Debra Devi and Kevin Jones, photo by Arnie Goodman
(NEW YORK, NY) -- Berlin Under A presents "Roots Rock Women" on Thursday, April 16, 2026 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. The lineup includes Debra Devi, Faith NYC, Stephanie Marie & The Double-Knit Players. Doors are at 5:30pm.
Tickets are $15 and available for purchase online. Berlin Under A is located at 25 Avenue A at 2nd Street (downstairs) in New York City.
8:00pm - Debra Devi - If you love “dreamy blues/rock and blistering psychedelic jams” (Relix), you’re in for an exciting ride with Debra Devi and her powerhouse band. American Blues Scene calls Debra Devi "one of today's top female blues-rock guitarists," comparing her to Samantha Fish and Susan Tedeschi. JamBase says she’s "a supersonic fret-burner who also writes hauntingly memorable songs."
Devi's live EP, Jamification Station Vol. 1 captures her at full throttle, hitting #5 on the Relix/Jambands.com Top 30 Radio Chart. Devi plays festivals from Memphis to Montana and has opened for Fantastic Cat, Jesse Malin, Willie Nile, Ana Popovic, Joan Osborne and more.
She’s the author of The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu (foreword by Dr. John). Based in Jersey City, Devi’s band includes Kevin Jones (bass), John Roccesano (drums) and Martin Schmid (keys).
FaithNYC
7:00pm - FaithNYC - The emergence of Felice Rosser’s FaithNYC reveals another facet of the seemingly infinite diamond of Black American music. Born in Detroit, she experienced Motown, the 1967 riots, Funkadelic, The MC5, The Stooges and The New York Dolls before moving to New York City for college. Blown away by Television at CBGB’s, she became part of the scene, befriending Samo—Jean Michel Basquiat’s tag at that time—and starting to write songs and play bass.
Inspired by punk’s DIY attitude, Rock & Roll, Funk, Free Jazz, Dub, Reggae and the new Hip Hop scene all became part of her musical language. She was the bass player in Brooklyn’s all-female reggae band Sistren before she formed FaithNYC, which became part of Vernon Reid’s Black Rock Coalition. Her new album, Love Is a Wish Away, was produced by Justin Adams, the Robert Plant, Tinariwen and Sinead O’Connor collaborator, who also plays guitar on the album and features veteran New York drummer and percussionist Fin Hunt.
Stephanie Marie & The Double-Knit Players, photo by Bob Krasner
6:00pm - Stephanie Marie & The Double-Knit Players - Stephanie Marie, The Tennessee MC is a singer/songwriter who hails from Memphis, TN and has been a proud New Yorker since 2004. Having produced a variety of shows and perfected her sound over the past 8 years, Stephanie Marie brings her love of country, blues, soul, folk and rock to the stage.
Her band, The Double Knit Players, is a combo made up of some of NYC's most beloved musicians - Mike Fornatale, Charly Roth, Shu Nakamura, Jeff Gordon, and Jason Isaac. Not just a hot chick in a big wig, Stephanie Marie is a little Nashville and a lotta Memphis, offering up a fabulous mix of genres that will make y’all so happy that you'll want to dance, you'll want to sing, you'll want to get up and get down and who knows what else when they hit the stage!
