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Name:
DeVotchKa
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Style:
Indie Rock
Age:
29
Joined:
Dec 7, 2005
Last Visit Date:
2 weeks ago
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Like many bands, DeVotchKa spent much of their early years traveling the highways and byways searching for gigs and a musical direction. As time went on, the band began to foster important musical collaborations with the unequivocal Calexico and the seminal gypsy punks Gogol Bordello. International tours with Gogol and recordings with Calexico have helped spread the band's sound around the globe.
DeVotchKa's first big break happened when Nic Harcourt, former music director for KCRW, introduced his listeners to a then unknown rock band of worldly sounds on his daily radio show, "Morning Becomes Eclectic". Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, who were listening that day, stumbled upon the sound for their movie, "Little Miss Sunshine".
A critical and box office hit, the film was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and, for DeVotchKa's soundtrack, a Grammy. The little gypsy wedding band from Denver was suddenly known all across the nation, playing large venues and major music festivals, including Coachella, Bumbershoot, Lollapalooza, and Mile High Music Festival.
After years of toiling in obscurity, the band was selling out shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco and First Avenue in Minneapolis, with breakout performances at Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits Music Festival. The love spread to Europe, which has become a yearly destination for the band.
"100 Lovers" is the album DeVotchKa had always wanted to make. "How it Ends" was recorded and mixed in only nine days, mainly due to lack of funds. On "A Mad and Faithful Telling," the band had more time and conducted complex arrangements and experimental recording techniques.
For "100 Lovers", DeVotchKa spent over a year defining their sound, taking multiple trips to the desert studio to craft twelve new recordings. The final product is the bands strongest album to date, filled with songs fans will love, songs to draw in new listeners, and exciting numbers that fit nicely into their rousing live sets. Guests on the album include members of Calexico and Mauro Refosco, David Byrne and Thom Yorke's go-to percussionist. With a full tour lined up for the
spring and dates booked all over the world, 2011 is gearing up to be the biggest year for DeVotchKa yet.
Record Label:
ANTI
Label Type:
Independent
Band Members:
Nick Urata, Tom Hagerman, Jeanie Schroder, Shawn King
Hometown:
Denver, CO
Country:
United States
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Video for All the Sand in All the Sea, directed by Steele Films.
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Music video for "100 Other Lovers", the first single from DeVotchKa's new album 100 Lovers, out now. Directed by the wonderful Chloe Rodh...
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Your music video for How It Ends was AMAZING!
Could you come to Austin Texas in the year 2013? I'll be old enough to see you in concert and I want to see you guys live soooo bad!!! :D
Greetings from Texas ya'll.