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I am obviously have one of my strange listening weeks, I found some of DeVotchKa tunes hidden away at the shabby end of the MP3 player. I have absolutely no idea why I am listening to a demented burlesque band other than they are bloody good and they make me smile.

DeVotchKa are a four piece multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble that fuses Romani, Greek, Slavic,and Bolero, music with American punk and folk roots. They take their name from Anthony Burgess’ Nadsat(the self created language of ‘A Clockwork Orange’s main character, Alex) word for “young girl,” which is itself derived from the Russian word devochka(???????) of the same meaning. Based in Denver, Colorado, the quartet is made up of Nick Urata, who sings and plays theremin, guitar, bouzouki, piano, and trumpet; Tom Hagerman, who plays violin, accordion, and piano; Jeanie Schroder, who sings and plays sousaphone and double bass; and Shawn King, who plays percussion and trumpet.

You should listen to “Along The Way” over at www.myspace.com/devotchkamusic it will sort of give you a great idea what they are about.

DeVotchKa performing “Along the Way” at Anti Records SXSW Showcase 2008…

www.myspace.com/devotchkamusic and devotchka.net/

thatch is fascinated by guitars, music, guitars, production, silly noises, guitars and used to be a musician. Did I mention the thing about the guitars?
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