DeVotchKa performs live from SXSW
Singer Nick Urata founded DeVotchKa nine years ago with the idea of mixing together the music of east and west. He did not found it with the hopes of selling music to McDonald's. The band turned down a request to use one of their songs in the fast-food giant's commercials.
With their sixth new CD A Mad and Faithful Telling, DeVotchKa is poised to capitalize on the popularity they earned by being featured on the Little Miss Sunshine soundtrack.
Songs performed: "Transliterator," "We're Leaving," and "Queen of the Surface Streets
Guests
- DeVotchka
Resources
- Official Web site
- DeVotchka on MySpace
- DeVotchka on Wikipedia
- Devotchka: The Best Little Grammy-Nominated Band You've Never Heard Of (Rolling Stone)
- DeVotchKa on Last.fm
- Video: Till the End Of Time
- Video: Death By Blonde
- Buy albums
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Members of DeVotchka (Minnesota Public Radio / Ali Lozoff)
