Crossroads 3

I went up to the Crossroads – and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – fell down on my knees

"...Inside, a prominent wall notes that Akron, Ohio, sprouted Devo and spit Chrissie Hynde, while Youngstown birthed Dave Grohl..."

July 2, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Firsthand accounts of the Warped Tour and Delaney & Bonnie from the Riverboat Gamblers' Mike Wiebe and Bobby Whitlock, respectively

"...and New Wave bands as Talking Heads, the Clash, Devo, the B-52s, the Pretenders, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, and..."

July 2, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Robots May Break Your Heart

But the Riverboat Gamblers Won’t

"...Underneath the Owl LP. “It was kind of our Devo-inspired song, the only thing we’ve written that I thought..."

July 1, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

You Say Party! We Say Die!

Wednesday

"...rockist, while the complementary "Cosmic Wanship Avengers" flies ancient Devo beats that by song's end stick a quick-pick of..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Grunge, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Seger, The Rolling Stones, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

'Picture book of people with each other'

"...quartet as light bulbs for Woodstock 1994 could be Devo, They Might Be Giants, or the Residents, but the..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sunny Side of the Street

The Pogues unzip Stubb's

"...25-plus years, this is a nostalgia act, just like Devo or the B-52's...."

Oct. 30, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Good Will Hunting

Transmission Entertainment presents a Fun Fun Fun Fest scavenger hunt

"...from The Warriors, fave band (ie Turbonegro, Run DMC, Devo, etc)...you get the point. * MUST bring a digital..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

ACL Music Fest Sunday Interviews

Kate Pierson's inner bongo mania

"...the B-52's should have never survived the 1980s. Like Devo, they traded on a quirky, distinctive DIY sound that..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Hex Dispensers

Beerland, Aug. 14

"...ricocheted vocals on riotous opener "Doomsday Romantic" and choice Devo cover "Gates of Steel," clearing the way for lead..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Apocalypse Jukebox: The End of the World in American Popular Music

Like, how come American pop music is such a downer, man?

"...Green Day to help make sense of it all. Devo's whip-smart Mark Mothersbaugh might be the best reason to..."

July 17, 2009 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Cultural Blips on a Distant Radar

R.I.P. Sluggo! founder Nick West

"...zines anywhere. He was extremely intelligent, nerdy-looking in that Devo fan way, of medium height, slightly chubby, and had..."

May 18, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Nothing's shocking: reveling in the aftermath and glow of South by Southwest 09

"...10am.) Lest we forget, flashbacks were also incited by Devo, Echo & the Bunnymen, the Sonics, Japan's Flower Travellin'..."

March 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Farewell to the Madness

Remembering Doug, the Dicks, Devo, and more

"...least what’s old is new. Metallica, Jane’s Addiction, and Devo are spring chickens, and while the Fireants were the..."

March 23, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

International Bands

Friday

"...The Shitsez fire like CSS, but Datarock's nerdy DFA Devo-tion is in. – Doug Freeman Five Down Under Acts..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Gay Place

Where the queers at on Friday? SXSW!

"...Devo, official SXSW showcase, 12mid, Austin Music Hall, www.clubdevo.com...."

March 20, 2009 Features Feature by Ash Bell

Rachmaninov Vespers

Conspirare gave a balanced, brilliant performance of this jewel of sacred choral music

"...The climax of the beautiful "Bogoroditsye Devo," the vigil's Ave Maria, came at the audience as..."

March 6, 2009 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Off the Record

Announcing the 2008-09 Austin Music Awards lineup and sneaking past the velvet rope at Pangaea, while Andrew Kenny trades American Analog Set for the Wooden Birds

"...New Wave rocketeers Devo are headed to South by Southwest 09, headlining the..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Built by Snow

Texas Platters

"...Weird Kids Know" even unloads a Pac-Man simile in Devo-esque fashion. The band members' heads may be stuck in..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Savlov's Top Ten Redux Part Two: The Bane of Michael Medved

Savlov's Top Ten extras

"...Ex Drummer is like experiencing methamphetamine-induced psychosis at a Devo show while tiny naked skinheads play a kazoo rendition..."

Jan. 7, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Thursday Sleepers

"...personal, self-consciously sentimental indie rock that endears itself to devoted fans, like Death Cab for Cutie if Ben Gibbard..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Saturday Showcases

"...well wait up for NYC's Paul Collins' Beat, whose pre-Devo harmonies pair off with bang-on songwriting and blow-the-lid-off-the-lone-guitarman theory...."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Wednesday Picks

"...Healy's contortions and aerobics, coding synth-punk paeans to forefathers Devo, and its cover of Red Krayola's "Hurricane Fighter Plane"..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Baby Robots

"...You to the Door," the Robots hit rock, hip-hop, Devo-esque electronics, and Buddy Holly all with a dose of..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Off the Record

Promoters square off on Red River, Daytrotter comes to Austin, Explosions goes international, and live music in Austin continues grinding

"...around midnight with Jesus Christ Superfly and Austin's premier Devo tribute band, Big Mess. Progress Coffee and Clementine Coffee..."

July 6, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Cute Band Alert!

Times New Viking's lo-fi nostalgia.

"...“Let Your Hair Grow Long” and art-fucked balladry of “Devo & Wine” - these are pop songs made retarded,..."

April 9, 2007 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Saturday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...avant collective Attack Formation are equally adept at channeling Devo, Fugazi, and Mad Professor, sometimes all at once; no..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Day Party Crawl

"...for those who were actually doing it. The cool Devo interlude props go to the overtly sexual duo Spod...."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Pissyourpantstastic

They're still streaming into SXSW from the land down under

"...spastic electroclash really is pissyourpantstastic. Similarly, there's the wicked Devo-meets-the-Buzzcocks experimental garage mix of the Mint Chicks. (Note: not..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Double Exposure

In Double Exposure, writer/performers Wayne Alan Brenner and David Jewell offer old and new material they've created, and their knack for capturing nuance in the mundane entertains

"...he bursts out in a song sounding something like Devo crashing a Kraftwerk album. He is intensely focused, projecting..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Zom Zoms

Record review

"...fusillade of aural grist for the inner spaz. While Devo is an obvious touchstone, the Zom Zoms' speedy emulation..."

May 12, 2006 Music Review by Greg Beets

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