Left Lane Cruiser is an American

blues rock Blues rock is a fusion music genre that combines elements of blues and rock music. It is mostly an electric ensemble-style music with instrumentation similar to electric blues and rock (electric guitar, electric bass guitar, and drums, sometimes w ...

band from Fort Wayne, Indiana. The band comprises Fredrick "Joe" Evans IV on

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

and

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

with Brenn Beck on drums and back up vocals. The band said that their main influence comes from the North

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

Hill country blues musicians, most of whom were or are currently signed to Fat Possum Records.

History

In July 2007, Left Lane Cruiser was signed to

Alive Records Alive Naturalsound Records (also known as Alive Records) is an independent record label formed in 1993 in Los Angeles, California by Patrick Boissel, specializing in garage rock, punk, psychedelic, and blues rock. It grew out of Boissel's associ ...

. Their first nationally released album, ''Bring Yo' Ass to the Table'', was released on January 8, 2008. In September 2008, Left Lane Cruiser embarked on their first European Tour. The first few shows were cancelled due to issues with passports when arriving in the UK, forcing the two members to return to the United States for several days. Problems with passports were then resolved and Left Lane Cruiser resumed the tour. Their third album, ''All You Can Eat'', was released on Alive Records, September 15, 2009. The song "Waynedale" from the ''All You Can Eat'' album was used on episode 8 of season 3 of the television series ''Breaking Bad''. The band released its fourth album on March 1, 2011, on Alive Records, some of which was recorded with John Wesley Myers, the keyboard player for the Black Diamond Heavies, also signed to Alive Records.

Discography

Studio albums

Members

* Joe Evans IV * Brenn Beck

References

{{Authority control Punk blues musical groups American blues musical groups Alive Naturalsound Records artists Punk rock groups from Indiana