L.A. Guns released a new signature slippery funk-rock instant classic today as the second single, “Lucky Motherfucker,” from their 15th studio album highly anticipated studio album, LEOPARD SKIN, which is due out April 4 on Cleopatra Records. It’s available now on all digital outlets. Pre-orders for the album are available now on all digital outlets, CD/vinyl pre-orders available here, and the video can be found on Cleopatra Records’ official YouTube page.
“The song title ‘Lucky Motherfucker’ kinda says it all,” founding guitarist Tracii Guns says. “Because I don’t know how many other bands that have been around almost 40 years are still out there not just touring consistently, but putting out records consistently, and the thing just keeps getting bigger and bigger from year to year.”
He continues. “So the work ethic is yielding what it’s supposed to, you know what I mean? The fans stay excited, we stay excited, and we keep making records. And as long as we have that opportunity and there’s a place for this music in the world, there’s no reason to ever stop.”
Not only is LEOPARD SKIN hot on the heels of 2023’s BLACK DIAMONDS album but it’s also their fifth studio effort in seven years, since the core team of guitarist and band founder Tracii Guns and singer Phil Lewis reunited in 2017. LEOPARD SKIN, like the last few L.A. Guns records, reconvenes the tight-knit lineup of Guns, Lewis, bassist Johnny Martin, guitarist Ace Von Johnson and studio drummer Adam Hamilton, but beyond that it is its own unique beast. True to form, it’s a hard-and-heavy, tough-as-nails L.A. Guns set. But the music also presents the band at their funkiest, rowdiest, most classic-rock-worshipping best. And it’s clear they’re having a helluva lot of fun playing it.
In touring news, L.A. GUNS will be wreaking havoc across the country, starting with the Monsters of Rock Cruise which departs from Miami, FL on March 10. Check them out at any of the following stops:
DATE CITY VENUE
3/10 – 3/15 Miami, FL Monsters of Rock Cruise
Tue 4/22 Warrendale, PA Jergels
Wed 4/23 N. Tonawanda, NY Riviera Theatre
Fri 4/25 Derry, NH Tupelo Music Hall
Sat 4/26 New Bedford, MA The Vault Music Hall
Sun 4/27 Millersville, PA Phantom Power
Tue 4/29 Annapolis, MD Rams Head on Stage
Wed 4/30 Ardmore, PA The Ardmore Music Hall
Thu 5/1 Leesburg, VA Tally Ho Theater
Fri 5/2 Hopewell, VA The Beacon Theatre
Sun 5/4 Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27
Tue 5/6 Atlanta, GA City Winery Atlanta
Fri 5/9 Fort Myers, FL Buddha Live
Sat 5/10 Dania Beach, FL The Casino’s Stage 954 @ Dania Beach Entertainment Center
Sun 5/11 Mount Dora, FL Mount Dora Music Hall
Tue 5/13 Largo, FL Central Park Performing Arts Center
Thu 5/15 Jefferson, LA Southport Music Hall
Fri 5/16 Cedar Park, TX The Haute Spot
Sat 5/17 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
Sun 5/18 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Midtown
Fri 5/23 Omaha, NE Barnato
Sat 5/24 Denver, CO The Oriental Theater
Fri 7/18 West Hollywood, CA Whisky a Go Go
Sat 7/19 West Hollywood, CA Whisky a Go Go
Sat 7/26 Beaver Dam, KY Beaver Dam Amphitheater
