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Devo

Devo (/ˈdv/, originally /dˈv/),[9] often stylized as DEVO, is an American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", the song that gave the band mainstream popularity.

Devo
Devo performing live at the Forecastle Festival, in Louisville, Kentucky, 2010
Left to right: Gerald Casale (vocals; bass), Mark Mothersbaugh (vocals; keyboards), Bob Casale (guitar; keyboards), and Bob Mothersbaugh (guitar)
Background information
Also known as
  • DEV-O
  • Dove
  • The De-Evolution Band
OriginAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1973–1991
  • 1996–present
Labels
Spinoffs
Members
Past members
Websiteclubdevo.com

Devo's music and visual presentation (including stage shows and costumes) mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor and mordantly satirical social commentary. The band's namesake, the tongue-in-cheek social theory of "de-evolution", was an integral concept in their early work, which was marked by experimental and dissonant art punk that merged rock music with electronics. Their output in the 1980s embraced synth-pop and a more mainstream, less conceptual style, though the band's satirical and quirky humor remained intact. Their music has proven influential on subsequent movements, particularly on new wave, industrial, and alternative rock artists. Devo (most enthusiastically Gerald Casale) was also a pioneer of the music video format.[citation needed]

History

1973–1978: Formation

The name Devo comes from the concept of "de-evolution" and the band's related idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind had begun to regress, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society.[10] In the late 1960s, this idea was developed as a joke by Kent State University art students Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis, who created a number of satirical art pieces in a devolution vein. At this time, Casale had also performed with the local band 15-60-75 (The Numbers Band). They met Mark Mothersbaugh around 1970, a talented keyboardist who had been playing with the band Flossy Bobbitt.[11] Mothersbaugh brought a more humorous feel to the band, introducing them to material like the pamphlet "Jocko Homo Heavenbound",[12] which includes an illustration of a winged devil labelled "D-EVOLUTION" and would later inspire the song "Jocko Homo".[13] The "joke" about de-evolution became serious following the Kent State massacre of May 4, 1970. This event would be cited multiple times as the impetus for forming the band Devo.[14] Throughout the band's career, they have often been considered a "joke band" by the music press.[15][16]

The first form of Devo was the "Sextet Devo" which performed at the 1973 Kent State performing arts festival.[11][17] It included Casale, Lewis and Mothersbaugh, as well as Gerald's brother Bob Casale on guitar, and friends Rod Reisman and Fred Weber on drums and vocals, respectively. This performance was filmed and an excerpt was later included on the home video release The Complete Truth About De-Evolution. This lineup performed only once.[18] Devo returned to perform in the Student Governance Center (featured prominently in the film) at the 1974 Creative Arts Festival with a lineup including the Casale brothers, Bob Lewis, Mark Mothersbaugh, and Jim Mothersbaugh on drums.

The band continued to perform, generally as a quartet, but with a fluid lineup including Mark's brothers Bob Mothersbaugh and Jim Mothersbaugh. Bob played electric guitar, and Jim provided percussion using a set of home-made electronic drums. Their first two music videos, "Secret Agent Man" and "Jocko Homo", which both appeared in The Truth About De-Evolution, were filmed in Akron, and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the hometown of most members. This lineup of Devo lasted until late 1975 when Jim left the band. Lewis would sometimes play guitar during this period, but mainly stayed in a managerial role. In concert, Devo would often perform in the guise of theatrical characters, such as Booji Boy and the Chinaman. A recording of an early Devo performance from 1975 with the quartet lineup appears on Devo Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992), ending with the promoters unplugging Devo's equipment.[10]

Following Jim Mothersbaugh's departure, Bob Mothersbaugh found a new drummer, Alan Myers, who played on a conventional, acoustic drum kit. Casale re-recruited his brother Bob Casale, and the lineup of Devo remained the same for nearly ten years.

Devo gained some fame in 1976 when their short film The Truth About De-Evolution, directed by Chuck Statler,[19] won a prize at the Ann Arbor Film Festival. This attracted the attention of David Bowie, who began work to get the band a recording contract with Warner Music Group. In 1977, Devo were asked by Neil Young to participate in the making of his film Human Highway.[20] Released in 1982, the film featured the band as "nuclear garbagemen". The band members were asked to write their own parts and Mark Mothersbaugh scored and recorded much of the soundtrack, his first of many.[21]

In March 1977, Devo released their first single, "Mongoloid" backed with "Jocko Homo", the B-side of which came from the soundtrack to The Truth About De-Evolution, on their independent label Booji Boy. This was followed by a cover of the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".

In 1978, the B Stiff EP was released by British independent label Stiff, which included the single "Be Stiff" plus two previous Booji Boy releases.[22] "Mechanical Man", a 4-track 7-inch extended play (EP) of demos, an apparent bootleg, but actually put out by the band, was also released that year.[23][failed verification]

1978–1980: Recording contract, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, and Duty Now for the Future

 
Live performance in Atlanta, Georgia, 1978: Bob Casale and Gerald Casale

Recommendations from David Bowie and Iggy Pop enabled Devo to secure a recording contract with Warner Bros. in 1978. After Bowie backed out of the business deal due to previous commitments, their first album, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was produced by Brian Eno and featured re-recordings of their previous singles "Mongoloid" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".[24] On October 14, 1978, Devo gained national exposure with an appearance on the late-night show Saturday Night Live, a week after the Rolling Stones, performing "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Jocko Homo".

