Lucero Archives - THE IDLE CLASS

Before the Boots & the Ballads: Lucero frontman Ben Nichols reflects on his early punk rock days in the Little Rock scene.

INTERVIEW / DAVE MORRIS PHOTO / MELISSA BRAWNER Lucero frontman Ben Nichols is famous for his lovelorn songwriting and whiskey bent live per...

byKody Ford
Oct 5, 2015

One More Shot: Artist Matt Bradley passed on the opportunity to design the cover of Lucero’s album “Tennessee.” Fifteen years later, he got a second chance.

WORDS / DAVE MORRIS PHOTO /KYLE BAUDOUR Arkansas expatriate Matt Bradley is known to fans of the band Lucero for wearing “a jean jacket wi...

byKody Ford
Oct 5, 2015

The Holiday Hangout returns to White Water Tavern (12/6-12/8)

WORDS / SUSAN PORTER PHOTO / MELISSA BRAWNER Breaking up the ho-hum of the holidays is a challenge, but Travis Hill of Last Chance Records h...

byKody Ford
Dec 4, 2013

On Again, Off Again: The Paper Hearts reunite for 10-year anniversary show

For Todd Gill and Aaron Weidner, three depressing months as ski lift operators in Utah had one silver lining. They discovered classic countr...

byKody Ford
Jan 31, 2013