Here's one for all our NYC readers: a pair of tickets to see awesome bluegrass band The Devil Makes Three at Southpaw on Sunday (11/8). The first person to email us with "The Devil Makes Three tickets" in the subject and their full name in the body (to put the tickets under) wins! Also playing that show are local country rock group Hymns, who I love.All Hail [mp3] - (iTunes)
The Devil Makes Three (Santa Cruz/Davis) gets busy when the weather gets nice — first by touring all of spring in support of Do Wrong Right (April 21, Milan Records). Better yet, those honky tonks saved some excitement for the summer: last week DM3 released a quality studio session at KEXP Seattle, recorded back in [...]
Devil Makes Three are high-tailing into the Windy City from Minneapolis and will be stopping in for a quick session before their show at Beat Kitchen tomorrow (Thursday night). I once described their sound as gypsy-punk-hillbilly-bluegrass-blues gospel. I still haven’t seen them live, but their shows are said to be a great party and they [...]
If you didn't know any better, you might think The Devil Makes Three originated from pretty much anywhere BUT Southern California. The drummer-less trio of of Pete Bernhard (guitar, banjo, harmonica, vocals), Lucia Turino (upright bass), and Cooper McBean (guitar, banjo, saw) make country folk music that sounds quite unlike anything made since about 1950 or so. Their old-school blues sound ha...
The Devil Makes Three has just released the latest chapter of their gypsy-punk-hillbilly-bluegrass-blues gospel in an album called Do Wrong Right. That description is a mouthful, but DM3 is far from ordinary. The drummer-less trio consists of guitarist/frontman Pete Bernhard, stand-up bassist Lucia Turino and guitarist Cooper McBean. Their sound is driven by rhythm and [...]
The Devil Makes Three (Santa Cruz/Davis) gets busy when the weather gets nice — first by touring all of spring in support of Do Wrong Right (April 21, Milan Records). Better yet, those honky tonks saved some excitement for the summer: last week DM3 released a quality studio session at KEXP Seattle, recorded back in [...]
Here are the tracks we discussed this past week. First, from our live session with The Devil Makes Three:Exclusive: The Devil Makes Three – For Good AgainExclusive: The Devil Makes Three – Do Wrong RightExclusive: The Devil Makes Three – Poison TreesExclusive: The Devil Makes Three – Help YourselfExclusive: The Devil Makes Three – The [...]
A day or so after The Devil Makes Three stormed through Chicago, a buddy of mine asked how I liked the DM3 session. I rubbed my chin thoughtfully and responded in such fashion:“DM3 album es bueno”“DM3 in studio es muy bueno”DM3 live at Beat Kitchen es muy bueno con queso”What the hell does that mean? [...]
If you didn't know any better, you might think The Devil Makes Three originated from pretty much anywhere BUT Southern California. The drummer-less trio of of Pete Bernhard (guitar, banjo, harmonica, vocals), Lucia Turino (upright bass), and Cooper McBean (guitar, banjo, saw) make country folk music that sounds quite unlike anything made since about 1950 or so. Their old-school blues sound ha...