Memphis rock/alt-country band Lucero releases “Macon If We Make It” from the forthcoming album Should’ve Learned by Now (Liberty & Lament/Thirty Tigers), out February 24, 2023. Inspired by an impending hurricane, the song draws parallels between a literal storm and a troubled relationship back home before the listener is carried out like a raft on guitarist Brian Venable’s ripping guitar solo. The band has also announced two album release shows on February 24 in Memphis at Hernando’s Hide-A-Way and on February 25 at The End in Nashville. 

“We were on tour in Georgia and a hurricane was coming through. Someone asked where our next show was and we said ‘Macon, if we make it,’” explains bandleader Ben Nichols. “I was aiming for a song kind of like Husker Du’s ‘Dead Set on Destruction.’ I don’t think I hit that mark but the song is fun to play and sing. It also has a kind of Violent Femmes vibe that I like. Their stuff was some of the first songs I learned to play on bass when I was 12 or 13 years old.” 

Lucero will hit the road this month in support of the new album. Find a full list of tour dates below and at this link: luceromusic.com/tour/ 

Lucero 2023 Tour Dates

January 21 – Estes Park, CO @ The Stanley Hotel (Westerns & Whiskey Weekend)

January 26 – Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine

January 27 – Lexington, KY @ The Burl

January 28 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall

January 29 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi

January 31 – Rocky Mount, VA @ Harvester Performance Center

February 1 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Bunker Brewpub

February 2 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre (Roadtrip to Raleigh, supporting American Aquarium)

February 3 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre

February 4 – Jacksonville, FL @ Intuition Ale Works

February 5 – Orlando, FL @ The Social

February 7 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Floridian Social Club

February 8 – Gainesville, FL @ High Dive

February 9 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall

February 10 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s 

February 11 – Jackson, TN @ Hub City Brewing

February 24 – Memphis, TN @ Hernando’s Hide-A-Way

February 25 – Nashville, TN @ The End

March 26 – Racho Cordova, CA @ Kith & Kin Music Festival (Ben Solo) 

May 19 – Pelham, TN @ Ride the Tide Music Festival