DeVotchKa: A Mad and Faithful Telling
March 3rd, 2008 by stv
How does a band from Denver end up sounding like an exotic blend of disparate folk stylings? Well, if the band is DeVotchKa, they pull it off by having a singer (Nick Urata) descended from Sicilian and Gypsy ancestors, a classically trained violinist (Tom Hagerman), a bassist (Jeanie Schroder) who used to play sousaphone in a Civil War recreationist band, and a drummer (Shawn King) that also doubles on trumpet and was raised by Lithuanian polka musicians. I guess with such a diverse patchwork of influences, there ain’t no way in hell this band’s going to sound commonplace.
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