s
04/11 – Boston, MA @ Church
04/12 – Portland, ME @ Empire *
04/13 – Hamden, CT @ The Outer Space *
04/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands *

* = w/ Grandchildren
^ = w/ Oberhoffer
% = w/ Built To Spill
& = w/ Battles
# = w/ Lucero
! = w/ Of Montreal and Blitzen Trapper
~ = w/ Loch Lomond
$ = w/ Control, Shy Mirrors

Punk-infused alt-country rockers Lucero have always sought to capture the spirit of their Memphis home on record. However, the sextet looks to take one step closer in becoming “the 21st century voice of that great musical city,” according to a press release, with the March 13th release of their ATO Records debut, Women & Work.

The album collects 11 original cuts that “range from barroom brawlers to lonesome laments, and cut deeper than anything else in the band’s extensive catalog.” [sic] Women & Work sees the band joined once more by a duo of legendary horn players, Scott Thompson (Cat Power, Al Green) and Jim Spake (Solomon Burke, Ray Charles). Also re-teaming with Lucero for the new effort is producer Ted Hutt, who has logged time for The Gaslight Anthem and Flogging Molly, among others.

As they’ve gained a reputation for doing, Lucero will embark on a massive tour throughout 2012, with over 40 shows announced thus far. Those dates include bills with the likes of Built To Spill, Dinosaur Feathers, J. Roddy Walston & The Business, and more, plus some time at South by Southwest. Behold their current itinerary below, preceded by the Women & Work tracklist.

Women & Work Tracklist:
01. Downtown (Intro)
02. On My Way Downtown
03. Women & Work
04. It May Be Too Late
05. Juniper
06. Who You Waiting On?
07. I Can’t Stand To Leave You
08. When I Was Young
09. Sometimes
10. Like Lightning
11. Go Easy

Lucero 2012 Tour Dates:
02/23 – Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine’s Pub
02/24 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge *
02/25 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
03/01 – Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
03/02 – Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
03/03 – Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
03/09 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall ^
03/10 – Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco ^
03/11 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s Uptown ^
03/12 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Upstairs #
03/13-18 – Austin, TX @ South by Southwest
03/14 – Dallas, TX @ Trees ^
03/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
03/20 – Solana Beach, CA @ The Belly Up Tavern
03/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box
03/23 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
03/24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
03/25 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
03/28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge %
03/29 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater %
03/30 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater %
03/31 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater %
04/01 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep %
04/03 – Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company ^
04/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue ^
04/05 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater ^
04/06 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall ^
04/07 – Chicago, IL @ Metro ^
04/09 – Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone ^
04/11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s ^
04/12 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop ^
04/13 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick ^
04/14 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace $
04/15 – Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electriques $
04/18 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub $
04/19 – Boston, MA @ Paradise $
04/20 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall $
04/21 – Pawtucket, RI @ The Met Cafe $
04/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Abbey Bar Appalachian Brewing Company $
04/24 – Harrisburg, PA @ Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Company
04/25 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
04/26 – Richmond, VA @ The Hat Factory $
04/27 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel $
04/28 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Heaven Stage $

* = w/ Adam Faucett and The Tall Grass
# = w/ Built To Spill and Dinosaur Feathers
^ = w/ William Elliott Whitmore
% = w/ Larry and His Flask
$ = w/ J. Roddy Walston & The Business

To pay for it all, this year saw an increase in sponsorships. It was tasteful though, and kept to the festival guidebook as not to change the festival’s look. Besides, it can only mean good things when the festival has Four Loko sponsoring the biggest tent, and a hydroponics company for the other tent.

As for the music, Wakarusa’s resident bands – Sound Tribe Sector Nine (STS9), Dirtfoot, Umphrey’s McGee, and Split Lip Rayfield – returned, and with them a promising smattering of bands from all walks of music. At the top were My Morning Jacket, Ben Harper, Thievery Corporation, and Grace Potter. In the middle though were the equally hopeful Minus the Bear, Mumford & Sons, Ghostland Observatory, and Bassnectar, to name only a few. The rest was a steady helping of dub, noodley jam bands, and electronica of all styles pumping until sun up. I’m still not sure when people slept.

Temperatures reached into the high 90’s, the humidity was uncomfortable and sticky. The much cooler nights helped tremendously though. It also was nice to see that Sunday, normally the day most people choose to leave, was fuller than in years past. This kept the festival alive a little longer. Really though, it was just another gorgeous year atop Mulberry Mountain.

-E.N. May
Senior Staff Writer

Thursday, June 2nd

Dirtfoot – Revival Tent – 1:30 p.m.

There are a number of bands that have become an annual part of Wakarusa over the years, and Dirtfoot owns them all when it comes to participation. This year saw the Shreveport, LA natives performing three sets over the weekend, and just for good measure, they also played each morning at a fan-hosted breakfast nook, called Chompdown on Wilderness St. For Dirtfoot’s second set over the weekend, the band started by debuting a preview of its recently released Live and In Prison DVD. Shot in an actual prison, it’s a mini-movie featuring a live performance inside Louisiana’s Wade Correctional Center.

Together, they played as loud and as hard as they could. The music translated very well from the tent to the main stage, filling the airspace with boisterous riffs and off the wall saxophone lines. The set threw out dirt-stirring punk rock rambles, tying it up with a tight country backbone. To close things out, the gypsy punk anthems got the crowd shouting along with “Break My Bones”, “My Girl”, and “Bad Train Sick”. And to think they did this all weekend.

