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" That whole Americana thing is pretty hot still, right? All those dudes with beards getting twangy and rootsy and sounding like they should be playing at a woodsy joint where the bartenders wear cocktail cuffs and the drinks are made with house-concocted bitters. We hear you, a lot of it has started to blend together into a Mumford-esque cacophony.  Well, there&amp;#039;s a place for roots. When it&amp;#039;s done right, when it&amp;#039;s not derivative, it&amp;#039;s impossible to ignore the foot-stomping infectiousness of the heavy bass and rhythmic guitar, a soul-filling-and-filled sound that is distinct and distinctly wonderful. The Devil Makes Three do it right. Formed over a decade ago in hippie haven Santa Cruz, California, the trio has been bringing their barn-burning take on bluegrass to the masses through six albums and relentless touring, building a mass of fans as they go. We caught up with them at this year&amp;#039;s Sundance Film Festival, where they ducked out the back of the ASCAP music caf\u00E9 between sets to throw down on this take of Elvis Costello&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Cheap Reward&amp;quot; in an abandoned stairwell.  PLUS: Watch More Esquire Live Sessions &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; Follow The Culture Blog on RSS and on Twitter at @ESQCulture. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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