The band followed up with Duty Now for the Future in 1979, which moved the band more towards electronic instrumentation. While not as successful as their first album, it did produce some fan favorites with the songs "Blockhead" and "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" [sic], as well as a cover of the Johnny Rivers hit "Secret Agent Man". "Secret Agent Man" had been recorded first in 1974 for Devo's first film and performed live as early as 1976. In 1979, Devo traveled to Japan for the first time, and a live show from this tour was partially recorded. Devo appeared on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert in 1979, performing "Blockhead", "Secret Agent Man", "Uncontrollable Urge", and "Mongoloid". Also in 1979, Rhino, in conjunction with the Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM, released Devotees, a tribute album. It contained a set of covers of Devo songs interspersed with renditions of popular songs in Devo's style.[25]

Devo actively embraced the parody religion Church of the SubGenius.[26] In concert, Devo sometimes performed as their own opening act, pretending to be a Christian soft rock band called "Dove (the Band of Love)", which is an anagram of "Devo". They appeared as Dove in the 1980 televangelism spoof film Pray TV.

1980–1982: Mainstream breakthrough, Freedom of Choice, and New Traditionalists

Devo gained a new level of visibility with 1980's Freedom of Choice. This album included their best-known hit, "Whip It", which quickly became a Top 40 hit. The album moved to an almost completely electronic sound, with the exception of acoustic drums and Bob Mothersbaugh's guitar. The tour for Freedom of Choice was ambitious for the band, including dates in Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Canada.[27] The band used a minimalist set including large custom light boxes which could be laid on their back to form a second, smaller stage during the second half of the set. Other popular songs from Freedom of Choice were "Girl U Want", the title-track, and "Gates of Steel". The band released popular music videos for "Whip It" and "Girl U Want". Devo made two appearances on the TV show Fridays in 1980, as well as on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, American Bandstand, and other shows. The band members often wore red, terraced energy dome hats as part of its stage outfit. The dome was first worn during the band's Freedom of Choice campaign of 1980. It reappeared in the 1981, 1982, and 1988 tours, as well as in most of their performances since 1997. Devo also recorded two albums of their own songs as elevator music for their fan club, Club Devo, released on cassette in 1981 and 1984. These were later re-released on the album E-Z Listening Disc (1987), with all but two of the original Club Devo songs. These songs were often played as house music before Devo concerts.

In August 1981, the band's DEV-O Live EP spent three weeks at the top of the Australian charts.[28] In 1982, they toured Australia and appeared on the TV show Countdown. Devo enjoyed continued popularity in Australia, where the nationally broadcast 1970s–1980s pop TV show Countdown was one of the first programs in the world to broadcast their video clips. They were given consistent radio support by Sydney-based non-commercial rock station Double Jay (2JJ) and Brisbane-based independent community station Triple Zed (4ZZZ), two of the first rock stations outside America to play their recordings. The late-night music program Nightmoves aired The Truth About De-Evolution.

In 1981, Devo contributed a cover of "Working in the Coal Mine", recorded during the Freedom of Choice sessions, to the film Heavy Metal. They offered the song to be used in the film when Warner Bros. refused to include it on the album. Warner then included it as an independent bonus single accompanying their 1981 release, New Traditionalists. For this album Devo wore self-described "Utopian Boy Scout uniforms" topped with a "New Traditionalist Pomp"—a plastic half-wig modeled on the hairstyle of John F. Kennedy. Among the singles from the album was "Through Being Cool", written as a reaction to their new-found fame from "Whip It" and seen as a response to new fans who had misinterpreted the message behind the hit song. The album's accompanying tour featured the band performing an intensely physical show with treadmills and a large Greek temple set. That same year they served as Toni Basil's backing band on Word of Mouth, her debut album, which included versions of three Devo songs, recorded with Basil singing lead.[29][30]

1982–1987: Oh, No! It's Devo, Shout, and Myers' departure

Oh, No! It's Devo followed in 1982. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker, the album featured a more synth-pop-oriented sound than its predecessors. According to Gerald Casale, the album's sound was inspired by reviewers alternately describing them as both "fascists" and "clowns".[31] The album's tour featured the band performing seven songs in front of a 12-foot high rear-projection screen with synchronized video, an image recreated using blue screen effects in the album's accompanying music videos. Devo also contributed two songs, "Theme from Doctor Detroit" and "Luv-Luv", to the 1983 Dan Aykroyd film Doctor Detroit, and produced a music video for "Theme from Doctor Detroit" featuring clips from the film interspersed with live-action segments.

The band's sixth studio album, Shout (1984), which featured extensive use of the Fairlight CMI digital sampling synthesizer, was received poorly, and the expensive music video they'd produced for their cover of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Are You Experienced?" was criticized by some as being "disrespectful", all of which caused Warner Bros. to buy out the remainder of Devo's contract.[32] Shortly thereafter, Myers left the band, citing creative unfulfillment.[33]

In the interim, Mark Mothersbaugh began composing music for the TV show Pee-wee's Playhouse and released an elaborately packaged solo cassette, Musik for Insomniaks, which was later expanded and released as two CDs in 1988.

1987–1991: Total Devo, Smooth Noodle Maps, and breakup

In 1987, Devo re-formed with former Sparks drummer David Kendrick to replace Myers. Their first project was a soundtrack for the horror film Slaughterhouse Rock (1988), starring Toni Basil. The band released the album Total Devo in 1988, on Enigma Records. This album included two songs used in the Slaughterhouse Rock soundtrack. The song "Baby Doll" was used that same year in the comedy film Tapeheads, with newly recorded Swedish lyrics, and was credited to (and shown in a music video by) a fictitious Swedish band called Cube-Squared. Devo followed this up with a world tour, and released the live album Now It Can Be Told: Devo at the Palace in 1989. However, Total Devo was not a commercial success and received poor critical reviews.[34][additional citation(s) needed]

In 1989, members of Devo were involved in the project Visiting Kids, releasing a self-titled EP on the New Rose label in 1990.[35] The band featured Mark's then-wife Nancye Ferguson, as well as David Kendrick, Bob Mothersbaugh, and Bob's daughter Alex Mothersbaugh. Their record was produced by Bob Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh, and Mark also co-wrote some of the songs. Visiting Kids appeared on the soundtrack to the film Rockula, as well as on Late Night with David Letterman. A promotional video was filmed for the song "Trilobites".