Minus the Bear – Revival Tent – 5:45 p.m.

For an “out of place pick”, Minus the Bear certainly made themselves at home, complete with a packed Revival Tent giving them much love. Starting with “Knights”, the set started with the hook heavy work of earlier material, working everyone up for the back end of the set that focused on the newer, more melodic material. They also threw in a track from the bands recent free EP. The song translated heavier live, full of the band’s trademark glitchy guitar stops. By the end of the song, Jack Snider and Dave Kusdon were on all fours twisting the feedback into one whirl of an outro. The new work all received some fanfare, and the band ate it up, stating numerous times how excited they were to be on that stage. Maybe they were just being nice, but they certainly didn’t hold anything back.

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals – Main Stage – 6:15 p.m.

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals‘ reputation held strong during its early evening set. Hits like “Ooh La La” came off heavier and dirtier, pushing back the radio-friendly chorus for a real rock show. The biggest highlight came with “Sugar”, which included a quick segue into The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black”, before looping back into “Sugar” for a blown out finish. The band looked sharp in all black. Potter was her usual sexy self, being playful with her band and flirting with the crowd, offering one-liners like, “You know it’s a good show when you got the panties rolling out.” This was just another gig for the band, though, sticking to the formula of staying genuine and looking like they’re having a great time. Here though, they actually were.

Umphrey’s McGee – Main Stage – 10:15 p.m.

Staple of the festival scene (and hosts of their own), Umphrey’s McGee too know how to play to the moment, and this moment saw them as Thursday’s headliner. The thing to note about Umphrey’s is that they come with two types of sets. The rock set for the day shows, and the fusion set for the night shows. With a big production light show in tow, the group went for the jammier blend of big arena rock, mixing in electronic odds and ends. The long extended songs flowed together, with some reprising 10 minutes later. The only exception to that came with the new track “Puppet String”. The song brought out heavy Tom Morello-style riffs with a rattling bass bridge into the verse.

It was the slow burning tracks that brought the bands best Pink Floyd moves, the set hitting all the required points of a modern rock jam show. Umphrey’s is a band built on the live experience, so it makes perfect sense why they now have moved to the headliner status. By midnight, the audience’s collective ears were ringing.

The Shpongletron Experience – Main Stage  - 1:00 a.m.

When a performer brings a show labeled as an “Experience”, the bar is prematurely set high before they even take the stage. With an 18-foot structure to play from, this horned devil head of scaffold and projection screens built anticipation throughout the day as it sat shrouded on the main stage. When show time came, what was delivered was a collection of screen saver visuals and house lights that wasn’t so much an experience, but another Shpongle DJ set on stilts.

That being said, his high energy blend of classic electronic beats and world – Spanish, West African, and Brazilian etc.- rhythms sounded organic in the open air. This was the first year the main stage was used for late night sets, and from 18 feet up, Shpongle sounded great and kept the night hot. Next time, though, bring the band.

Friday, June 3rd

Cornmeal – Revival Tent – 1:30 p.m.

Cornmeal was back this year with another two sets of genre bending New Grass. The early afternoon set was the second for the weekend, and the group opened fast with Mississippi style blue grass. The set was kicked up though when the acoustics turned electric and all tradition went out the door. The fiddle wailed with distorted guitar solos for quite the wild blend before pulling it all in for a rock jam outro. For all the New-Grass bands out there, Cornmeal have found a way to stand far out by being as eclectic as possible with the simple instruments they have. This set only showed further how underrated they are in the scene.

Split Lip Rayfield – Revival Tent – 3:00 p.m.

Friday afternoon in the revival tent was all about the bluegrass, and as the third band in that hard picking line-up, Split Lip Rayfield brought things back to basics – and turned up the speed. The picking and strumming was fast and unrelenting, that gas tank bass adding punk rock ingenuity for an extra thud from the strings against the steel. The harmonies sounded great, and the musicianship kept loose. Nothing out of the ordinary here, just another carefree set.

Lucero – Revival Tent – 6:00 p.m.

Midway through the set, vocalist Ben Nichols admitted he didn’t think Lucero was a festival kind of band. Listening to the set it was easy to see his point as Lucero, in the simplest of terms, is a bar band. They channel Springsteen in the song writing department, turning life into poetry relatable to anyone in a tough spot. What they wouldn’t realize until later was that this kind of music is perfect for the festival setting. What’s more, Lucero carry a southwest twist to the rock they write. This makes their sound much bigger than the chord by chord alt country that is at the base. Along with Nichols’ rock growl and enduring subtle twang, the band sounded great. The set list itself started pre-planned, but was quickly thrown out for fan requests. The entire back half of the set was just that in fact. The crowd was small, but quite loyal, making for one intimate show.

My Morning Jacket – Main Stage  - 10:30 p.m.

It’s difficult to keep coming up with new ways to say just how incredible a My Morning Jacket set is. The reputation that precedes them is in every way true, and has been hyped appropriately. The set this past Friday was no exception as the band showed that they are a worthy headliner, and not just the undercard anymore. It’s about time, too.

Opening with “Victory Dance”, the band launched into the first two tracks from their latest LP, Circuital. They made sure to mix in older favorites as well, hitting “I’m Amazed” early on. The tried and true material was jammed out into extended versions; in fact, Patrick Hallahan shined bright here, as he massacred his drumset during a few solos. However, despite a few far reaching addition, it was the new album that took over the set. New single “Holdin’ on the Black Metal” arrived early on, “Outta My System” and “Circuital” could have filled a stadium, the songs translating even better live, and “First Light” blasted into a prog-rock freak show to close it out in a monumental way.

