The
classicist electric blues of Milwaukee’s Perry Weber and the Devilles
rocks the house. And the quartet has enough greasiness about their
guitar, organ, harmonica and (occasional) pedal steel interplay that
it’s easy to imagine them at the corner stage of a holein-the-wall bar.
Weber’s adeptness at his six strings brings the same touch of coolness
as his vintage sport coat. And whether plumbing Hank Williams Sr.’s
“Your Cheatin’ Heart” or originals hailing women of varying sizes and
temperaments, Weber and his Devilles put a fresh sheen on blues
catharsis, from emotional devastation to boastful joy.
