A good friend of mine sent an email a few weeks ago telling me about her new favorite band: Devotchka. Her description..." the ghost of Roy Orbison, a little mariachi, a dash of polka and full on eastern bloc slav rock"
Well, they played at Dantes last night, and I dragged some other folks down there to see the band. My friend was right...they were great. Her description was right on as well. The singer had a really haunting voice, the drummer was incredible. A very original brew of influences. Apparently they were just featured on NPR, are getting airplay on KCRW in Santa Monica. Featured on NPR plus airplay on KCRW usually means huge career boost. Pink Martini would agree with that, I bet.
Devotchka's new one