In 1990, Smooth Noodle Maps, Devo's last album for twenty years, was released. It too was a critical and commercial failure which, along with its two singles "Stuck in a Loop" and "Post Post-Modern Man", were Devo's worst-selling efforts; all failed to appear on the U.S. charts.[36] Devo launched a concert tour in support of the album, but poor ticket sales and the bankruptcy and dissolution of Enigma Records, which was responsible for organizing and financing the tour, caused it to be cancelled part way through.

In 1990, the members of Devo, bar Bob Mothersbaugh, appeared in the film The Spirit of '76. Two albums of demo recordings from 1974 to 1977, namely Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990) and Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991), were released on Rykodisc, as well as an album of early live recordings, Devo Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992).

The band played one final show in March 1991 before breaking up. In an interview with Mark Mothersbaugh concerning their 1996 computer game Devo Presents Adventures of the Smart Patrol, he explained, "Around '88, '89, '90 maybe, we did our last tour in Europe, and it was kind of at that point, We were watching This Is Spinal Tap on the bus and said, 'Oh my God, that's our life.' And we just said, 'Things have to change.' So we kind of agreed from there that we wouldn't do live shows anymore."[citation needed]

1991–1996: Hiatus

Following the split, Mark Mothersbaugh established Mutato Muzika, a commercial music production studio, along with Bob Mothersbaugh and Bob Casale.[37] Mothersbaugh meant to further a career as a composer, and the latter worked as an audio engineer. Mothersbaugh has had considerable success writing and producing music for television programs, including Pee-wee's Playhouse and Rugrats, video games, cartoons, and films, where he worked alongside director Wes Anderson. David Kendrick also worked at Mutato for a period during the early 1990s. Gerald Casale began a career as a director of music videos and commercials, working with bands including Rush, Soundgarden, Silverchair and the Foo Fighters. In the wake of Devo's dissolution, Bob Mothersbaugh attempted to start a solo career with The Bob I Band, recording an album that was never released. The tapes for this are now lost, though a bootleg recording of the band in concert exists and can be obtained through the bootleg aggregator Booji Boy's Basement.[38]

While they did not release any studio albums during this period, Devo sporadically reconvened to record a number of songs for various films and compilations, including a new recording of "Girl U Want" on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Tank Girl[39] and a cover of the Nine Inch Nails hit "Head Like a Hole" for the 1996 North American version of the film Supercop.

1996–2007: Reunion

In January 1996, Devo performed a reunion concert at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The band performed on part of the 1996 Lollapalooza tour in the rotating Mystery Spot. On these tours and most subsequent tours, Devo performed a set-list mostly composed of material from between 1978 and 1982, ignoring their Enigma Records-era material. Also in 1996, Devo released a multimedia CD-ROM adventure game, Adventures of the Smart Patrol with Inscape. The game was not a success, but the Lollapalooza tour was received well enough to allow Devo to return in 1997 as a headliner. Devo performed sporadically from 1997 onwards.

In 1999, the Oh, No! It's Devo era outtakes "Faster and Faster" and "One Dumb Thing", as well as the Shout era outtake "Modern Life", were restored, completed and used in the video game Interstate '82, developed by Activision and released. Also that year, Mothersbaugh started the Devo side-project The Wipeouters, after their band in junior high,[40][41][42] featuring himself (keyboards, organ), Bob Mothersbaugh (guitar), Bob Casale (guitar), and Mutato Muzika composer Josh Mancell (drums). The Wipeouters performed the theme song to the Nickelodeon animated series Rocket Power, and in 2001 they released an album of surf rock material, titled P'Twaaang!!!.[43][44][45][46][47]

Around this same time, Devo's online fandom continued to grow, leading to 'Devotional', a Devo fan convention held annually in Cleveland, Ohio. The festival was most recently held in September 2022.[48]

In 2005, Devo recorded a new version of "Whip It" to be used in Swiffer television commercials, a decision they have said they regretted. During an interview with the Dallas Observer, Gerald Casale said, "It's just aesthetically offensive. It's got everything a commercial that turns people off has."[49] The song "Beautiful World" was also used in a re-recorded form for an advertisement for Target stores. Due to rights issues with their back catalog, Devo has re-recorded songs for films and advertisements.

In 2005, Gerald Casale announced his "solo" project, Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers (the Evildoers, including the other members of Devo), and released the first EP, Army Girls Gone Wild in 2006. A full-length album, Mine Is Not a Holy War, was released on September 12, 2006, after a several-month delay. It featured mostly new material, plus re-recordings of four obscure Devo songs: "I Need a Chick" and "I Been Refused" (from Hardcore Devo: Volume Two), "Find Out" (which appeared on the single and EP of "Peek-a-Boo!" in 1982), and "Beehive" (which was recorded by the band in 1974, whereupon it was apparently abandoned, with the exception of one appearance at a special show in 2001). Devo continued to tour actively in 2005 and 2006,[50] unveiling a new stage show at appearances in October 2006, with the Jihad Jerry character performing "Beautiful World" as an encore.

