Live: Lucero with Lionize @ Brooklyn Bowl 12.30.11

Word is that there is a new Lucero record looming called Women and Work but these shows were a holiday run culminating in a New Year's show in Boston (no fights there, I'm sure). This was my first time to the Brooklyn Bowl and I was pretty pleased at its upscale Fireside vibe. Showed up three hours past doors to still have to see the opening Lionize, a bunch of Charm City dudes who seemed solid individuals, but the Pearl Jam meets Dave Matthews vibe was nothing that rocked my world. An emphatic meh.

Lucero were decent, starting a little more sober than usual and dealing with the every-growing population of Brooklyn ex-pat douches who seem to think our friends from Memphis are a hardcore band with a fanbase that loves being doused in thrown beer. The boys are always quick to tell kids to calm down, but dealing with a bunch of douches that wouldn't last a minute in a real pit has been getting more and more wearisome over the last couple years. The new songs sound promising, but a little half-baked, most featuring horns ala 1372 Overton. Tour dates are booked in the Spring, with a record soon to follow. Check the set list below for a taste of what's in store.

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1. That Much Further West 
2. On My Way Downtown 
3. Nights Like These 
4. Kiss the Bottle 
   (Jawbreaker cover)
5. Slow Dancing 
6. Women and Work 
7. Joining the Army 
   (Partial)
8. Last Night in Town 
9. I'll Just Fall 
10. Bikeriders 
11. Sixteen 
12. Sweet Little Thing 
13. Wandering Star 
14. (Unknown)
15. Sixes and Sevens 
16. Like Lightning 
17. Goodbye Again 
18. Ben with Todd and Rick
18. Mine Tonight 
19. Mom 
20. The War 
21. It Gets the Worst at Night 
22. Full Band Returns
22. All Sewn Up 
23. Tears Don't Matter Much 
24. Encore:
24. Drink 'Till We're Gone 
25. Chain Link Fence 
26. Darken My Door 
27. Fistful of Tears