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I was pleasantly surprise to see that Devil Makes Three sold out the Triple Rock venue in Minneapolis on Friday the 13th, which was nice because the last few shows I've attended could have used more audiences.
The .357 String Band started off the night with their country-punk-banjo music.
They switch between singers and the most interesting thing was the muffled upright bass, which gives off this weird rough sound. Songs sung were the usual country/western songs: about drinking, bartender,
roaming, the soul, and the devil. Oh, also, the band is from Milwaukee, which would probably explain their song "Milwaukee, Here I Come".
I didn't know what to expect from The Devil Makes Three, but having read that they recently opened up for country legend Dwight Yoakam, I was somewhat expecting to sound alt country (to be honest I was already getting that country vibe by the warmup band.) My brother called them "country punk", but they seem more bluegrass than punk. Lyrically, they were similar with .357 String Band, including mountains, whiskey, graveyard, shipwreck, the devil, deadman, and the good lord.
As you can see from their setlist (see picture), the only cover song they did was for Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues". Set was pretty solid, mixing in slow songs with hoedown type foot stompers. I thought the best song from the set was the closer song, "Help Yourself", which includes the wonderful lyrics: "Well now, I ain't no preacher no preacher man's son/I done some bad things but I like to have my fun". It's a line that everyone can relate to, we're no saints here.
They came back and did two songs for the encore, one of which was "Bangor Mash".
I met a couple that drove all the way from Iowa, just to see The Devil Makes Three. Minneapolis was the closest city to them, and if you're a hardcore fan and can't make to a live show, the next best thing you can do is wait for an upcoming live LP, recorded in Petaluma earlier this month. If you can't wait, their last release, Do Wrong Right, is out now on Milan Records. What I like about Milan Records is that they are offering free digital version of any physical album you buy - no need to wait to enjoy your music now!
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I didn't know what to expect from The Devil Makes Three, but having read that they recently opened up for country legend Dwight Yoakam, I was somewhat expecting to sound alt country (to be honest I was already getting that country vibe by the warmup band.) My brother called them "country punk", but they seem more bluegrass than punk. Lyrically, they were similar with .357 String Band, including mountains, whiskey, graveyard, shipwreck, the devil, deadman, and the good lord.
As you can see from their setlist (see picture), the only cover song they did was for Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues". Set was pretty solid, mixing in slow songs with hoedown type foot stompers. I thought the best song from the set was the closer song, "Help Yourself", which includes the wonderful lyrics: "Well now, I ain't no preacher no preacher man's son/I done some bad things but I like to have my fun". It's a line that everyone can relate to, we're no saints here.
They came back and did two songs for the encore, one of which was "Bangor Mash".
I met a couple that drove all the way from Iowa, just to see The Devil Makes Three. Minneapolis was the closest city to them, and if you're a hardcore fan and can't make to a live show, the next best thing you can do is wait for an upcoming live LP, recorded in Petaluma earlier this month. If you can't wait, their last release, Do Wrong Right, is out now on Milan Records. What I like about Milan Records is that they are offering free digital version of any physical album you buy - no need to wait to enjoy your music now!
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