Artist: Devotchka
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Curse Your Little Heart
Year: 2006
Tracks: 6
How It Ends
Year: 2004
Tracks: 14
Una Volta
Year: 2003
Tracks: 11
Supermelodrama
Year: 2002
Tracks: 13
Devotchka formed in Denver, CO, and included Nick Urata on vocals, guitar, and trumpet; violinist/accordionist Tom Hagerman; sousaphone/bass actor Jeanie Schroder; and drummer Shawn King. Supporting musicians revolved in and out of the eclectic group's card, tributary such sounds as strings and bazoukis. While some described Devotchka's sound as polka-rock or circus music, the ring was actually a cross-pollination of legion influences, including club, spaghetti Westerns, and the immigrant dance music of Eastern Europe. Supermelodrama, their self-released 2000 debut, garnered legion accolades, and the band toured in support of the record with such luminaries as Calexico, 16 Horsepower, Flogging Molly, and Archer Prewitt. Una Volta followed in May 2003. Issued by the Boulder, CO, indie Cicero, Devotchka promoted the record album through a tour with illustrious burlesque/fetish entertainer Dita Von Teese.
