I've been a fan of Lucero for many years now so I was more than a little thrilled when frontman Ben Nichols and accordion player Rick Steff agreed to film a Stripped Down Session with us. We met up in the alley behind the Beauty Bar and braved the smell of hot garbage for wonderful renditions of "When You Decided To Leave" from their 2003 LP That Much Further West and "Who You Waiting On?" from the band's recently release Women and Work LP and I have to say, I love how they sound in the stripped down format. ...

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The headliners were announced this morning for this year’s Warped Tour, the first to play in Vegas in 7 years. So now the real discussion on whether or not to attend the festival can begin. We knew it would be hot. We knew it would be crowded. But are the bands worth it? The Teggart Main Stage bands are: A Day to Remember 3Oh3! Against Me! Asking Alexandria Attack Attack! August Burns Red Gym Class Heroes Showing us that having an exclamation point in your band’s name apparently gives you a good shot at getting headliner status (note: Gym Class Heroes and Asking Alexandria are not on the Vegas date). Against Me!, arguably the best band on that list, will be on the Vegas date and are always fun to watch. Supposedly they have been playing more Axel Rose heavy sets since parting ways with Sire, and if that trend continues ...

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