MMJ is a band that has grown with the festival scene, so all of its material is meant for the big open air stage. It was psychedelic, ethereal, and rocked hard for a full two hours. The thing is, with the way the audience and the band were feeling, they could have played for another hour easily. Satisfying is the key word here, and what more could there be for a headlining set?

Bassnectar – Main Stage  - 1:00 a.m.

With MMJ going over the set time by 30 minutes, the rest of the night would be pushed back. It was a minor detail though and one that no one seemed to mind. Besides, this was one of the more anticipated late night sets of the weekend, and by the time Lorin Ashton came out, the field was filled like he was a headliner in his own right. These days, Bassnectar is much too big for the dance tent, as it seemed the entire festival had shown up to see the set. Ashton also noticed the sea of neon, and with an opening Wu-Tang sample, the hour-and-a-half of womping bass was on.

For those who haven’t seen Ashton, his set is a mix of match ups and samples with unrelenting bass beats behind them. He uses hip-hop just as much as he uses rock, and loves to throw around some Nirvana. Every time the beat would drop, glow sticks would fly, and the neon party hit its peak. The energy was as persistent as the humidity, so when the set ended, Ashton had to come out for a quick encore, just to say goodbye to his biggest show to date – according to him.

Ghostland Observatory – Main Stage – 3:00 a.m.

This would be the latest set the main stage would see all weekend. By this point in the night, the audience had spread out to the several other late night shows going on, leaving a much smaller audience for Ghostland Observatory. No matter, though, as the Austin duo brought out all the tricks to lead the festival into the pre-dawn hours. They too are coming off a somewhat new, much more club-influenced album. The set was perfectly suited for the vibe of Wakarusa’s late night, and this band is made for only one time of the day anyhow. Lasers poured into the sky as Aaron Behrens and Thomas Turner pulsed out a heavy dose of glamtronica. Behrens was a wild man on stage, popping in and out of the fog and lights to thrust around and hype the crowd with his wild vocals. While most of the set stuck to the pure electronic material, they did bring out the old goodies, and the guitar for the punchy songs that got them noticed in the first place. Ghostland too has become a live force recently, pulling all the production punches so tracks like “Sad Sad City” can be a visual and audio trip. It was with out a doubt one of the best late night sets all weekend.

Saturday, June 4th

MarchFourth Marching Band – Revival Tent – 4:30 p.m.

Wakarusa has a thing for variety acts. One sneaks in every year and surprises an afternoon crowd looking for shade in the big tent. This past Saturday the festival brought in the punk vaudeville troop MarchFourth Marching Band, for an hour-and-a-half’s worth of big brass funk and ska. Part of the vaudeville came in the form of dancers on stilts hyping the crowd and showing off some impressive acrobatics. The other was in the from of a little burlesque. They had the marching band look, 13 pieces, and the big hats, flags, and dance routines. It was easy and entertaining; altogether, text book funk and west coast ska. Band geeks eat your heart out.

Mumford & Sons – Main Stage – 6:00 p.m.

As the latest “break out” band to be driving in its debut, Mumford & Sons 15 minutes remain in full swing. Coming out in the heat of the day to a swelling crowd, the latest folk heroes played right through their acclaimed LP, Sigh No More. The Celtic bluegrass ballads sounded straight from the album, though they turned up sections for the sake of the live show. People ate it up, sang along, and screamed with the first notes of “Winter Winds” and “Little Lion Heart”. It was a hot dusty mess with all the dancing, and the band relished in it. Two new songs were debuted, as well. “Below My Feet” used the standard Mumford equation of quiet intro into revelry of strums. The other, “Lover of Light”, ventured into Dave Mathews territory, sounding more like an acoustic pop song. The band is embracing this mainstream success full heartedly, and with a show like this, its 15 minutes will be on for quite a while longer.

Ben Harper and the Relentless 7 – Main Stage – 8:00 p.m.

Ben Harper, in any form, really works best in the festival setting. His tunes are easy going, socially conscious rock. Insert agreeable positive political statements and you have it in a nutshell. As for the Relentless 7, this is Harper’s true to form rock band. Festival anthem “Burn One Down” opened the show, which, with the haze over the crowd, was very appropriate. From there it was two hours of middle of the road rock, with a few solo acoustic throw backs to Harpers earlier material. The good thing about Harper is the size of his catalogue, and his musicianship. When he lets it fly, it makes for some quality moments. For this band, and this set, it came in the form an electric steel slide. After a glitch in the sound (it went completely down for a quick minute), the band punched back with a solid cover of the CSNY staple, “Ohio”.

Playing as the sun went down made Harper’s set the perfect time to relax. He’s a charismatic, humble musician who connects with the crowd (gave a shout out to the Razor Backs) and does his job right. In all, Harper with The Relentless 7 provided the pre-game.

Thievery Corporation – Main Stage – 10:30 p.m.

As U.S. ambassadors for world beat electronic music, Thievery Corporation’s showcase is quite the spectacle. With its rotating cast of vocalists and full live band, the gamut of world sound was covered. While Rob Garza and Eric Hilton sit at the top of Thievery, the live experience is very much so a band effort. The songs have been deconstructed and assembled for the show, improvising and forming each song into its own familiar but new experience.

