So, I caught DEVO again tonight at Irving Pl.... oh, excuse me, The Filmore New York at Irving Plaza. This is about the fifth time I've seen them in as many years (see previous reviews here and here). Tonight was the first of two nights, each devoted to specific albums. This evening's show concentrated on Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo, the band's debut (you can read my breathlessly overwritten praise for that album here). They ran through the album in its entirety, then came back and cranked through "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA," "Gates of Steel" and "Secret Agent Man." They're still old, grey and fat, but they rocked. I'd normally have more to say on the subject, but it's late and I need to get to bed, but I wanted to post this before my friend Glen (who I went with) got his blog post up. Ha! Herewith some photos of dubious quality from tonight's show. Duty now, spuds!
Addendum: Read Glen's more substantial take on last night's proceedings by clicking here!
Gerry and Bob 2 interviewed on CBC radio:
http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/qpodcast_20091130_23802.mp3
First part of the show is an interview with an Olympic snowboarder who's thinking of running for political office. DEVO interview is about 20 minutes in.
Posted by: Dave Axford | December 01, 2009 at 07:21 AM
More DEVO ink at the CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/12/02/f-devo-return.html
Posted by: Dave Axford | December 03, 2009 at 02:41 PM