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'For anyone remotely in-the-know of Chicago’s music scene, Local H is a band name that surely rolls off your tongue. But during the rock duo’s downtime, frontman Scott Lucas doesn’t exactly kick his feet up. For the past few years, the singer/songwriter/guitarist has spread his musical aptitude to Chicago electronica group, the Prairie Cartel. Most recently, Lucas has crafted yet another new project—the Married Men... In his newest musical outfit, Lucas proves himself a rock and roll chameleon, shedding his tough Local H exterior and evoking a tamer sound and stage persona. The sextet, which has just wrapped up work on its forthcoming debut, George Lassos the Moon, set the stage for the Disciplines. Their lineup alone (violin, accordion, guitars, drums) proved not only would they sound nothing like Local H, but chances are they wouldn’t sound much like most contemporary indie bands.
The majority of the band's set consisted of subtle gems, like “What Fools Allow,” a tender and honest reflection of love-lost, complimented by a woeful violin part.......... But Lucas showed he hasn’t quite lost his hard-rock edge, as proven in the full-band breakdown of "Extra Special Bitter," or in “Stolen Umbrellas,” as he croons, “I’ll take this communion ‘til things turn black / A glass of Robitussin with a whiskey back / And still I can't make the world disappear.” The band dedicated its set to nonstop music, offering little between-song banter, as they pumped out 'George' tracks, including "Weatherman", and a pleasantly surprising closing cover of David Bowie's "Absolute Beginners."
It was refreshing to witness a Chicago rock staple take the bold step out of the alt-rock confines and into an artistically progressive musical genre, free of the distortion pedal. It’s always interesting when artists reach into another realm in their side-projects—but balancing alt-rock, electronica, and art-rock—that’s just plain intriguing. Look for Scott Lucas & the Married Men’s official debut, George Lassos the Moon.'
-- Neph Basedow, www.thedelimagazine.com
'.........Most exciting, though, is the middle act, Scott Lucas and the Married Men, which will find the moonlighting leader of Local H playing a different but just as powerful sound with his new project.'
-- Jim Derogatis, Chicago Sun-Times
'As Local H's frontman, Scott Lucas has apparently painted himself into an artistic corner: He split his time in the '90s with the two-man alt-rock group that made him a household name and the short-lived Chicago band Fig Dish before it broke up, and this decade he's been moonlighting with electronica outfit The Prairie Cartel. But none of those have been sufficient outlets for coloring outside the lines: This year, Lucas is officially going solo (but not ditching the H) with George Lassos The Moon. The distortion pedal doesn't get flicked on as much as in his main gig, but Lucas' love of unconventional lineups shines through: His backing band, The Married Men, boasts a violinist and an accordion player in addition to the standard bass-guitar-drums roll call.'
-- David Wolinsky, The Onion A.V. Club
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