Also in 2006, Devo worked on a project with Disney known as Devo 2.0. A band of child performers was assembled and re-recorded Devo songs. A quote from the Akron Beacon Journal stated, "Devo recently finished a new project in cahoots with Disney called Devo 2.0, which features the band playing old songs and two new ones with vocals provided by children. Their debut album, a two disc CD/DVD combo entitled DEV2.0, was released on March 14, 2006. The lyrics of some of the songs were changed for family-friendly airplay, which has been claimed by the band to be a play on irony of the messages of their classic hits."[51]

 
Mark Mothersbaugh performing live with Devo at the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, 2007 (Gerald Casale vacuum forms thermoplastic using an Art Deco lamp as a mold, with a hat liner, to make the "energy" helmets)[52]

In an April 2007 interview, Gerald Casale mentioned a tentative project for a biographical film about Devo's early days.[53] According to Casale, a script was supposedly in development, called The Beginning Was the End. Devo played their first European tour since 1990 in the summer of 2007, including a performance at Festival Internacional de Benicàssim.

2007–2013: Something for Everybody

In December 2007, Devo released their first new single since 1990, "Watch Us Work It", which was featured in a commercial for Dell.[54] The song features a sampled drum track from the New Traditionalists song "The Super Thing". Casale said that the song was chosen from a batch that the band was working on, and that it was the closest the band had been to releasing a new album.[55]

 
Devo performing live at Festival Hall, in Melbourne, Australia, 2008: Casale and Mothersbaugh.

Devo performed at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in March 2009,[56] unveiling a new stage show with synchronized video backdrops (similar to the 1982 tour), new costumes, and three new songs: "Don't Shoot, I'm a Man!", "What We Do", and "Fresh". On September 16, Warner Bros. and Devo announced re-releases of Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! and Freedom of Choice, as well as a subsequent tour, where they would perform both albums in their entirety.[57]

A new album, Something for Everybody, was eventually released on June 15, 2010,[58] preceded by a 12-inch single of "Fresh"/"What We Do" on June 10.[59] Devo was awarded the first Moog Innovator Award on October 29, during Moogfest 2010 in Asheville, North Carolina. The Moog Innovator Award has been said to celebrate "pioneering artists whose genre-defying work exemplifies the bold, innovative spirit of Bob Moog".[60] Devo was scheduled to perform at Moogfest, but Bob Mothersbaugh severely injured his hand three days prior, and the band was forced to cancel. Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale collaborated with Austin-based band the Octopus Project to perform "Girl U Want" and "Beautiful World" at the event instead.[61]

The band split from Warner Bros in 2012 and launched a new "post-Warner Brothers" website that would offer "new protective gear" and "unreleased material from the archives in vinyl disc format".[62] In August of that year, the band released a single called "Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro (Seamus Unleashed)", dedicated to the Republican Party presidential candidate Mitt Romney's former pet dog Seamus. The title refers to the Mitt Romney dog incident of 1983, when Romney travelled twelve hours with the dog in a crate on his car's roof rack.[63]

On June 24, 2013, the group's former drummer Alan Myers died of stomach cancer[33][64] in Los Angeles, California. He was 58. News reports at the time of his death incorrectly cited brain cancer as the cause.[33][65][66] One month later, Devo released their Something Else for Everybody album, which collected "Unreleased Demos and Focus Group Rejects" from 2006–2009.[67] Gerald Casale had earlier teased the album in a 2012 interview with Billboard magazine.[68]

2014: Hardcore Devo Tour, Bob Casale's death

On February 17, 2014, founding member Bob Casale died of heart failure at age 61.[69] Shortly afterwards, the group, a quartet for the first time in 38 years, embarked on their Hardcore Devo Tour, a ten-show tour across the US and Canada between June 18 and July 2, 2014.[70] The tour focused on material the group had written before the release of their first album, which was largely written when the group were a quartet. Partial proceeds for the ten shows went to support Bob Casale's family after his sudden death. The show featured the group performing material written during 1974–1977.[71] The June 28 Oakland show was filmed and later released as the concert film Hardcore Devo Live!, released on Blu-ray, DVD, and Video on Demand on February 10, 2015, accompanied by CD and double-vinyl audio releases.[72][73]

2014–present: Current activities

 
Devo at the premiere of the documentary about the band at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

Immediately following from the Hardcore tour, Devo continued to tour a 'greatest hits' style show.[70] Josh Hager joined the band at this time, playing both keyboards[74] and guitar.[75] On April 29, 2016, Devo performed at Will Ferrell and Chad Smith's Red Hot Benefit.[76]

On May 22, Robert Mothersbaugh Sr., father of Mark, Bob, and Jim Mothersbaugh, died. Robert portrayed General Boy in various Devo films.[77]

In 2017, the official Twitter account for the Are We Not Men? documentary film, which had been in production since 2009,[78] stated that "the film was finished years ago" and that "mm [Mark Mothersbaugh] is blocking its release".[79] Jeff Winner, who was consulting producer for the Devo documentary, went on to state that he and director Tony Pemberton[80][better source needed] had "delivered the film that was contracted, and on schedule. It's now in the hands of the band to decide when/how it's released/distributed."[81]

Devo headlined the Burger Boogaloo festival in Oakland, California, on June 30, 2018, with comedian and former Trenchmouth drummer Fred Armisen on drums.[82] On October 12, 2020, Devo performed at the Desert Daze festival, with Jeff Friedl on drums.[83]

In January 2021, Funko released two Devo Funko Pops inspired by the group's "Whip It" and "Satisfaction" music videos.[84] One month later, the band starred in Devolution: A Devo Theory, a television documentary based entirely on their theory of devolution,[85] which had been completed in 2020.[86] In September, Devo performed a short three-date tour of the USA, including a show at Riot Fest.[87] These performances marked the return of Josh Freese on drums,[88] who had not played live with Devo in over five years.

