New wave legends Devo have been a force since 1973. Several original members are still performing with the group today. A Netflix documentary about the band is now streaming. In the early 1970s, Devo ...

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Sorta new wave, sorta post-punk, sorta art-rock, Devo is the sort of band one can relish in fits and starts. Best known for its 1980 hit “Whip It,” the group’s only single to land on Billboard‘s Top ...

The music kept right on building, growing more intense and fierce with each passing second, as the players onstage pushed both themselves and their instruments. Then, right as the music was hitting an ...

For American Gen X’ers of a certain stripe, Chris Smith’s “Devo” is a trip through time, but even viewers unfamiliar with the deadpan music group are likely to emerge as loyal converts. A zippy, zany, ...

Filmmaker Chris Smith's look back at the New Wave band is a mix of commentary, irony, kitschy collages, and oddball optimism — in other words, it's maximum Devo When Casale, Mothersbaugh and his ...

After 50 years of hitting the road, Devo is officially retiring from touring in 2023, following the conclusion of their Celebrating 50 Years of De-Evolution farewell tour. Devo co-founders, Mark ...

NEW YORK (AP) — You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? The New Wave musicians behind the silly “Whip It” video? They had that odd, spiky ’80s vibe? Well ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The 48th International Cleveland Film Festival wraps up on Saturday and the whole shebang is bookended, more or less, by two films about famous music bands from Akron. “This is A ...

Early on in “Devo,” director Chris Smith’s documentary about the titular iconic band, we are given some background about their origin. Specifically, as the members of the group have said before, the ...