Self proclaimed "rock n roll cheerleaders for DEVO", Chezza Zoeller and Ezza Silberstein starting whipping up DEVO for the masses in October 2004. Together, they choreograph dance moves and special effects in DEVO inspired clone costumes, keeping the performance fresh with a new costume theme each performance. After a Spinal Tap experience of rotating musicians, DEVA has at last [de]evolved as a chick fronted DEVO cover band with the sole purpose of alluring wandering Spuds, Spudettes, Mutants and Spud newbies to the message of Devolution. Chezza and Ezza are joined by special effects extraordinaire Rob "Moogie" Bose on Keys, Matt "Goon" Wright on guitar, Claude "N-oog" Bauschinger on bass and Japa on drums.
"Few would have guessed they would not only still be remembered, but also spawn clones. Deva, the result of this cloning, celebrates a year of re-creating the sight and sounds of the very misunderstood Devo." Aber, Village Voice
"Deva is a female-fronted Devo cover band endorsed by Mothersbaugh himself" - Time Out New York
"Six [people] who have hair like my Italian grandmother...but they've made it look cool." - Murray Hill, Howl Festival
"You're better than us!" -Mark Mothersbaugh (after 3 martinis), DEVO after party - Aug. 10, 2005
"It's all downhill from here [now that DEVA is off the stage]" - Gerald Casale of DEVO - September 16, 2006 at Devotional in Akron, OH
"...two lovely ladies (who share lead-vocal responsibilities) and four dudes in drag cover Devo's greatest hits, complete with synchronized dance moves, bubble machines and confetti galore!" -The Village Voice
Shows...
Mark Mothersbaugh/KRK Ryden art gallery opening at Ruca Gallery
Irving Plaza - Special Guests of Super Diamond
Webster Hall - Special Guests of Le Tigre
Devotional 2006 - Live performance with Jihad Jerry of DEVO
DEVO after-party at Lit Lounge
Howl Festival Opening Party
Joey Ramone Birthday Party at CBs Gallery
Save CBs Benefit (Swearbears Benefit)
Mentions in...
New York Times
New York Post
Village Voice
Time Out NY
Gawker
Next Magazine
HX Magazine
The L Magazine
Television...
DEVA filmed a music video for MNN (Manhattan Neighborhood Network - www.mnn.org)
Jocko Homo translated from English to French back to English with babelfish. Enjoy!
They indicate to us that we lost our tails evolving/moving me to the top of small snails known as that its whole the wind right in veils are us not men? We are devo! The pinheads now that were to us are not whole were pinheads all the homo of jocko are us not men? Do the men all of monkey of Become in professors and critics of costume of businesses all the dance the poot are us not men? We are devo! Aren't we men? God of Becomes made the man but it had the practice the monkey to make it that the monkeys in the plan were all to prove here it that I can walk as a maintenance of monkey as a monkey I can make what a monkey can make the man made by God but a monkey provided the adhesive we must repeat well lets go!
THICK DICK AND THE GREENHEADS invite you to come to their page and listen to the new song of Un Pop weirdnesss called "SPIRIT OF DEVO" a tale of strangeness in the UK