Shortly afterwards, Gerald Casale announced the release of an official Devo potato-based vodka through the Trust Me Vodka brand. The packaging for the drink was themed around Devo imagery and featured original artwork. It was signed by the group's co-founders Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh, as well as Bob Mothersbaugh.[89]

On October 24, 2021, John Hinckley Jr posted on Twitter that he had not received any royalties for Devo's song "I Desire" in 35 years. "I Desire" had been written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale for their 1982 album Oh, No! It's Devo, inspired by a poem written by Hinckley that was published in a tabloid newspaper, following his attempt to assassinate then-current president Ronald Reagan. Hinckley had been adequately credited for his contributions through a co-writing credit on all releases. Casale claimed that Devo were not at fault, as it was the publishing company's duty to pay him, not the band's.[90]

Devotional 2021, an annual convention for Devo fans, was held on November 5–6, with the annual 5KDEVO race taking place on the 7th.[91] On November 15, it was announced that Devo would perform a one-off show at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 18, 2022, in order to make up for their cancelled Radio City Music Hall gig in September 2021.[92] Tickets went on sale on the 18th.[93]

In December, it was announced that rare images of Devo would feature in a book of rock photography from 1977–1980 titled HARD + FAST, to be released on February 1, 2022. The book will also include a 7-inch single of live recordings from the band, which were also released on SoundCloud prior to the book's release.[94] The recordings were dated 1977, but the performances are identical to those found on an audience bootleg recorded on October 10, 1978.[95]

Devo were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018, 2021 and 2022.[96][97][98]

On May 14 and 15, 2022, Devo performed at the Cruel World Festival at the Rose Bowl's Brookside golf course in Pasadena, California,[99] followed three days later by their performance at The Rooftop at Pier 17.[92]

In a February 20, 2023, article by the Akron Beacon Journal promoting the film Cocaine Bear, Mothersbaugh announced that 2023 would be celebrated as Devo's 50th anniversary, and that he had plans for Devo to remain active for 50 more years. He also stated that he, Gerald Casale and Bob Mothersbaugh were all interested in touring and jokingly wished for the remaining members of Devo to be buried in a car park near the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[100] Two weeks later, Devo announced that they would perform at London's Eventim Apollo on August 19 as part of their "farewell tour".[101] Other stops on the tour include the Øyafestivalen in Norway, Way Out West festival in Sweden, Flow Festival in Finland and Luna Fest in Portugal, throughout August 2023.[102] On March 1, a show at Green Man Festival in Wales was added to the tour.[103][104][105][106]

On March 22, BMG, Fremantle Documentaries, and Warner Music Entertainment announced that they would be producing and financing a Chris Smith directed documentary titled Devo. According to a statement by the band the film "explores Devo's evolution from hippie artistes to art-rockers with a message, to their unexpected mainstream success as a hit rock band and the pioneers of the MTV age."[107][108] The film will follow the group's career arc up to its status as "elder statesmen".[109] Smith is known for directing American Movie, Fyre,[110] and executive producing Tiger King,[111][112] the latter of which was scored by Mark Mothersbaugh, with Bob Mothersbaugh co-scoring its first season.[113][114]

The film will be produced by Chris Holmes and Anita Greenspan for Mutato Entertainment, and will be executive produced by William Kennedy, Stuart Souter, and Kathy Rivkin Daum for BMG, Mandy Chang for Fremantle, and at Warners, Charlie Cohen for WME and Mark Pinkus for Rhino Entertainment.[108][115][116][117][118][119][120][excessive citations] As of these announcements, the film had entered production.[121][122][123][124]

In April, Devo's energy domes were featured in Fat Mike's Punk Rock Museum.[110][125]

On July 6, it was confirmed in a post made to the group's Instagram account that Jeff Friedl would play drums on their 2023 tour.[126] This tour would be the group's last and as they retired from live performance, the compilation Art Devo 1973–1977 and a documentary would be released.[127]

At the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, a documentary about the band directed by Chris Smith was premiered.[128]

Band members

Current members

  • Gerald Casale – lead and backing vocals, bass, keyboards (1973–1991, 1996–present)
  • Mark Mothersbaugh – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, guitar (1973–1991, 1996–present)
  • Bob Mothersbaugh – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals (1974–1991, 1996–present)
  • Josh Freese – drums, percussion[129][130] (1996–present)
  • Josh Hager – guitar, keyboards (2014–present)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Notes

  1. ^ David Kendrick performed with Devo at several 2002–2004 shows (including their tour of Japan (commemorated on the "Devo – Live in the Land of the Rising Sun" DVD) as well as the 2004 Nike Run Hit Wonder) due to the unavailability of Josh Freese. In addition, Kendrick also continued to play drums on all Devo studio tracks in the late 1990s and early 2000s. This would include "It's All Good", "Are You Ready", and "Go Monkey Go".[132]
  2. ^ A Perfect Circle drummer Jeff Friedl (formerly of Eagles of Death Metal and Puscifer) performed with Devo on June 5, 2010, at the KROQ Weenie Roast in Los Angeles, and accompanied Devo on other selected dates between 2008 and 2013 due to Freese performing with Weezer. Friedl returned for several performances in late 2014 following the "Hardcore Devo" tour for similar reasons, and also played drums on a few tracks from the 2013 compilation album Something Else for Everybody. Friedl will also be touring with Devo in 2023.

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Further reading

  • Steinberg, Shirley R.; Kehler, Michael (2010). Boy Culture: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0313350818.
  • Dellinger, Jade; Giffels, David (2003). We Are Devo! Deviants in a Post-Modern World. SAF Publishing. ISBN 0-946719-49-7.
  • Lewis, Bob. , cleveland.com
  • Lewis, Bob (2006). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2008.

