THE DEVIL MAKES THREE

As a drummerless acoustic trio consisting of two guitarists and a string bassist, the Devil Makes Three are not your normal alt-country band. While deeply rooted in the blues and country music, they enthusiastically incorporate elements of bluegrass, ragtime, and jug band traditions as well. The group also makes no bones about its punk rock influences, and despite the lack of a drummer, it always plays with the needs of dancers in mind.

Although the Devil Makes Three consist entirely of New Englanders (two members are from Vermont and one is from New Hampshire), the group formed in Santa Cruz, California and self-released its eponymous debut in 2002. Its sophomore effort, Longjohns, Boots and a Belt, was released in 2004, followed by a live album titled A Little Bit Faster and a Little Bit Worse. The Devil Makes Three then signed to Milan Records, which reissued their debut album. In 2009, the label released the group's third studio album, Do Wrong Right, which hit number one on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart. Recorded over a two-night stand at the Mystic Theater in Petaluma, California, the live Stomp and Smash appeared in 2011, also on Milan.

After a switch to New West Records, they released the impressive, Buddy Miller-produced I'm A Stranger Here in the fall of 2013. It marked the trio's first appearance on the Billboard 200. They followed it up with a covers album in 2016. Called Redemption & Ruin, the record featured guest spots by names such as Emmylou Harris, Duane Eddy, and Jerry Douglas. Early 2018 saw the band issue a pair of singles, "Paint My Face" and "Bad Idea," ahead of the release of the studio LP Chains Are Broken, which arrived via New West later that August.

01 - [2002] The Devil Makes Three (2007 Re-Release)

01 - The Plank
02 - Graveyard
03 - Beneath The Piano
04 - Ten Feet Tall
05 - Shades
06 - Old Number Seven
07 - Chained To The Couch
08 - To The Hilt
09 - The Bullet
10 - For My Family
Bonus Songs
11 - Nobody's Dirty Business
12 - Dynamite
13 - Fun Has Just Begun
14 - Oceans Cold

Pete Bernhard: Guitar, Vocals / Lucia Turino: Double Bass, Backing Vocals / Cooper McBean: Guitar

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02 - [2004] Longjohns, Boots, And A Belt

01 - Never Learn
02 - North Carolina
03 - Man Tap
04 - Sweeping
05 - Bangor Mash
06 - Judgement Day
07 - Tow
08 - Black Irish
09 - Long Boots Johnson
10 - River Deep

Pete Bernhard: Banjo, Guitar, Vocals / Lucia Turino: Double Bass, Backing Vocals / Cooper McBean: Banjo, Guitar, Idiophone

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03 - [2006] A Little Bit Faster And A Little Bit Worse

01 - Black Irish
02 - Beneath The Piano
03 - Tow
04 - Shades
05 - Man Tap
06 - Uncle Harvey's Plane
07 - Robot
08 - Jug Band
09 - North Carolina
10 - Bangor Mash
11 - St. James

Recorded over two nights at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA.

Pete Bernhard: Banjo, Guitar, Vocals / Lucia Turino: Double Bass, Backing Vocals / Cooper McBean: Banjo, Guitar / Chojo Jaques: Fiddle

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04 - [2009] Do Wrong Right

01 - All Hail
02 - Do Wrong Right
03 - Gracefully Facedown
04 - For Good Again
05 - Statesboro Blues
06 - Johnson Family
07 - Poison Trees
08 - Help Yourself
09 - Working Man's Blues
10 - Aces And Twos
11 - Cheap Reward
12 - Car Wreck

Pete Bernhard: Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Tambourine, Vocals / Lucia Turino: Double Bass, Backing Vocals / Cooper McBean: Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals

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05 - [2011] Stomp And Smash: Live At The Mystic Theatre

01 - For Good Again
02 - Statesboro Blues
03 - This Life
04 - Tow
05 - Old Number 7
06 - Graveyard
07 - Never Learn
08 - They Call That Religion
09 - Do Wrong Right
10 - Black Irish
11 - Help Yourself

Recorded live at The Mystic Theatre In Petaluma, CA on May 6 & 7, 2011.

Pete Bernhard: Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Tenor Banjo, Vocals / Lucia Turino: Double Bass, Backing Vocals / Cooper McBean: Tenor Banjo, 5 String Banjo, Backing Vocals / Andy Lentz: Fiddle

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06 - [2013] I'm A Stranger Here (2015 Deluxe Edition)

01 - Stranger
02 - Worse Or Better
03 - Forty Days
04 - A Moment's Rest
05 - Dead Body Moving
06 - Hallelu
07 - Hand Back Down
08 - Spinning Like A Top
09 - Mr. Midnight
10 - Goodbye Old Friend
Bonus Songs
11 - Dragging Chains
12 - This Life

Pete Bernhard: Guitar, Vocals / Lucia Turino: Double Bass, Backing Vocals / Cooper McBean: Tenor Banjo, 5 String Banjo, Guitar, Backing Vocals / Marco Giovino: Drums / Buddy Miller: Guitar, Baritone Guitar / Casey Dreissen: Fiddle / Bill Huber: Trombone / Steve Herrman: Trumpet

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07 - [2016] Redemption & Ruin

01 - Drunken Hearted Man
02 - Champagne And Reefer
03 - I Gotta Get Drunk
04 - Chase The Feeling
05 - I'm Gonna Get High
06 - Waiting Around To Die
07 - There'll Be A Jubilee
08 - I Am The Man Thomas
09 - Come On Up To The House
10 - What Would You Give (In Exchange For Your Soul)
11 - Down In The Valley
12 - Angel Of Death

See HERE for individual track info.

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08 - [2018] Chains Are Broken

01 - Chains Are Broken
02 - Pray For Rain
03 - Paint My Face
04 - Can't Stop
05 - Need To Lose
06 - All Is Quiet
07 - Bad Idea
08 - Deep Down
09 - Native Son
10 - Castles
11 - Curtains Rise

Pete Bernhard: Guitar, Bass, Vocals / Lucia Turino: Electric Upright Bass, Backing Vocals / Cooper McBean: Baritone Guitar, Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals / Stefan Amidon: Drums, Mellotron, Backing Vocals, Piano, Percussion, Harmonium

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