Writer
A man returns to his hometown of Memphis looking for his brothers, who are in trouble with the law. Inspired by the song "Long Way Back Home" by Lucero.
Songs
A man returns to his hometown of Memphis looking for his brothers, who are in trouble with the law. Inspired by the song "Long Way Back Home" by Lucero.
Original Music Composer
Son Hayes nunca habla de las cicatrices de su espalda. Sus hermanos, Boy y Kid, tampoco. Su pasado, como esas marcas de bala, nunca ha dejado de acecharle. Especialmente en el caso de su padre, un hombre violento y borracho que no se molestó ni en poner nombre a sus hijos. Criados por una madre detestable, los tres hermanos crecen educados en el odio hacia los nuevos hijos de su progenitor. Cuando éste fallece, el conflicto es inevitable. "Shotgun Stories", ópera prima de Jeff Nichols, narra la enemistad que estalla entre dos grupos de hermanastros tras la muerte de su padre. Una aguda exploración de los instintos más primarios. Con los campos de algodón y las carreteras secundarias de Arkansas como telón de fondo, estos hermanos tendrán que decidir hasta dónde quieren llegar para proteger a sus familias. Un disparo a bocajarro de furia estadounidense, interpretada a la manera de una tragedia griega.
Vocals / Guitar
At the heart of "Dreaming in America" is Lucero's story about that amazing thing, too often overlooked: a blue-collar rock group's struggle to survive. As the music industry has exploded over the past few decades and the ability to "move units" has become the defining calculus of the business, it's an incredibly emotional experience to see a band who does it because they have to, because their lives depend on it, and because they love it. There are hundreds of such bands criss-crossing the country at any given moment. This is a film about one of them-a band on the edge of greatness, working to break through. In a happy bit of rock kismet, "Dreaming in America's" cameras started rolling just as Lucero was breaking from its indie rock past and considering the treacherous leap to a major label deal unlike anything seen by the industry before. At that point, the band was between labels and, though it had sold north of 20,000 records.
Himself
Southern indie rockers Lucero hit the road in this documentary, which shows the Memphis, Tennessee band on tour and in the studio. In addition to candid interviews with band members Ben Nichols, Roy Berry, John Stubblefield and Brian Venable, the video features footage of the band on tour with The North Mississippi All-Stars, in the studio for the recording of "Tennessee" and performing live at the Memphis in May Music Festival.