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This article is about the band For other uses see Devo disambiguation Devo ˈ d iː v oʊ originally d iː ˈ v oʊ 9 often stylized as DEVO is an American new wave band from Akron Ohio formed in 1973 Their classic line up consisted of two sets of brothers the Mothersbaughs Mark and Bob and the Casales Gerald and Bob along with Alan Myers The band had a No 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single Whip It the song that gave the band mainstream popularity DevoDevo performing live at the Forecastle Festival in Louisville Kentucky 2010Left to right Gerald Casale vocals bass Mark Mothersbaugh vocals keyboards Bob Casale guitar keyboards and Bob Mothersbaugh guitar Background informationAlso known asDEV ODoveThe De Evolution BandOriginAkron Ohio U S GenresNew wave 1 2 3 synth pop 2 art punk 1 post punk 3 art pop 4 rockelectronic rock 5 geek rock 6 7 8 Years active1973 19911996 presentLabelsWarner Bros VirginEnigmaRykodiscStiffRestlessSpinoffsThe WipeoutersDevo 2 0Jihad Jerry amp the EvildoersMembersMark Mothersbaugh Bob Mothersbaugh Gerald Casale Josh Freese Josh Hager Jeff FriedlPast membersBob Casale Bob Lewis Rod Reisman Fred Weber Jim Mothersbaugh Alan Myers David KendrickWebsiteclubdevo wbr comDevo s music and visual presentation including stage shows and costumes mingle kitsch science fiction themes deadpan surrealist humor and mordantly satirical social commentary The band s namesake the tongue in cheek social theory of de evolution was an integral concept in their early work which was marked by experimental and dissonant art punk that merged rock music with electronics Their output in the 1980s embraced synth pop and a more mainstream less conceptual style though the band s satirical and quirky humor remained intact Their music has proven influential on subsequent movements particularly on new wave industrial and alternative rock artists Devo most enthusiastically Gerald Casale was also a pioneer of the music video format citation needed Contents 1 History 1 1 1973 1978 Formation 1 2 1978 1980 Recording contract Q Are We Not Men A We Are Devo and Duty Now for the Future 1 3 1980 1982 Mainstream breakthrough Freedom of Choice and New Traditionalists 1 4 1982 1987 Oh No It s Devo Shout and Myers departure 1 5 1987 1991 Total Devo Smooth Noodle Maps and breakup 1 6 1991 1996 Hiatus 1 7 1996 2007 Reunion 1 8 2007 2013 Something for Everybody 1 9 2014 Hardcore Devo Tour Bob Casale s death 1 10 2014 present Current activities 2 Band members 2 1 Timeline 3 Discography 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory1973 1978 Formation The name Devo comes from the concept of de evolution and the band s related idea that instead of continuing to evolve mankind had begun to regress as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society 10 In the late 1960s this idea was developed as a joke by Kent State University art students Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis who created a number of satirical art pieces in a devolution vein At this time Casale had also performed with the local band 15 60 75 The Numbers Band They met Mark Mothersbaugh around 1970 a talented keyboardist who had been playing with the band Flossy Bobbitt 11 Mothersbaugh brought a more humorous feel to the band introducing them to material like the pamphlet Jocko Homo Heavenbound 12 which includes an illustration of a winged devil labelled D EVOLUTION and would later inspire the song Jocko Homo 13 The joke about de evolution became serious following the Kent State massacre of May 4 1970 This event would be cited multiple times as the impetus for forming the band Devo 14 Throughout the band s career they have often been considered a joke band by the music press 15 16 The first form of Devo was the Sextet Devo which performed at the 1973 Kent State performing arts festival 11 17 It included Casale Lewis and Mothersbaugh as well as Gerald s brother Bob Casale on guitar and friends Rod Reisman and Fred Weber on drums and vocals respectively This performance was filmed and an excerpt was later included on the home video release The Complete Truth About De Evolution This lineup performed only once 18 Devo returned to perform in the Student Governance Center featured prominently in the film at the 1974 Creative Arts Festival with a lineup including the Casale brothers Bob Lewis Mark Mothersbaugh and Jim Mothersbaugh on drums The band continued to perform generally as a quartet but with a fluid lineup including Mark s brothers Bob Mothersbaugh and Jim Mothersbaugh Bob played electric guitar and Jim provided percussion using a set of home made electronic drums Their first two music videos Secret Agent Man and Jocko Homo which both appeared in The Truth About De Evolution were filmed in Akron and Cuyahoga Falls Ohio the hometown of most members This lineup of Devo lasted until late 1975 when Jim left the band Lewis would sometimes play guitar during this period but mainly stayed in a managerial role In concert Devo would often perform in the guise of theatrical characters such as Booji Boy and the Chinaman A recording of an early Devo performance from 1975 with the quartet lineup appears on Devo Live The Mongoloid Years 1992 ending with the promoters unplugging Devo s equipment 10 Following Jim Mothersbaugh s departure Bob Mothersbaugh found a new drummer Alan Myers who played on a conventional acoustic drum kit Casale re recruited his brother Bob Casale and the lineup of Devo remained the same for nearly ten years Devo gained some fame in 1976 when their short film The Truth About De Evolution directed by Chuck Statler 19 won a prize at the Ann Arbor Film Festival This attracted the attention of David Bowie who began work to get the band a recording contract with Warner Music Group In 1977 Devo were asked by Neil Young to participate in the making of his film Human Highway 20 Released in 1982 the film featured the band as nuclear garbagemen The band members were asked to write their own parts and Mark Mothersbaugh scored and recorded much of the soundtrack his first of many 21 In March 1977 Devo released their first single Mongoloid backed with Jocko Homo the B side of which came from the soundtrack to The Truth About De Evolution on their independent label Booji Boy This was followed by a cover of the Rolling Stones I Can t Get No Satisfaction In 1978 the B Stiff EP was released by British independent label Stiff