Dec 6 2008 11:30P Starry Plough Berkeley, California
Dec 27 2008 8:00P House of Blues LA, California
Jan 16 2009 9:00P The Independent SF, California
Jan 17 2009 8:00P The Independent SF, California
Jan 23 2009 8:00P The Phoenix Theater Petaluma, California
Jan 24 2009 8:00P The Blue Lamp Sacramento, California
Again, if you didn’t catch them last month, make sure you don’t miss this trio’s punky vintage American backporch
blues this time!
Laced with elements of ragtime, country, folk and rockabilly, the critically praised, drummer-less trio – consisting of guitarist/frontman Pete Bernhard, stand-up bassist Lucia Turino and guitarist Cooper McBean – brings forth a genuine approach to acoustic music that is deeply steeped in rhythm and alive with three part harmonies which is pleasingly dissimilar to most other bands in modern music.
Listen to Old Number Seven here!
Check out the LIVE show here!
Self titled debut out now on Milan Records
| The Devil Makes Three had the goal of being “an acoustic band but to play our shows like a rock show,” the band changed notions of what acoustic music could be. Mixing styles from the ragtime and country music of the twenties and thirties to the rock-and-roll and punk music of their adolescence, The Devil Makes Three pushes the boundaries of acoustic music. Citing influences as varied as Steve Earle, the Reverend Gary Davis, Memphis Jug Band, and Django Reinhardt, the band combines tight vocal harmonies with idiot-savant finger style guitar to create an exciting and original sound. The end result is genuine blues music that thrives as much in a live setting as it does on The Devil Makes Three. | |
Quotes and Quotes:
BPM Magazine
“From the musical gumbo pot of slide guitar, harmonica, and tenor banjo on their self-titled debut, it’s hard to believe that Devil aren’t from some backwoods swamp. Nevertheless, songs like “Old Number Seven” mix buoyant acoustic guitars and booze-drenched lyrics for a potent concoction of hangover music…With their raucous, energetic live set, the combination has definitely proven successful – all the while appealing to surprisingly disparate crowds.”
Tripwire.com
“…not as polka-folk-psychedelic as anticipated, rather using elements of a grandiose orchestral experience and coupling it with acoustic guitar to produce a precise and melodic sound.”
SF Weekly
“The Devil Makes Three doesn’t have a drummer, but the band doesn’t need one….. a sound that combines bluegrass, old-time music, folk, rockabilly, and Piedmont blues and ragtime, all played with a blazing punk-rock attitude.”
LA Examiner
“Although they’re an acoustic outfit, their adrenaline-fueled mélange of ragtime, folk, blues and primitive country has won them fans of all ages from grandparents to grandkids.”
Flavorpill
Like the Violent Femmes before them, Santa Cruz’s the Devil Makes Three infuse their country-bluegrass swing with a raucous punk spirit….Devil Makes Three are a rare breed: wild traditionalists.”
songs:Illinois
“the gypsy-folk, pirate-camp and whiskey-whore sound of The Devil Makes Three is a welcome addition to this under-appreciated sub-genre.”
Nov 29 2008 8:00P The Catalyst santa cruz, California
Dec 6 2008 11:30P Starry Plough Berkeley, California
Dec 27 2008 8:00P House of Blues LA, California
Jan 16 2009 9:00P The Independent SF, California
Jan 17 2009 8:00P The Independent SF, California
Jan 23 2009 8:00P The Phoenix Theater Petaluma, California
Jan 24 2009 8:00P The Blue Lamp Sacramento, California
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