Opening with a bouncy sitar, the introduction wove its way right into “Lebanese Blonde”. The South Asian styles created a very mellow atmosphere to start out with, but the funk-dub fusion that came next is what set off the set with “Radio Retaliation” and “38-35” making the cut. There is the activist side to the duo, which came out on the anti-IMF “Vampires”. Bottom line: The show was fantastically eclectic, and a perfect way to kick off the last full night of music.

Sound Tribe Sector 9 – Revival Tent – 12:30 a.m.

Wakarusa wouldn’t be the same without STS9 holding down at least one late night slot. This year there were two STS9 sets, an evening one on Friday, and this, the late night set in the Revival Tent. First off, a band this big shouldn’t be in a tent. The surrounding space outside the tent was just as congested as the space inside, and it should have been on the main stage. That’s why the festival organizers kept it running later this year, right? Oh well, though, because the night went off, and it was easily the best of the band’s sets that weekend.

Bassist David Murphy has only recently come back from cancer treatment. The fact that he’s back on tour playing like the day he left is unbelievable. On stage, he looked great – fatigued, but ecstatic with the swelling reception in front of him. STS9 came out playing the heavy club-ready material, packing a heavier wallop in the beat between the signature spacy guitars and breakneck drumming. Dominic Lalli of Big Gigantic came out to lay down a sax line over some steady synth lines for a quick jam, making for a killer collaboration. Given the two are cut from the same cloth, it was a wild few minutes of hot saxophone over a wall of drum and bass. It made a huge impact on the weekend. When STS9 are on, they really turn on, and this was a set for the books.

Big Gigantic – Outpost Tent – 2:30 a.m.

Watching a band grow at a festival is an exciting thing. Big Gigantic have, up until this year, been only a hidden gem in the line-ups of festivals all over the country. This year that’s all changing however as the livetronica sound (samples/DJ with live drums) has taken off. This left the small Outpost Tent feeling extra tight as all weekend the hype was swirling about the set. With tons of new material out, there was plenty to get to in the set. Remixes and re-worked older tracks were slipped seamlessly in as every beat drop drew a roar from the bouncing crowd. For just about two hours, the energy never dropped. Thick layers of bass were smoothed out by Lalli’s saxophone, using it to reprise songs throughout the set, and bring home the remixes. The story here is with the newer material however. It’s a welcome step up in Big Gigantic’s game as they’ve fully embraced the audience’s love for thicker and more sustained bass drops. The band spent more time on the samples making the new material forward and fresh, and it worked. The crowd ate it up, and Big Gigantic far surpassed the hype.

Sunday, June 5th

The Stone Foxes – Outpost Tent – 3:30 p.m.

The rock scene at Wakarusa is a sneaky one and it likes to hide early on Sundays. San Francisco’s seventies rock loyalists The Stone Foxes brought out a storm of overdriven blues rock to a mostly vacant Outpost Tent. It may sound like a sad sight, but the band didn’t seem to care as it felt more like a garage show than a festival set. They joked with the 50 people huddled in the front, and it was an intimate treat for everyone. The guitar wailed like Jack White giving psychedelic break downs and solid loud riffs. There’s nothing new about what The Stone Foxes are doing, but they can play, and play hard.

Zoogma – Outpost Tent – 8:30 p.m.

The winner of band with most flyer litter goes to Zoogma. Signs and posters reading, “What the fuck is Zoogma?”, could be found on posts in the camp sites, and on the grass in lieu to the festival. Why not though, the still mostly unknown band was playing two sets this weekend. It was Sunday’s set however that got the biggest reception. Zoogma is a young band in the electronic jam scene, taking all its cues from its predecessors like STS9. While the band members are obviously very talented, they have yet to find a niche, but it’s certainly being worked on. The choice in synth beats helps, going for an 80’s pop feel in the hooks and synth tones. Those made the biggest impact, and filled one last need for a sound that’s taken over the jam scene, and Wakarusa for that matter.

Ozomatli – Revival Tent – 10:00 p.m.

With the majority of the people headed to get a last fix of bass elsewhere, a thin crowd stuck around for Ozomatli’s second set as defacto Sunday headliner. One more time they brought out the world beats and conscious rhymes. The mix of Latin, reggae, and hip-hop is always a safe bet. Throw in uplifting social messages and you have something everyone can agree with. It provided a nice alternative for the overheated electronic sets as more people trickled in over the hour or so. The energy was there, and Justin Poree got a cheer for having just been bailed out of jail from the night before. Getting arrested during a festival? Now that’s rock and roll.

That aside, the set took the festival into one more late night, and for those who stuck around, it provided yet another close up encounter with a relatively big band. The last of the fireworks were shot off (not official festival fireworks, just the work of fans with good timing), and so went another Wakarusa.

Set for April 29-May 2nd during the city’s annual Memphis in May celebration, this year’s festival also sports Cee-Lo Green, Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers, B.o.B., The New Pornographers, Sublime with Rome, Cake, Ziggy Marley, Cage the Elephant, Macy Gray, Amos Lee, Slightly Stoopid, Gregg Allman, Manchester Orchestra, Lucero, Lotus, J.J. Grey and Mofro.

