Lucero

Adding a Southern flavor to their love of Springsteen, the Mekons, and the indie folk-pop of Ida, Memphis alt-country rockers Lucero have suffered the turbulence that comes with the indie scene, but their story of perseverance and survival is triumphant, so much so that director Aaron Goldman made a film about it. Synonymous with their hometown -- in 2018, the city's mayor officially declared April 14 "Lucero Day" -- the band's impressive catalog has run the gamut from country, soul, and blues to garage-punk and heartland rock, with highlights arriving via 2003's nervy That Mu...