Fri 8/15 @ 7PM
Sat 8/16 @2:15PM
For ten years, Devo fans from around the country gathered in northeast Ohio to pay tribute Akron’s Devo at the DEVOtional.. And the band, which formed in the early ’70s and started to attract first cult and then mass attention by the late ’70s, attracts very devoted fans, who call themselves Spuds. The band’s mechanical-sounding music driving its odd, conceptually lyrics, especially appealed to intelligent nerdy types who still form the base of their following.
The earlier events were in Akron before the whole shebang moved north to Cleveland, with the main event at the Beachland Ballroom. The last DEVOtional took place in 2010.
This year’s DEVOtional takes place again at the Beachland Tavern Fri 8/15 and at the Beachland Ballroom Sat 8/16. As usual, it will be packed with Devo tribute bands (which usually offer their own odd takes on Devo music rather than slavish imitations) as well as bands inspired by Devo. Videos, speakers, vendors and displays of artwork and Devo artifacts are also part of the event. Founding band member Gerald V. Casale, who was the special guest in 2010, will again be the star attraction.
A two-day ticket is $35; for 18 and under it’s only $15 for you Devo Obsessos who want to turn your kids on to this unique band.
Go here for more info and to buy tickets.
devo-obsesso.com/devotional2014.html
Here’s the schedule:
DEVOTIONAL (NIGHT 1)
7:00pm: T.H.O.T
7:55pm: Ken the Magic Corner God
9:00pm: Mutant Mountain Boys
10:00pm: Malcolm Tent
DEVOTIONAL (NIGHT 2)
2:15pm: “Doin’ It Wrong “ video
2:45pm: Lieutenant Dance
3:45pm: Jocko Homo
4:15pm: Interview Retrospective — video
5:20pm: Auction for Bob2
6:00pm: Jerry Casale Q&A
6:30pm: Devo Dan
7:00pm: Amino Acids
8:00pm: Evie Nagy, speaking on 33-1/3 book Freedom of Choice
8:30pm: Fartbarf
9:30pm: Nicole Stoehr, speaking on Devo 2
10:00pm: Synthetic Things