If you happened to be at the sold out Devil Makes Three show at The Independent a month ago, you might like to know that Pete Bernhard, the talented front man for the Devil Makes Three, will be playing at Cafe du Nord this coming Sunday, February 21st. Devil Makes Three just wrapped up filming an episode of Dinner With The Band for the second season of IFC’s new show and we can already assume it went well.
With a hectic Devil Makes Three national touring schedule and the new studio record, Straight Line on Milan Records, one might wonder how Pete Bernhard has found the time to write solo material, assemble a band, and self-produce a record. Mixing styles from the rock-and-roll and punk music of his adolescence, Pete Bernhard pushes the boundaries of acoustic music. Pete combines tight vocal harmonies with idiot-savant finger style guitar to create an exciting and original sound.
You can catch Pete Bernhard with Jake Mann and Upper Hand, and Leopold and His Fiction at Cafe du Nord this Sunday on the 21st of February and Devil Makes Three at The Phoenix in Petaluma Tuesday, March 23rd.
This week Pete answers our Kuestionnaire and recommends a unique local artist. Check it out!
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1. Could you state your name and what you do?
Pete Bernhard, I sing and play guitar for the devil makes three and solo.
2. How would you describe your sound?
I would describe it as everything I love run through the filter of my brain and the limitations of my body to do what my brain asks it to.
3. What is your favorite local band?
4. Any concerts that blew your mind recently?
I think the last concert that blew my mind blew my mind so thoroughly that i have not been able to remember any concert that has happened since including that one.
5. Any non-musical influences you would like to mention?
Hundertwasser he is an artist I like
6. If your music was to be the theme of a film/TV show, what would it be?
Charlie Chaplin
7. What musician/artist would you like to collaborate with for a day?
Townes Van Zandt
8. What is the album you listen to on a cold rainy day?
Leo Kottke 6 and 12 string guitar
9. List four songs you would listen to on a roadtrip?
Honestly I would listen to a book on tape. Its just the truth thats what I listen to on long drives.
10. Where do you see yourselves in 7 years?
Vermont
11. What is the last book you read?
Why I write by George Orwell
12. Is image a factor in music or is it a waste of time?
Both
13. Any embarrassing moments on stage you would like to share?
One time I had to stop the show and cut through the crowd to go pee.
14. Any favorite tour locations?
New Orleans
15. Lastly, what is your present state of mind?
A mixture of fear and excitement.
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[mp3] Pete Bernhard – Warning from Straight Line (2009)