Rounding out the bill are Jason Mraz, Lucinda Williams, Charlie Wilson, Betty LaVette, Ludacris, Tommy Castro, Godsmack, Buckcherry, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Lee Boys, Devon Allman’s Honeytribe, Kirk Whalum, Hubert Sumlin, Sick Puppies, Jimmie Vaughan, Amy LaVere, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, John Hammond, and Otis Clay.

As mentioned, tickets cost $69 and are available through Ticketmaster.com. VIP packages are also available. For additional details on the festival as well as all of Memphis in May’s activities, please visit the memphisinmay.org.

The names that stand out are frankly shocking gets for a free and ticketless festival: Joan Baez, Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes, and the Godmother of Punk herself, Patti Smith. Other old guys include Richard Thompson, Robert Earl Keen, Steve Earle and the Dukes, and some Grammy-winning singer-songwriters in The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue (Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, and Boz Scaggs). Oh, and right off the heels of Toy Story 3, Randy frigging Newman. Yeah.

There’s stuff for the cool kids too: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, The Avett Brothers, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Umphrey’s McGee, Jenny & Johnny (Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice), Lucero, The Felice Brothers, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Gillian Welch, and…drumroll…SF hero Mike Patton as Mondo Cane.

Other notable acts include Emmylou Harris, Hot Tuna Electric, The Del McCoury Band, T-Bone Burnett and Friends, Indigo Girls, Moonalice, Fountains of Wayne, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, Doc Watson and David Holt, The David Grisman Quintet, Bonnie “Prince” Billy & the Cairo Gang, The Flatlanders, and Railroad Earth.

There are plenty more acts, and you can see the full list here. The website promises additions, so begin rumor-mongering. This thing goes down the weekend of October 1-3; check back here for updates.

After spending months on the followup to 2004’s Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll, Mike Ness and company have come down with a case of studio-fever. Even before their summer tour has begun, Social Distortion have announced a 25-date fall tour with cowpunk act Lucero. After concluding their club tour August 15th with a festival appearance at Outside Lands, the four-some will take a month to relax in California before playing Salt Lake’s Complex October 14th. According to both Ness, and our friends at Slicing Up Eyeballs, expect that seventh studio release to drop between these dates.

From Utah, Social D have planned to play larger theaters through the Eastern and Southern US. Oddly, no California dates, except the previously mentioned festival appearance, have currently been announced. The tour is highlighted by shows at the 9:30 Club in DC, Philly’s Electric Factory, a Halloween show in Jersey, the Fillmore at Miami Beach, and Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre in Austin. The tour concludes November 23rd in Tempe, AZ. A complete tourlisting follows, with tickets to most dates available starting Friday, July 9th at Ticketmaster.

Social Distortion 2010 Tour Dates:
07/17 - Quebec, ON @ Festival D’ete International de Quebec
07/27 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance #
07/28 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Casino Ballroom #
07/30 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s #
07/31 – Hartford, CT @ The Webster #
08/01 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom #
08/03 – Wantagh, NY @ Mulcahy’s #
08/04 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club #
08/05 - Rochester, NY @ Nola’s BBQ #
08/07 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/08 - Green Bay, WI @ Oneida Casino #
08/10 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cover @ Harrah’s *
08/11 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater #
08/13 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory #
08/14 – Medford, OR @ Medford Armory #
08/15 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
10/14 – Salt Lake City @ UT The Complex ^
10/15 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium ^
10/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue ^
10/21 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore ^
10/23 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus ^
10/24 – Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues ^
10/26 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ^
10/28 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights ^
10/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory ^
10/30 – Atlantic City, NJ @ House Of Blues ^
11/01 – Boston, MA @ House Of Blues ^
11/04 – New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom ^
11/06 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live! ^
11/08 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel ^
11/09 –  Knoxville, TN @ Valarium ^
11/10 –  Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle ^
11/12 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing ^
11/13 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach ^
11/14 – Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues ^
11/16 – New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues ^
11/18 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater ^
11/19 – Houston, TX @ House Of Blues ^
11/20 – Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues ^
11/22 –  Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theatre ^
11/23 –  Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre ^

# = w/ Dan Sartain & The Action Design
* = w/ Wolfmother
^ = w/ Lucero & Frank Turner

Apropos, Heaven Is Whenever is in stores tomorrow, May 4th, (via Vagrant) and The Hold Steady summer tour kicks off tonight in LA.

This August 28-29 will see the launch of the LouFest, a new two-day music festival set to take place at Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri. The inaugural lineup brandishes itself in sporting a who’s who in the ever evolving indie music scene. Included are the likes of She & Him, Broken Social Scene, Built to Spill, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy (who is having his own festival btw), The Airborne Toxic Event, Lucero, Titus Andronicus, Fruit Bats, and Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons. Plus, the whole thing will only cost you $38.00 or $64.00 (depending on how many days you want to attend) and there are no service fees! I didn’t even no such a thing was possible…

You can find the festival’s full lineup and day-by-day schedule here, while tickets can be obtained here.

In all, Frecastle 2010, set to take place from July 9-11 at Waterfront Park, will feature over 75 bands, DJs, and electronic artists on (4) festival stages, along with regional art installations, the Sustainable Living Roadshow, an expanded outdoor extreme sports park, Patagonia Footwear Film Pavilion, SPROUTS “Rock, Relax, and Refresh” children’s eco-info zone, outdoor industry demos, renewable energy exhibits, organic food options, discussion panels, speakers, dance tents, and more.

Three-day passes, priced at $135.00, will go on sale starting today (1:00 PM EST) via Ticketmaster.com. VIP packages will also be available.

