THE DEVIL MAKES THREE Tour 2025, plus The Bridge City Sinners

Thu Mar 06, 2025        6:00pm - All Ages

• Venue Website:

  https://barrelhousebrewing.com/music-and-events#amphitheater

• Artist Website:

  https://www.thedevilmakesthree.com/

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Whether evoking the deep melancholy of Delta blues or the frenetic energy of punk, their sound is raw, powerful, and unmistakably their own. For over two decades, this genre-defying trio has carved out a place in the American roots scene, delivering high-energy performances that leave audiences captivated and wanting more. They’ve released seven studio albums and three live recordings, with their latest, the upcoming Spirits, marking a return to their stripped-down roots.

Formed in 2002 in Santa Cruz, California by Pete Bernhard and Cooper McBean, the trio, now featuring longtime collaborator MorganEve Swain (taking over on upright bass and vocals for Lucia Turino), has continued to evolve musically while staying rooted in their core sound. The Devil Makes Three has built a devoted fanbase by embracing the raw, unpolished edge of acoustic music, and their latest album, Spirits, adds yet another layer to this ever-expanding sonic palette.

Produced by Grammy-winning producer Ted Hutt (Old Crow Medicine Show, Dropkick Murphys, The Gaslight Anthem, and Violent Femmes among others), Spirits marks a return to the band’s stripped-back roots while delving into deeper, more personal themes. Recorded at Dreamland Studios, a converted church nestled in the woods of Woodstock, New York, the setting proved an apt metaphor for the record’s themes of grief, mortality, and personal reflection. Dark thunderstorms rolled in during the recording process, almost as if nature itself was responding to the material. The song titles alone reflect the ongoing struggle to survive amid the uncertainties of the current volatile climate. Tracks like “Lights on Me” and the title track “Spirits” address loss, grief, death, and reincarnation, inspired by Bernhard’s own experience of losing close friends and family members in recent years. The somber, introspective mood is tempered by their characteristic energy and rhythm that makes The Devil Makes Three a favorite on stage.