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Tuesday, May 13,2008
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DeVotchKa @ Turner Hall Ballroom
Thursday, May 8, 2008
If used correctly, orchestral instruments
have a place in contemporary pop music. Before assholes like the (eye-patch
wearing pirate) singer from
Prior to the film
and accompanying soundtrack release of Little
Miss Sunshine, which included several DeVotchKa songs (from their 2004
release How it Ends), the Denver, CO,
based band had to rely on support from peers like The Dresden Dolls, Sufjan
Stevens and the Arcade Fire to keep their career alive. Now, not even two years
later, the number of attendees at their concerts has multiplied exponentially,
perhaps almost equaling that of their aforementioned contemporaries.
The audience at the
Turner Hall Ballroom was treated to a solid set that drew heavily from
DeVotchKa’s latest offering, A Mad &
Faithful Telling, but included plenty of back catalog numbers like
“Twenty-Six Temptations” and their well-respected cover of Siouxsie and the
Banshees’ “The Last Beat of My Heart.” Songs immortalized in Sunshine, including the mariachi-infused
“We’re Going Home” and a moving—not going to lie, almost tear-jerking—version
of “How it Ends,” were also awarded to the audience for enthusiastically
listening to lesser-known material. During the encore, singer Nick Urata and
band welcomed to the stage two aerialist performers, who surprised the audience
with some Cirque du Soleil-styled rope gymnastics before the band closed with
“You Love Me.”
If DeVotchKa continues to cultivate this type of engaging performance for their fans, their career potential should be unlimited.
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