The instruments are found in your basic bluegrass band lineup: banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass. But the sound they produce in the hands of the members of Pay The Devil is far grittier than most bluegrass outfits make.
Percussionist Jeremy Ault says he tends to think of the group as getting some of its energy from early punk rock: "It’s not flashy, it just goes. You kind of hit the gas and go forward. I think that’s part of our appeal."
The Riverwest-based band has a new album coming out and a CD release show at Walker's Point Music Hall on Friday.
