One of my fondest memories of The Boxing Lesson is when I met up with them at Music Lab a few years ago for an interview. If you've ever laughed so hard that you can't breathe and tears are flowing out of your eyes, then you can imagine how this went. I was just getting the ball rolling with a segment I used to produce, called Before the Break. If I recall correctly, I'd asked the band to sit for a quick chat about the album they were working on at the time, Wild Streaks and Windy Days. These are the nicest people you could ever meet. Synth master Jaylinn Davidson, guitarist...
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As far as they've gone, everything comes back to Lucero's hometown of Memphis. The group started out as an alt-country act that blurred the lines between country, punk, and rock, earning them a diverse fan base and 200 shows a year all across the world. But the tug of homesickness has crept into their sound in recent years. In 2009, the band put out their major-label debut, 1372 Overton Park--essentially the band's love letter to Memphis. Referring to a former Elvis karate haunt that the band lived in for years, the record boasted a Memphis-style horn section and more soulful originals that tipped their hats to Stax. On March 13, Lucero will release their eighth album,...
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