Chris Berardo & The DesBerardos

Silvermine, CTs Chris Berardo & The DesBerardos have spent the last several years touring much of the country, playing tours, multiple dates and hundreds of other shows with the likes of The Doobie Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band, Dickey Betts, David Allan Coe, America, Levon Helm, Little Feat, NRBQ, Molly Hatchet, Badfinger, Kevin Welch, Reckless Kelly, Blue Rodeo, Brave Combo and many others, as well as countless appearances as headliners everywhere from top-notch listening rooms to beer-soaked bar rooms.
A quick list includes top venues like B.B. Kings in NYC, The House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC, The State Theater in Falls Church, VA, The Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport, CT, The Luckenbach (TX) Dance Hall, The Winchester Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, The Palace Theater in Greensburg, PA,The Tarrytown (NY) Music Hall, the legendary Gruene Hall in Gruene, TX, The Fairfield Theater in Fairfield, CT, The Pour House Music Hall in Raleigh, NC, Sloppy Joe's in Key West, FL, The Webster Theater in Hartford, CT, The Higher Ground Music Hall in Burlington, VT, Smiths Olde Bar in Atlanta, GA, The Saxon Pub in Austin, TX, The Turning Point in Piermont, NY, The Haw Stop Amphitheater in Houston, TX, The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC (Best Club Venue in America, Rolling Stone), The Acoustic Cafe in Bridgeport, CT, The Sutler in Nashville, TN, The Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY, Douglas Corner Cafe in Nashville, TN, Poor Davids Pub in Dallas, TX, Harpers Ferry in Boston, MA, The Bitter End in NYC and many, many more.
Their 2003 CD, Pure Faith (Lamon Records) burned up College, AAA and Americana radio, and also appeared on the year's Grammy Ballot for Best Rock Album.
The most recent Lamon Records release, "Ignoring All The Warning Signs", out on February 27, 2007, rose to # 49 on The national Americana Chart, # 15 on The Roots Music Report and was in rotation at over 90 stations in the U.S.
It also sat in the Top Ten at XM Radios X Country channel for two straight months, peaking at # 4 for two weeks, and appearing as the # 34 CD for the entire year of 2007.
No less an authority than Robert K. Oerman called it, as good a country rock record as you will hear this year! in Music Row Magazine.
It appeared on the 50th Annual Grammy ballot in the category of Best Contemporary Folk / Americana Album in 2008.
Cut over five days at dLab Studios in Charlotte, NC, the 10 Chris Berardo-penned originals (along with a version of one of the band's live staples, the Wilco chestnut "Passenger Side") are a representation of CB & The DB's fiery live performances, renowned among their fans for beautiful acoustic moments alongside the wild rockers and whiskey-laced jams.
Co-produced by two-time Grammy nominated Country/Bluegrass artist Dave Moody and Dick Neal, "Ignoring All The Warning Signs" is a collection for folks who refuse to be bound by useless categories ... Rock, Pop, Country? Hell Yeah