Another Planet Entertainment presents the Devil Makes Three, with opener, Erika Wennerstrom
Fox Theatre
1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612-2109 USA
8:00 PM, Saturday, October 27, 2018

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[8:09 PM lights down, announcements, EW out alone with an acoustic guitar]

1. [8:09 PM] ? (new tune; lyrics “Do You Remember” “the revolution is in your mind”)
   [band out, EW swaps to electric guitar]
2. [8:15 PM] Twisted Highway
   [EW back to acoustic guitar]
3. [8:21 PM] Letting Go
4. [8:27 PM] Like a Bird
   [EW swaps to electric guitar; LG swaps to lap slide guitar]
5. [8:33 PM] Staring Out the Window
   [EW back to acoustic guitar]
6. [8:39 PM] Be Here to Love Me
   [EW swaps to electric guitar; LG swaps to electric guitar]
7. [8:43 PM] Good to Be Alone
8. [8:53 PM] Extraordinary Love
   [set ends 9:00 PM; EW introduces the band before they all head offstage]

• Lauren Gurgiolo: guitar, slide guitar, lap slide guitar;
• Beth Harris: percussion, harmony vox;
• Chris ?Howser: drums;
• Vince: bass;
• Erika Wennerstrom: guitar, @ acoustic guitar, vox.

[9:30 PM lights down, band out, little by little; just the core trio to start: Cooper on banjo, Pete on acoustic guitar, & Lucia on contrabass]

1. [9:32 PM] the Bullet
2. [9:35 PM] All Hail
   [CM swaps to hollow-body electric guitar]
3. [9:39 PM] Beneath the Piano
4. [9:41 PM] Hallelu
   [add drummer]
5. [9:45 PM] What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul? »
6. [9:47 PM] There'll Be a Jubilee
   [add violin; CM swaps to 4-string tenor banjo]
7. [9:49 PM] Gracefully Facedown (CM)
   [v swaps to hollow-body electric guitar, CM swaps to electric guitar]
8. [9:53 PM] Chains Are Broken
   [v/CM swap instruments]
9. [9:57 PM] Need to Lose
10. [10:00 PM] Bad Idea
    [v swaps back to violin]
11. [10:03 PM] For Good Again
    [v swaps back to electric guitar]
12. [10:09 PM] Everybody Knows (LT)
    [v swaps back to violin; CM swaps to 4-string tenor banjo]
13. [10:12 PM] Black Irish
    [v swaps to hollow-body electric guitar, CM swaps to electric guitar]
14. [10:16 PM] All Is Quiet
    [extras off, leaving the core trio onstage; CM swaps to hollow-body electric guitar]
15. [10:21 PM] Graveyard
    [extras back; v on violin]
16. [10:26 PM] Native Son
    [v swaps back to electric guitar]
17. [10:29 PM] Paint My Face
18. [10:32 PM] Old Number Seven
19. [10:36 PM] Deep Down
20. [10:39 PM] Pray for Rain
    [v on violin, CM swaps to banjo]
21. [10:43 PM] Do Wrong Right
    [v swaps to electric guitar, CM swaps to hollow-body electric guitar]
22. [10:48 PM] Stranger
    [v off; CM swaps to electric guitar; PB swaps to resonator guitar]
23. [10:52 PM] ? “Poor Lazarus”
    [set ends 10:56 PM; all off]
    
    Encore
    [just CM on banjo and V on violin at start, others out after a minute or so; PB on hollow-body electric guitar]
24. [10:58 PM] St. James
    [show ends 11:02 PM]

• Stefan Amidon: drums, harmony vox.
• Pete Bernhard: hollow-body electric guitar, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Cooper McBean: guitar, hollow-body electric guitar, banjo, 4-string tenor banjo, lead and harmony vox;
• Lucia Turino: contrabass, lead and harmony vox;
• ?: guitar, hollow-body electric guitar, violin;

Arrived at the Fox about fifteen minutes before showtime and walked in without a wait, despite the usual security setup – nice not to have to wait for the theater of paranoia bullshit. Headed upstairs and found our seats in the upper mezzanine: better than our balcony seats for Roger Daltrey, but it still seemed too far from stage!

Happily, one of our usher friends mentioned that the show wasn't too heavily sold, and partway through the show we moved down to front row balcony. Much better, even with the view-obstructing safety rail!

I liked the opening set from Erika Wennerstrom – I'd go see her again, with or without a band – and I liked the accompaniment. My seat-neighbor complained at the end that there were “too many whale songs” – I guess he didn't like Laura's slide guitar work – but I thought she was good. Maybe he felt like he was obligated to make a snide comment about a woman playing lead guitar, I dunno.

The Devil Makes Three came on promptly at 9 PM, and proceeded to raise the roof with their acoustic-based repertoire of “drinking” tunes. I'm not convinced that they needed to add a drummer and utility player – neither of whom got introduced – but I can guess that someone like an under assistant west coast promo man has been pushing them towards some vision of big commercial success that “requires” certain changes. I hope they avoid the giant bug-zapper as they fly towards that light!

Overall, I think I liked last year's set in Aptos a bit better … I think they must have been extra psyched up to be playing as festival headline for a hometown crowd. Or maybe I was just in a better mood. The former show was certainly a more intense experience, but that's likely just the difference between a balcony seat and a GA spot just beyond the scrum of the mosh pit!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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