Dutch blues magazine Block was an early supporter of The Red Devils, continuing through the 13 years as well. This review of the the 1993 Moulin Blues Festival comes courtesy of Feelgood. We’ve done our best to do a translation of The Red Devils’ mention — if you have a better translation, put it inContinue reading “Red Devils Moulin ’93 review from Block”
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Lester Butler memorials 1998
Not long after Lester Butler died in May 1998, I received a package from Enrico Crivellaro, who was Butler’s touring guitarist in 13 in 1997. We had kept in touch after meeting in Kentucky and Indiana, and now he had sent along a memorial flier for Butler, along with a prayer card and short biographyContinue reading “Lester Butler memorials 1998”
USA Today: “King King” raw, rootsy blues
A glowing “King King” review from USA Today’s Oct. 28, 1992, edition. Is this one of the earlier, mainstream notices of that album? RED DEVILS LIVE ALBUM BLASTS RAW, ROOTSY BLUES by Edna Gundersen USA Today Hellbent for blues, the red-hot Red Devils have cranked out the year’s most electrifying live album, a stunning debut.Continue reading “USA Today: “King King” raw, rootsy blues”
River Valley Music fest preview, Kansas 1992
Just a quick little interview with Lester Butler in the Sept. 17, 1992, Lawrence, KS, Journal-World, in advance of the band’s Saturday gig at the River Valley Music Festival.
Tickets to The Garage, 1993
Picked up a concert ticket from The Red Devils’ gig at The Garage in London Dec. 1, 1993 from an eBay auction recently (No. 18, below right). At the same time, UK Devils fan Paul Brown e-mailed us his own ticket from that show — signed by every member of the band! (No. 27 at right)Continue reading “Tickets to The Garage, 1993”
Block magazine fills in 1993 calendar holes
Our good friend Feelgood has sent us a number of magazine clippings that help fill in some of the dates on the Red Devils timeline. Much of these come from the Agenda section of Block, a blues magazine based in The Netherlands. There are several clippings available, but we’ll start with 1993. The first twoContinue reading “Block magazine fills in 1993 calendar holes”
Skelly praises Red Devils in NME list
The Coral’s James Skelly is quickly becoming one of The Red Devils’ most outspoken supporters. First he calls “King King” the best thing he’s heard all year, now he adds them to NME’s list of the “100 Greatest Albums You’ve Never Heard.” His thoughts are a little more detailed and expansive than what appeared inContinue reading “Skelly praises Red Devils in NME list”
The Coral’s James Skelly on ‘King King’
The January 2011 edition of Mojo magazine has a Red Devils mention, in the annual “The Best Thing I’ve Heard All Year” section. James Skelly, singer and guitarist from the psych-folk band The Coral, describes his newfound love for “King King”: John Leckie played me The Red Devils’ “King King” album when we were inContinue reading “The Coral’s James Skelly on ‘King King’”
Los Lobos tour 1992: Butler on CCR, ‘King King’ and more
Nice basic interview with Lester Butler from the Tulsa World, on tour with Los Lobos in 1992 — (adjective deleted). Red Devils Pour Out Blues With Rock ‘n’ Roll Spirit; Band Opens for Los Lobos By John Wooley, Tulsa World October 24, 1992 Lester Butler, lead singer and harmonica player for the L.A.-based Red Devils,Continue reading “Los Lobos tour 1992: Butler on CCR, ‘King King’ and more”
Red Devils go to school for noon concert
The Red Devils were a band built for smoky bars, but even they might have had some trouble conjuring that mojo for the noontime lunch crowd at a college campus. The review from the Daily Titan [PDF] recaps the band’s Dec. 2, 1992, performance at California State University in Fullerton. Interesting details on guitarist MikeContinue reading “Red Devils go to school for noon concert”
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