Perth Voice Interactive

ONE year after Devilles Pad closed the venue was revived for a one-night only secret gig on Tuesday March 15.

Arizona-based Tex-Mex indy rockers Calexico took the stage in what was billed as a warm-up for a new outfit operating out of the Aberdeen Street joint. It will be called the Badlands Bar. Industry website Towards Music reports the new organisers are promising a focus on live music at the 400-seat bar. The news has been welcomed by music-loving punters after the Bakery and Ya-Ya’s followed Devilles’ lead and closed last year.