Broken Social Scene, Animal Collective’s Panda Bear, and Public Enemy will lead the 120 bands set to play the city’s 10 venues between September 9th and 11th. Other notables include Atlas Sound, Fucked Up, Tortoise, Lucero, Megafaun, No Age, The Love Language, and 9th Wonder & Friends. Indie up-and-comers like Best Coast, The Golden Filter, Bear in Heaven, Javelin, and Washed Out are also confirmed to perform. Find the complete 2010 bill here.

Prices for weekend passes will range from $45 to $120, with single tickets for the City Plaza shows (where Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, and Public Enemy are playing) set at $30. Everything will go on sale starting tomorrow, April 1st. Visit the festival’s website for more information.

As for the end result of said attention? An initial lineup announcement headed by Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Band, and Kings of Leon. Other noteworthy acts include Jack White’s The Dead Weather, Jack Black’s Tenacious D, Weezer, Norah Jones, Damian Marley and Nas, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Regina Spektor, Tori Amos, John Fogerty, and Jeff Beck.

Also set to appear at this year’s edition, which runs from June 10-13, are the Dropkick Murphys, John Prine, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Franti and Spearhead, The Avett Brothers, The Black Keys, Deadmau5, Against Me!, Les Claypool, the Zac Brown Band, Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers, and Rise Against, as well as a few familiar faces, including the Disco Biscuits, Medeski Martin & Wood, and Calexico.

A number of high-profile indie acts will also perform, including She & Him, Blitzen Trapper, The Dodos, Local Natives, The Gaslight Anthem, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Chromeo (who will be joined by the legendary Daryl Hall), Tokyo Police Club, and Neon Indian.

We should once again note that today’s announcement was billed as the initial lineup, and additional artists are expected to be named in the weeks ahead. We’ll of course update you when the information becomes available.

Tickets, available in the general admission and VIP varieties, are currently on sale and priced at $234.50 and $1,349.50 respectively. Payment plans are available, as are various rental packages. Hit up bonnarootickets.com for all the specifics.

Additional details regarding the festival itself can be read on bonnaroo.com. We also suggest bookmaring our Bonnaroo Outlook pages, as we’ll update it once additional lineup news is announced. Now would also be a good time to check out our recent interview with Bonnaroo co-founder Ashley Capps.

As previously mentioned, the lineup announcement will work something like this. Unlike previous announcements, the 2010 bill will not be unveiled all at once, but rather throughout the day, with the goal being to “generate conversations about the lineup a few acts at a time.” Starting at 10 AM EST (barring any early leaks), bands will begin announcing their participation via various social media outlets and bonnaroo.com. It’s basically like one giant, procrastinating-inducing puzzle. Fortunately, just in case we don’t figure it out by then, Bonnaroo will end our agony by announcing the full lineup later tomorrow night.

Given all this, it only makes sense that we start an open thread, where you guys can chat, complain, and post any discoveries you find. We’ll of course keep track as well!

7:30 pm Update: 90 minutes left! LCD Soundsystem, Les Claypool, Lucero, Kris Kristofferson, Martin Sexton, and Deadmau5 among the newest additions.

5:30 pm Update: Add The Dodos, Tori Amos, Tenacious D, Damian Marley & Nas, Lotus, Blitzen Trapper, Calexico, Mumford & Sons, Aterciopelados, and John Butler Trio to the mix. Still waiting for Neil, Pavement, and Roger Waters…

3:30 pm Update: A few more worthwhile confirmations: The Dead Weather, They Might Be Giants, The Melvins, Dave Rawlings Machine, John Prine, Mew, Dr. Dog, Clutch, and The Bakerton Group. Also, a few more expected: Alicia Keys, Pavement, and Spoon.

2:00 pm Update: So far, we’ve been going at this for a good five hours and we still only know about a 1/4 of the acts. Of those however, there are certainly a fair share of early highlights, including Jay-Z, The Flaming Lips, Regina Spektor, The National, Disco Biscuits, Jeff Beck, Norah Jones, Weezer, She & Him, and Phoenix.

We can also confirm the participation of Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Wonder, Dropkick Murphys, and Zac Brown band. As for what we can expect to see in the hours ahead? Neil Young, Spoon, Broken Social Scene, and Deadmau5. Also don’t be shocked if Roger Waters (performing The Wall), Pavement, and My Morning Jacket make an appearance.

Update: Here is the initial lineup…

Against Me!, Aeroplane, The Avett Brothers, B.o.B., Baaba Maal, The Black Keys Bassnectar, Baroness, Blitzen Trapper, Blues Traveler, Brandi Carlile, Calexico, Chromeo w/ Darryl Hall, Clutch, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Damian Marley & Nas, Dan Deacon Ensemble, Dave Matthews Band, Dave Rawlings Machine, The Dead Weather, Deadmau5, Diane Birch, Disco Biscuits, The Dodos, Dr. Dog, Dropkick Murphys, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, The Entrance Band, The Flaming Lips (w/ Stardeath and White Dwarfs) performing Dark Side of the Moon, The Gaslight Anthem, GWAR, Here We Go Magic, Hot Rize, Jamey Johnson, Japandroids, Jay-Z, Jeff Beck, John Prine, Kid Cudi, Kings of Leon, Kris Kristofferson, Ingrid Michaelson, Isis, John Fogerty, Julia Nunes, LCD Soundsystem, Les Claypool, Local Natives, Lotus, Lucero, Manchester Orchestra, Martin Sexton, Mayer Hawthrone & the County, Medeski Martin & Wood, Melvins, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Miike Snow, Miranda Lambert, Monte Montgomery, Mumford & Sons, The National, Needtobreathre, Neon Indian, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Norah Jones, OK Go, Phoenix, The Postelles, Punch Brothers, Rebelution, Regina Spektor, Rise Against, She & Him, Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers, Stevie Wonder, The Temper Trap, Tenacious D, They Might Be Giants, Thievery Corporation, Tinariwen, Tori Amos, Tokyo Police Club, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Wale, Weezer, The xx, Zac Brown Band

Here are other expected and rumored acts.

