Looking for a way to kick off St. Patrick's Day? Head over to Mystic Celt at 3443 N. Southport in Chicago for WXRT's Shamrock and Roll Broadcast on Saturday, March 15th at 1pm! Devil In A Woodpile will be kicking off the festivities, which will be broadcast live on 93XRT for those unable to make it.

An extra cool video for Shake It Break It can be found on the new DVD Bloodied But Unbowed. This DVD features 31 videos and live performances from the likes of Ryan Adams, Bobby Bare Jr, Deadstring Brothers, Detroit Cobras, Alejandro Escovedo, Old 97s, and the Waco Brothers, 8 short films with appearances and performances by Split Lip Rayfield, Neko Case, Kelly Hogan, The Meat Purveyors and others, plus a photo and poster gallery .

Take a minute to read this great review of a Devil in a Woodpile show in Norway.

Maverick Magazine
Devil in a Woodpile
Parkteateret, Oslo, Norway - October 7, 2005

The headline act was Devil In A Woodpile, the most loveable good time trio currently wowing the club scene in Chicago. On tour to promote their terrific new album, In Your Lonesome Town, they blew the crowd away and triumphed despite having to follow such a solidly entertaining hour of music.

Few can play jug band hoochmagandy as infectious as this that blends 30s/40s roots and ragtime while paying respect to Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Charlie Patton, Broonzy, Jesse Fuller as well as a host of the early jazzers.

They've got it nailed.

Centre stage, gruff and gritty Rick Sherry on vocals, blues harp and washboard is a mighty main man and a happy son of a gun to have ex-Bottle Rockets stalwart Tom V. Ray on slap bass and picking partner Joel Paterson on vintage National, helping him to pull the whole shooting match together.

It's the quality of the playing all-round, and Sherry's distinctive vocal style that gives this band a better chance to break through than, say Asylum Street Spankers who play more of a novelty card and are liked for their cookie capers.

Sherry's handling of harmonica somehow also sounds more straight-from-the-heart authentic and mastered than any of his contemporaries. Close your eyes and you could be sitting in the corner of any of the legendary depression era juke joints that spawned this great musical style.

You might also think that this fellow has modelled his vocal delivery on Leon Redbone or (like Redbone), possibly Blind Blake or Jelly Roll Morton. He has actually rubbed shoulders with the greats, including Brownie McGhee and David 'Honeyboy' Edwards.

They hit and sustain such an irresistible up tempo pace that every shoe in the house is instantly tapping and shuffling.

When they stop, after the inevitable encores, no one wants them to go.

This is dangerously addictive. Their show-stopping take on Led Zeppelin's Bron-Y-Aur-Stomp was the best thing I heard all weekend, possibly all year.

- Loudon Temple, Maverick Magazine (UK)

Devil plays every Tuesday night at the Hideout: 1354 W Wabansia in Chicago. The Hideout is two blocks north of North Avenue and one block east of Elston. It is FREE FREE FREE!!!!

Enjoy music the way it was before the whims of the Mistress Electricity took over.

The Hideout's website is www.hideoutchicago.com.