DeVotchKa play London’s ICA
America�s much-lauded DeVotchKa return to the UK for a show at London Institute of Contemporary Arts on Thursday 17th July.
The concert follows the success of the band�s April tour which came after the release of the acclaimed ‘A Mad and Faithful Telling� album in March this year.
Tickets for the ICA show cost �13.00 and are available from www.ica.org.uk and the box-office on 020 7930 3647.
DeVotchKa is a four piece multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble fusing Romani, Greek, Slavic, Bolero, and Mariachi music with American punk and folk roots. They take their name from esteemed author Anthony Burgess’ Nadsat word for “young girl,” a term used in the writer�s controversial work, ‘A Clockwork Orange�.
Based in Denver, Colorado, the DeVotchKa quartet is made up of Nick Urata, who sings and plays theremin, guitar, bouzouki, piano, and trumpet; Tom Hagerman, who plays violin, accordion, and piano; Jeanie Schroder, who sings and plays sousaphone and double bass; and Shawn King, who plays percussion and trumpet.
The band originally came to attention through constant touring and self-released records � ‘SuperMelodrama� in 2000, for instance, ‘Triple X Tango� (2002) and ‘Una Volta� (2003) - with DeVotchKa�s 2006 appearance at America�s Bonaroo Festival decisive in cementing the band�s reputation.
In between tours the band was picked by film directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris to score ‘Little Miss Sunshine�, the enormously applauded independent movie that would go on to garner four Academy Award nominations. DeVotchKa, along with Canadian composer Mycheal Danna, wrote and performed the majority of the music for the film, resulting in a 2006 Grammy Award nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack.
‘A Mad and Faithful Telling� is the first new DeVotchKa album since ‘How It Ends�, the band�s American breakthrough recording in 2004, which was subsequently reissued by Anti-Records to coincide with the band�s 2007 European tour. ‘A Mad and Faithful Telling� is also released by Anti.
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