Now, buckle up kids! It’s going to be a long and wild ride!

Feature image courtesy of Ryan Mastro…

The Jesus Lizard, Of Montreal, Mission of Burma, Ratatat, The Pharcyde, and Destroyer head the recently unveiled 2009 bill. Other acts of note include Danzig, Yeasayer, Fucked Up, The Cool Kids, Wu Tang’s GZA performing Liquid Swords, The King Khan & BBQ Show, Lucero, Why?, and No Age.

As it stands, the Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009 currently looks something like this:

7 Seconds, Alaska in Winter, All Leather, Astronautalis, Atlas Sound, Bankrupt and the Borrowers, Betaplayer, The Black and White Years, Brendon Walsh, Brian Posehn, Broadcast, Buraka Son Sistema, Car Stereo (Wars), Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm, Chelsea Peretti, MC Chris, Coalesce, Coliseum, The Cool Kids, Crystal Antlers, Crystal Castles, D.R.I., Danzig, Dead Confederate, Death, Destroyer, The DJ Melee, Face to Face, Flipper, Foot Patrol, Fuck Buttons, Fucked Up, Gorilla Biscuits, Growing, GZA performing Liquid Swords, Hannibal Burress, Harlem, HEALTH, James Husband (Of Montreal), The Jesus Lizard,  Josh Fadem, Kid Sister, King Khan & BBQ Show, The Laughing, LAX, Les Savy Fav, Low Line Caller, Lucero, Melt Banana, Metallagher, Mika Miko, Mission of Burma, Moonlight Towers, Neon Indian, The New Movement, Nick Thune, No Age, DJ Numark, Of Montreal, Off With Their Heads, Pack of Wolves, Peligrosa DJs, The Pharcyde, Rat King, Ratatat, Red Sparowes, Reign Supreme, Riverboat Gamblers, The Roller, Royal Bangs, Russian Circles, Shearwater, Shonen Knife, Ssion, The Strange Boys, Street Dogs, Sugar & Gold, This Will Destroy You, Times New Viking, Todd Barry, The Underground Railroad to Candyland, VEGA, White Kids You Know, Why?, Yeasayer, Young Widows, Youth Brigade

Early bird weekend ($67.50) and VIP ($135) are now available via funfunfunfest.com.

Sufjan Stevens 2009 Tour Dates:

Well, if it isn’t an old stranger! Following an appearance at next month’s ATP New York, Sufjan Stevens will launch an intimate 16-date eastern North American tour with Asthmatic Kitty labelmate Cryptacize. According to Steven’s aforementioned label, these dates have nothing to do with the singer/songwriters forthcoming BQE release so, what one should expect is anyone’s guess. Tickets will be available beginning Saturday, August 15th. Due to the expected high demand and existence of such things as scalpers, there will be a two ticket limit and they may only be picked up at the venue. More rules and regulations here.

09/12 – Monticello, NY @ ATP New York
09/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
09/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
09/23 – Ithaca, NY @ Castaways *
09/24 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
09/25 – Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom *
09/26 – Champaign, IL @ The High Dive *
09/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar *
09/28 – Madison, WI @ The Majestic *
09/29 – Bloomington, IN @ Buskirk Chumley *
10/01 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Place *
10/02 – Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal *
10/03 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall *
10/04 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
10/05 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
10/06 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10/07 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *

* = w/ Cryptacize

Infected Mushroom 2009 Tour Dates:

In support of its forthcoming studio album, Legend Of The Black Shawarma, the psychedelic duo that is Infected Mushroom has mapped out a hodgepodge of tour dates for the coming. Spanning late August to late Novemeber, the trek will be highlighted by appearances at the world-renowned art festival Burning Man and a two-night stint in Boulder, Colorado. Joining Amit “Duvdev” Duvedevani (vocals) and Erez Eisen (keyboards) on the tour will be Rogerio Jardim (drums) and Tom Cunningham (guitar). Tickets for select dates are available via Ticketmaster.com.

08/21 – Houston, TX @ Escapade
08/28 – Nashville, TN @ Exit In
08/29 – Miami, FL @ Karu&Y
09/03 – Gerlach, NV @ Burning Man
09/04 – Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
09/05 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
09/06 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
09/25 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theater
09/26 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
10/03 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/30 – San Francisco, CA @ TBD
11/12 – Denver, CO @ Beta Nightclub
11/14 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
11/28 – San Bernardino, CA @ TBD

Lucero 2009 Tour Dates:

Beginning October 9th, Lucero will look to support its major label debut with the launch of the aptly titled Lucero Ramblin’ Roadshow & Memphis Revue. The traveling roadshow spans two months and will feature the likes of my Amy LaVere, Cedric Burnside with Lightnin’ Malcolm, Jack Oblivian, John Paul Keith & the One Four Fives and The City Champs. Tickets for select dates are available via Ticketmaster.com.

