the devil, my pocket

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July at Your House

Album: Demo 2009

Released: Mar 30, 2009

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July at Your House
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You, Me, & Everyone We Meet
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While the House Burned
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Genre: Americana / Folk Rock / Indie
Location PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, US
Profile Views: 18803
Last Login: 3/29/2011
Member Since 1/16/2008
Website thedevilmypocket.com
Type of Label Indie
Bio
The Devil, My Pocket started after the demise of Providence art folk group Chloma Leider in 2007. In the early winter months of 2008, two of its members decided to continue playing together, Katie Pratt, Brown University grad student and violinist, and Timothy Hiles, Providence resident and multi-instrumentalist... .. Katie, a classically trained pianist started writing on the piano in addition to playing violin. Tim focused on his new found style of guitar playing. Both of them would eventually share vocal responsibilities, testing the waters of adding harmony to melody. Most of the songs were written concerning a tumultuous few years in Tim's life. The band's name is from the first line of an unfinished poem of that era... .. The duet's first show together was with friends Diego and Chris at the Hourglass Cafe, in Brown University. The success of that first show was quite a thrilling shock for the two and was an inkling of positive things to come... .. They played no less than 10 shows that first year together, including a spot at AS220's annual celebration Fool's Ball and an intimate performance at Providence's favorite restaurant Julian's, with their friends, the Wrong Reasons. They recorded at Galilee Studios in Cumberland in the summer and released the album themselves. The CD release party came at the end of the year, playing the very place that started it all, the Hourglass Cafe. In addition to the show being broadcast live on the radio they shared the stage with their favorite band, The Shivers... .. The next year had even more in store for them as their folk duet turned into a 5 piece alt-country rock group. A few of Tim's friends took interest in what Katie and he were doing musically and decided to join. Rich Gaccione who played guitar with popular indie rock band Reggie & the Full Effect now found himself wanting to play drums for a band for the first time. Zak Drummond, guitarist for the recently defunct popular hardcore band Verse, took the lead electric guitarist role. Sean Carstensen, a recent Providence transplant who's last band was a mid 90's hardcore noise band called Unionsuit, would round things off playing bass... .. The complete band would play their first show together at a very unique and overcrowded setting called the Liberty Elm Diner in Providence. The addition of this full band proved to be a success. The band played shows constantly throughout the year even getting out of Rhode Island. They played with some great bands including Brown Bird, These United States, The Andalusions, The Icicles, and plenty more. They would end the year off by recording for their first record as a group at Jeff Mermanesh's Studio in Warwick, RI... .. In 2010, Katie & Tim went on a short tour and got to play with members of Southeast Engine, Isaac Gillespie, Ian O'Neill of Deer Tick, Chris Paddock, and others. The full band most recently played a warehouse show in the Olneyville section of Providence with The Shivers, Liz Isenberg, and former Deer Tick member gone solo Andy T... .. The band is currently putting the final touches on the record and will be playing a handful of shows throughout Providence this summer including the IndieArts Festival in downtown Providence... .. DISCOGRAPHY:.. Self-Titled CD (10 Songs) - 2008.. Band Demo CD-R (4 songs) - Spring 2009.. Band Demo CD-R (2 songs) - Fall 2009.. Old Georgia Symphony Tour CD-R (5 songs) 2010.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..............Myspace Layouts..........Myspace Codes..........Myspace Generators..........Myspace Backgrounds...... ....
Members
Tim - Guitar, Vocals ~ Katie - Keyboard, Violin, Vocals ~ Rich - Drums ~ Sean - Bass ~ Zak - Guitar, Hair ......
Influences
Old England and New England
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