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Chico >> “It’s you, me and The Devil Makes Three.” The line for the show snaked around the back of the Senator Theatre, Feb. 3. This was no circus act or Pentecostal revival, this was a talented band from Santa Cruz who has become a Chico tradition.
Inside the packed theater, the lights dim and the crowd erupts. A dark moody bass grinds to life and an all seeing Eye of God looks over the crowd from high atop the stage. The band appears. Pete Bernhard on guitar, Lucia Turino playing the upright bass and Cooper McBean on the banjo break right into “Stranger” the first song off their newest album “I’m a Stranger Here.” Front row viewers sing along and bounce with the beat. Bernard’s powerful voice sings out, “this song I sing will never die,” and the crowd responds with an “ie, ie, ie.”
MorganEve Swain joins the band for a few songs whipping it on the fiddle, adding new dimension, bringing life to each song.
Every song told a story. And as I looked on stage at Pete Bernhard’s captivating performance I recalled the phone conversation I had with him before the show.
What is unique about playing in Chico?
Pete Bernhard: We’ve been playing in Chico forever. You know our band started i
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Anyone who saw The Devil Makes Three live knew what all the fuss was about: here is a group that infused Americana traditions with an unabashedly modern energy that caused any ears within a mile radius to buzz with excitement. Anyone who heard the early Devil Makes Three records heard something more: a solid group that showed promise but didn’t necessarily light the world on fire. For so long, the trio of guitarist Pete Bernhard, bassist Lucia Turino, and banjo-player extraordinaire Cooper McBean hadn’t figured out how to translate their live shows into the studio, at least not until 2011’s Stomp and Smash and their 2013 followup I’m a Stranger Here.
Chris Conaton, in his review of Stranger, noted how Stomp was the album that “finally did capture the band’s infectious live energy and assembled many of their best songs in one place. It led to prominent slots in all sorts of major festivals and several successful North American tours. It also led them to a higher-profile record label with the resources to ensure that the band didn’t fall on its face when it came time to record a new album. New West Records hooked the band up with roots music veteran Buddy Miller as producer and, as a result, I’m a Stranger Here is far a
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