MuzzleOfBees.com Review
By: Ryan Matteson - muzzleofbees.com

You get what you’d expect when a band plays its last night of a tour and each member has their own personal bottle of Jameson or Jägermeister. Nonetheless, we were happy to head to Milwaukee last night to catch one of our favorite bands and check out for the first time, Milwaukee’s newest landmark concert venue, Turner Hall. Per usual, Lucero honored and took shouted requests for most of the evening, starting with their trademark opener “That Much Further West.” Tracks like “Joining The Army,” and “The War” were specifically noteworthy and timely due to their performance on the eve of Veterans Day. The band was clearly enjoying their last show, which at points came at the expense of those in attendance, it positively wound up in typical fashion of hoisted drinks, sing-a-longs, and sledgehammer hangover to remind you of just how much fun this band and its fans can be for an evening. I was impressed with the abundance of space at Turner Hall. It had been several years since I’d been within its walls, the huge open space with rustic and timeless feel offers a great alternative for shows of this size in the city of Milwaukee. That’s not to say all the kinks have been worked out in the venues armor as mentioned in the comments here. Because the venue is so large, the sound can easily escape, making it, at times, hard to hear anything resembling a cohesive sound. Rest assured that where other venues with similar structure would rest on their laurels, the folks at the Pabst are determined to invest in the venue and make every effort to address the tweaks that they are well-aware of which was already evident in our conversation with them prior to the show beginning. In conclusion, I’m sure that I’ll be walking Read More...