Left Lane Cruiser Tickets

Left Lane Cruiser Tickets

A gritty blues-rock band inspired by the country blues musicians of Fat Possum Records, Left Lane Cruiser fascinates with its raw sound and its catchy percussion. The band aims to create a down-home party feel with lyrics that largely revolve around having a good time, ideally with the aid of alcohol.

Schedule

Left Lane Cruiser originally made a name for itself by maintaining an incredibly busy tour schedule, which included well over two hundred shows per year. The band continues to tour extensively, and Left Lane Cruiser tickets are available for upcoming shows this fall at various locations across the U.S. and the U.K., with a couple shows in France towards the end of the year.

Trivia

During their 2009 tour, the band was stopped at the Serbia/Croatia border by Serbian guards. Having some unmentionables of questionable legality in the car, they began to grow nervous. After the band explained that they were a blues act trying to get to a gig however, the guards began naming off American blues acts like ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughn. The band eventually wound up bribing the guards with free CDs and were allowed to continue on their way without getting their car searched.

Band

Left Lane Cruiser has been providing the unofficial soundtrack to Saturday night bar fights for nearly a decade with its North Mississippi-influenced blend of blues, grunge and punk. After the release of their debut album Gettin' Down On It in 2006, Left Lane Cruiser signed to Alive Records, one of the preeminent blues and rock labels in the United States. They produced three more albums, then hooked up with James Leg in 2012 to produce the catchy cover album Painkillers. In 2014, they signed on with Hillgrass Bluebilly Records for their seventh album Slingshot, which was notably raw compared to the group's other releases. The band eventually reconnected with Alive Records to release their eight album, Dirty Spliff Blues. The band's lineup consists of founding member Joe Evans (also known as Freddy J IV), who handles the vocals and slide guitar, Joe Benton the bass and his own unique skateboard slide guitar, and Pete Dio on the drums "and assorted other junk" in a lineup that continues to evolve throughout the years.

Breakthrough

More than anything else, it was Left Lane Cruiser's gruelling tour rotation, which consisted of as many as 260 shows in a single year, that led to their current popularity. Eventually the song "Waynedale" from their third studio album All You Can Eat was used in an episode of Breaking Bad. This soundtrack inclusion marked a significant breakthrough for the band, as it attracted a myriad of new and enthusiastic fans.

Hit Albums

Many of Left Lane Cruiser's albums have earned high praise. The 2008 album Bring Yo' Ass to the Table, their first nationally released album, garnered much publicity and brought the band's music to an entirely new audience. They capitalised on their success with the 2009 release of All You Can Eat, which attracted attention with its unsettling electric guitar riffs, following up in 2001 with Junkyard Speed Ball, which showcased a wider musical range for the band alongside the heavy trash-blues stomp that had characterised their music to date.

Show Experience

The members of Left Lane Cruiser feel right at home playing at everything from large blues festivals to the backs of dingy neighbourhood dive bars. Pete Dio's recklessness manifests in the way he whales away on the snare while simultaneously playing a washboard hung around his neck, a performance that perfectly captures the lowdown, dirty style on display. Fans are encouraged to record the band's performances, especially of their new songs, so the band can have copies for future reference.