which included the single Be Stiff plus two previous Booji Boy releases 22 Mechanical Man a 4 track 7 inch extended play EP of demos an apparent bootleg but actually put out by the band was also released that year 23 failed verification 1978 1980 Recording contract Q Are We Not Men A We Are Devo and Duty Now for the Future nbsp Live performance in Atlanta Georgia 1978 Bob Casale and Gerald CasaleRecommendations from David Bowie and Iggy Pop enabled Devo to secure a recording contract with Warner Bros in 1978 After Bowie backed out of the business deal due to previous commitments their first album Q Are We Not Men A We Are Devo was produced by Brian Eno and featured re recordings of their previous singles Mongoloid and I Can t Get No Satisfaction 24 On October 14 1978 Devo gained national exposure with an appearance on the late night show Saturday Night Live a week after the Rolling Stones performing I Can t Get No Satisfaction and Jocko Homo The band followed up with Duty Now for the Future in 1979 which moved the band more towards electronic instrumentation While not as successful as their first album it did produce some fan favorites with the songs Blockhead and The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize sic as well as a cover of the Johnny Rivers hit Secret Agent Man Secret Agent Man had been recorded first in 1974 for Devo s first film and performed live as early as 1976 In 1979 Devo traveled to Japan for the first time and a live show from this tour was partially recorded Devo appeared on Don Kirshner s Rock Concert in 1979 performing Blockhead Secret Agent Man Uncontrollable Urge and Mongoloid Also in 1979 Rhino in conjunction with the Los Angeles radio station KROQ FM released Devotees a tribute album It contained a set of covers of Devo songs interspersed with renditions of popular songs in Devo s style 25 Devo actively embraced the parody religion Church of the SubGenius 26 In concert Devo sometimes performed as their own opening act pretending to be a Christian soft rock band called Dove the Band of Love which is an anagram of Devo They appeared as Dove in the 1980 televangelism spoof film Pray TV 1980 1982 Mainstream breakthrough Freedom of Choice and New Traditionalists Devo gained a new level of visibility with 1980 s Freedom of Choice This album included their best known hit Whip It which quickly became a Top 40 hit The album moved to an almost completely electronic sound with the exception of acoustic drums and Bob Mothersbaugh s guitar The tour for Freedom of Choice was ambitious for the band including dates in Japan the United Kingdom France Germany Italy the Netherlands and Canada 27 The band used a minimalist set including large custom light boxes which could be laid on their back to form a second smaller stage during the second half of the set Other popular songs from Freedom of Choice were Girl U Want the title track and Gates of Steel The band released popular music videos for Whip It and Girl U Want Devo made two appearances on the TV show Fridays in 1980 as well as on Don Kirshner s Rock Concert American Bandstand and other shows The band members often wore red terraced energy dome hats as part of its stage outfit The dome was first worn during the band s Freedom of Choice campaign of 1980 It reappeared in the 1981 1982 and 1988 tours as well as in most of their performances since 1997 Devo also recorded two albums of their own songs as elevator music for their fan club Club Devo released on cassette in 1981 and 1984 These were later re released on the album E Z Listening Disc 1987 with all but two of the original Club Devo songs These songs were often played as house music before Devo concerts In August 1981 the band s DEV O Live EP spent three weeks at the top of the Australian charts 28 In 1982 they toured Australia and appeared on the TV show Countdown Devo enjoyed continued popularity in Australia where the nationally broadcast 1970s 1980s pop TV show Countdown was one of the first programs in the world to broadcast their video clips They were given consistent radio support by Sydney based non commercial rock station Double Jay 2JJ and Brisbane based independent community station Triple Zed 4ZZZ two of the first rock stations outside America to play their recordings The late night music program Nightmoves aired The Truth About De Evolution In 1981 Devo contributed a cover of Working in the Coal Mine recorded during the Freedom of Choice sessions to the film Heavy Metal They offered the song to be used in the film when Warner Bros refused to include it on the album Warner then included it as an independent bonus single accompanying their 1981 release New Traditionalists For this album Devo wore self described Utopian Boy Scout uniforms topped with a New Traditionalist Pomp a plastic half wig modeled on the hairstyle of John F Kennedy Among the singles from the album was Through Being Cool written as a reaction to their new found fame from Whip It and seen as a response to new fans who had misinterpreted the message behind the hit song The album s accompanying tour featured the band performing an intensely physical show with treadmills and a large Greek temple set That same year they served as Toni Basil s backing band on Word of Mouth her debut album which included versions of three Devo songs recorded with Basil singing lead 29 30 1982 1987 Oh No It s Devo Shout and Myers departure Oh No It s Devo followed in 1982 Produced by Roy Thomas Baker the album featured a more synth pop oriented sound than its predecessors According to Gerald Casale the album s sound was inspired by reviewers alternately describing them as both fascists and clowns 31 The album s tour featured the band performing seven songs in front of a 12 foot high rear projection screen with synchronized video an image recreated using blue screen effects in the album s accompanying music videos Devo also contributed two songs Theme from Doctor Detroit and Luv Luv to the 1983 Dan Aykroyd film Doctor Detroit and produced a music video for Theme from Doctor Detroit featuring clips from the film interspersed with live action segments The band s sixth studio album Shout 1984 which featured extensive use of the Fairlight CMI digital sampling synthesizer was received poorly and the expensive music video they d produced for their cover of the Jimi Hendrix Experience s Are You Experienced was criticized by some as being disrespectful all of which caused Warner Bros to