It seemed so promising at first.
Two items in the San Francisco Examiner bookend an eventful July 23, 1993, Red Devils gig at Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco.
Attendees were promised to “rock straight to hell with” The Red Devils, something called Pearl Harbour and Steve Verkey/Johnnie’s Problem, according to a July 18 ad in the Examiner.
It would soon be the Trocadero’s problem after the Devils got stiffed on the gig, according to pop music critic Joel Selvin in his Aug. 1 column.
Of course, The Red Devils were not above getting physical, whether it was to protect Paul Size from getting robbed or just to show some hotel furniture who’s boss.
The making of ‘King King’
On July 29, 1991, The Red Devils began recording their debut album “King King,” now a modern blues classic. Here is how “King King” came to be, with untold stories and a rare album outtake.
101: The Red Devils in San Francisco
SoCal might have been homebase for The Red Devils, but the band traveled up the Coast several times in the early ’90s for gigs in the San Francisco area.
In Europe, the end of the end at two 1994 festivals
By the summer of 1994, The Red Devils faced disbandment, performing at their final gigs. Block magazine was there for the end at two very different festival appearances.
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