The Devil Makes Three performs at Revolution Wednesday pic

  • The Devil Makes Three performs at Revolution Wednesday.

THE DEVIL MAKES THREE
8:30 p.m. Revolution. $13 adv., $15 day of.

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At this point, bands that mix it up at the intersection of country, folk, blues, hillbilly, ragtime, rock ‘n’ roll and punk aren’t really a novelty anymore. That’s just a normal thing, now that everyone figured out it was all pretty similar to begin with and stopped acting like genres are these walls that are necessary to keep things separate. What a silly way to be that was, right?

The Devil Makes Three is one of the bands that figured that out about a decade ago. They’re a trio out of Santa Cruz, Calif., and their drummer-less, all-string approach doesn’t keep them from kicking up a ruckus. Just give a listen to any of the band’s albums, but especially their live sets, “A Little Bit Faster and a Little Bit Worse” from 2006 or 2011’s “Stomp and Smash.”

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Also on this bill is Jonny Fritz, (formerly known as Jonny Corndawg), a country performer with a gentle lilt and a yen for humorous tunes. He’s got a new album out: “Dad Country” on ATO Records.

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