Well, look at that

Whether I'm talking about them here or announcing him at our wedding here, if you know the Spanns, you know we unequivocally LOVE Lucero. Ben Nichols has now been featured in the AR Times (written by an old UCA friend- hello, Gerard Matthews!). Please take the time to go read the article on the website. It really sums up the journey Lucero has taken. A journey that we have definitely a part of. It makes me happy to have a band that I love so dearly.

I can't remember who I was talking to the other day about it, but I specifically remember the first time I heard Lucero. I was in the car with Chandle, David, and Adrian. We were on our way to Mt. Magazine for camping and climbing, and David was driving. He said he wanted to us to listen to a band that he had recently discovered, and he put in Lucero's first album. I remember when I heard "My Best Girl" for the very first time. I instantly loved it. And that "gravelly" voice. And the lyrics.

Not long after that, Lucero played at the Sound Stage in Conway. The old one. The one where it was "allowed" to bring in backpacks for your Miller Light (gasp! In Conway??). After my first show I knew that I seriously loved this band, and I remember getting in the car with Chandle and we were like, "What just happened?" I feel so lucky that Ben Nichols played at our wedding (how in the world did we pull that one off??). There's no.way.possible that Lucero could play at the Sound Stage anymore. Or Vino's. I can't believe they still play at White Water (as Ben said it, it's the best bar in the world, I suppose). So they are DEFINITELY on their way up. I'm just glad we've seen it from the beginning...