09/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ F Yeah Fest
10/09 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom *^
10/10 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *^
10/11 – Charleston, SC @ The Pour House *^
10/13 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *^
10/14 – Richmond, VA @ The National *^
10/15 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *^
10/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom *^
10/17 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall *^
10/18 – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East *^
10/20 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Place *^
10/21 – Detroit, MI @ The Magic Stick *^
10/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall *^
10/23 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater *^
10/26 – Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre #%
10/27 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre #%
10/29 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile #%
10/30 – Portland, OR @ Hawthrone Theatre #%
11/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine #%
11/04 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah #%
11/05 – Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse #%
11/07 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Longhorn Saloon ^!
11/08 – Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/09 – Houston, TX @ Meridian @!
11/10 – Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box ^!
11/12 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder ^!
11/13 – Tampa, FL @ Czar ^!
11/14 – Orlando, FL @ Lizzie McCormick Stage ^!
11/15 – St. Augustine, FL @ Cafe Eleven ^!
11/17 – Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre ^!
11/18 – Atlanta, GA @ 40 Watt Club ^!
11/19 – Knoxville, TN @ Valarium ^!
11/20 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel ^!
11/21 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners ^!

* = w/ Amy LaVere
^ = w/ Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm
# = w/ Jack Oblivian
% = w/ John Paul Keith & One Four Fives
! = w/ The City Champs

The Black Lips, Tim & Eric, Lightning Bolt, The Thermals, and Lucero will head F Yeah Presents Save Our State Parks, set to take place on September 5th at the Los Angeles Historic State Park. Also confirmed are Converge, No Age, Fucked Up, Glass Candy, Times New Viking, Wavves, Crystal Antlers, AA Bondy, and Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba. The full lineup can be found over at the Festival Outlook.

Tickets for F Yeah Fest ’09 will go on sale beginning Tuesday, August 4th via Ticketweb.com and will cost you only $21 — one dollar from each ticket be donated to Homeboy Industries and Harvest of Hope. Those who volunteer will gain free access into the festival.

According to a press release, 1372 Overton Park moves further towards the Memphis soul that has slightly influenced the group’s records up to this point. Produced by Ted Hutt of The Gaslight Anthem, the title works as a dedication to the loft in Memphis where all the band members lived at one time  It was also the home to some of the recording sessions for 2003′s That Much Further West.

The soul music of Memphis heavily influenced this album, making the record almost a tribute to the city. Lead singer and guitarist Ben Nichols said, “When [saxophonist] Jim Spake put that first horn track down, we began thinking of the record as having a certain sound. We heard pieces of Memphis history being played over our songs and it floored us and we just went with it.”

Lucero will hit the road in the U.S. this fall in support of 1372 Overton Park. The band is also streaming one of the album’s tracks, “The Devil and Maggie Chascarillo”, on its official website.

Lucero 2009 Tour Dates:
08/15 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
08/16 – Chicago, IL @ Green Fest
09/11 – Kansas City, MO @ The Crossroads
09/17 – Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival
09/18 – Ferndale, MI @ DIY Street Fair
09/19 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe

In support of the recently released Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is!, Black Joe Lewis and his bluesy septet have launched a two-month North American tour which sees them serving as openers for the now MTV-approved Lucero and the recently reunited New York Dolls, along with a couple stops at some of the summer’s latter festivals.

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears 2009 Tour Dates:
05/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour *
05/16 – San Francisco, CA @ Slims *
05/17 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre *
05/19 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s *
05/21 – Portland, OR @ Hawthrone Theatre *
05/22 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern *
05/23 – Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore *
05/24 – Bellingham, WA @ The Wild Buffalo *
06/02 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom ^
06/07 – New Orlenas, LA @ House of Blues ^
06/09 – St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre ^
06/10 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues ^
06/11 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues ^
06/12 – Atlanta, TX @ Center Stage ^
06/22 – New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
07/11 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Folk & Roots Festival
10/04 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits

* = w/ Lucero
^ = w/ New York Dolls

So maybe good things actually do still come out of MTV.

Well, maybe.

Lucero 2009 Tour Dates:
05/06 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
05/07 – Houston, TX @ Walters on Washington *
05/08 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
05/09 – Fort Worth, TX @ The Longhorn *
05/10 – Lubbock, TX @ Bash’s #2 *
05/12 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room *
05/13 – Solana Beach, CA @ The Belly Up Tavern *
05/14 – Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar *
05/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour *
05/16 – San Francisco, CA @ Slims *
05/17 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre *
05/19 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
05/21 – Portland, OR @ Hawthrone Theatre
05/22 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
05/23 – Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore
05/24 – Bellingham, WA @ The Wild Buffalo
05/26 – Boise, ID @ The Bouqet ^
05/27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge ^
05/28 – Aspen, CO @ The Belly Up ^
05/29 – Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theatre ^
05/30 – Boulder, CO @ The Fox Theatre ^
06/02 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room ^
06/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater ^
06/04 – Iowa City, IA @ The Picador ^
06/05 – Tupelo, MS @ The Tupelo Elvis Festival
06/06 – Ozark, AR @ Wakarusa Music Festival
06/12 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
06/18 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
06/19 – Richmond, VA @ Friday Cheers
06/20 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle

* = w/ Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
^ = w/ Chuck Ragan