Lucero @ Metro 4/10/9

Lucero headlined with Titus Andronicus as its opener.  It was sold out.  I was surrounded by a mix of hipster-hypsters and alt-country-frat-assholes. Maybe I was saddened by the shit that was Titus Andronicus live, but there's no place on Earth for a band like Lucero. At least not after 1991. We already have one Kid Rock, and that's one too many. I walked out after 1.5 songs, with disgust.

Titus Andronicus @ Metro 4/10/9

Now here's a show I was really looking forward to. A last-minute change in plans afforded me an opportunity to go check this band out - something I hungered for since I so adore The Airing of Grievances.  Live, however, this band is shit. Nothing was mic'd properly, and I don't think it was the engineer's fault since the opener and headliner sounded perfect.  No, this is a band that needs a lot more practice honing their live act. Non-stop screaming into the mic might be fine if you're going for the hard-core aesthetic, but you sound like Trail of Dead on album, kids.