buy out the remainder of Devo s contract 32 Shortly thereafter Myers left the band citing creative unfulfillment 33 In the interim Mark Mothersbaugh began composing music for the TV show Pee wee s Playhouse and released an elaborately packaged solo cassette Musik for Insomniaks which was later expanded and released as two CDs in 1988 1987 1991 Total Devo Smooth Noodle Maps and breakup In 1987 Devo re formed with former Sparks drummer David Kendrick to replace Myers Their first project was a soundtrack for the horror film Slaughterhouse Rock 1988 starring Toni Basil The band released the album Total Devo in 1988 on Enigma Records This album included two songs used in the Slaughterhouse Rock soundtrack The song Baby Doll was used that same year in the comedy film Tapeheads with newly recorded Swedish lyrics and was credited to and shown in a music video by a fictitious Swedish band called Cube Squared Devo followed this up with a world tour and released the live album Now It Can Be Told Devo at the Palace in 1989 However Total Devo was not a commercial success and received poor critical reviews 34 additional citation s needed In 1989 members of Devo were involved in the project Visiting Kids releasing a self titled EP on the New Rose label in 1990 35 The band featured Mark s then wife Nancye Ferguson as well as David Kendrick Bob Mothersbaugh and Bob s daughter Alex Mothersbaugh Their record was produced by Bob Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh and Mark also co wrote some of the songs Visiting Kids appeared on the soundtrack to the film Rockula as well as on Late Night with David Letterman A promotional video was filmed for the song Trilobites In 1990 Smooth Noodle Maps Devo s last album for twenty years was released It too was a critical and commercial failure which along with its two singles Stuck in a Loop and Post Post Modern Man were Devo s worst selling efforts all failed to appear on the U S charts 36 Devo launched a concert tour in support of the album but poor ticket sales and the bankruptcy and dissolution of Enigma Records which was responsible for organizing and financing the tour caused it to be cancelled part way through In 1990 the members of Devo bar Bob Mothersbaugh appeared in the film The Spirit of 76 Two albums of demo recordings from 1974 to 1977 namely Hardcore Devo Volume One 1990 and Hardcore Devo Volume Two 1991 were released on Rykodisc as well as an album of early live recordings Devo Live The Mongoloid Years 1992 The band played one final show in March 1991 before breaking up In an interview with Mark Mothersbaugh concerning their 1996 computer game Devo Presents Adventures of the Smart Patrol he explained Around 88 89 90 maybe we did our last tour in Europe and it was kind of at that point We were watching This Is Spinal Tap on the bus and said Oh my God that s our life And we just said Things have to change So we kind of agreed from there that we wouldn t do live shows anymore citation needed 1991 1996 Hiatus Following the split Mark Mothersbaugh established Mutato Muzika a commercial music production studio along with Bob Mothersbaugh and Bob Casale 37 Mothersbaugh meant to further a career as a composer and the latter worked as an audio engineer Mothersbaugh has had considerable success writing and producing music for television programs including Pee wee s Playhouse and Rugrats video games cartoons and films where he worked alongside director Wes Anderson David Kendrick also worked at Mutato for a period during the early 1990s Gerald Casale began a career as a director of music videos and commercials working with bands including Rush Soundgarden Silverchair and the Foo Fighters In the wake of Devo s dissolution Bob Mothersbaugh attempted to start a solo career with The Bob I Band recording an album that was never released The tapes for this are now lost though a bootleg recording of the band in concert exists and can be obtained through the bootleg aggregator Booji Boy s Basement 38 While they did not release any studio albums during this period Devo sporadically reconvened to record a number of songs for various films and compilations including a new recording of Girl U Want on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Tank Girl 39 and a cover of the Nine Inch Nails hit Head Like a Hole for the 1996 North American version of the film Supercop 1996 2007 Reunion In January 1996 Devo performed a reunion concert at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah The band performed on part of the 1996 Lollapalooza tour in the rotating Mystery Spot On these tours and most subsequent tours Devo performed a set list mostly composed of material from between 1978 and 1982 ignoring their Enigma Records era material Also in 1996 Devo released a multimedia CD ROM adventure game Adventures of the Smart Patrol with Inscape The game was not a success but the Lollapalooza tour was received well enough to allow Devo to return in 1997 as a headliner Devo performed sporadically from 1997 onwards In 1999 the Oh No It s Devo era outtakes Faster and Faster and One Dumb Thing as well as the Shout era outtake Modern Life were restored completed and used in the video game Interstate 82 developed by Activision and released Also that year Mothersbaugh started the Devo side project The Wipeouters after their band in junior high 40 41 42 featuring himself keyboards organ Bob Mothersbaugh guitar Bob Casale guitar and Mutato Muzika composer Josh Mancell drums The Wipeouters performed the theme song to the Nickelodeon animated series Rocket Power and in 2001 they released an album of surf rock material titled P Twaaang 43 44 45 46 47 Around this same time Devo s online fandom continued to grow leading to Devotional a Devo fan convention held annually in Cleveland Ohio The festival was most recently held in September 2022 48 In 2005 Devo recorded a new version of Whip It to be used in Swiffer television commercials a decision they have said they regretted During an interview with the Dallas Observer Gerald Casale said It s just aesthetically offensive It s got everything a commercial that turns people off has 49 The song Beautiful World was also used in a re recorded form for an advertisement for Target stores Due to rights issues with their back catalog Devo has re recorded songs for films and advertisements In 2005 Gerald Casale announced his solo project Jihad Jerry amp the Evildoers the Evildoers including the other members of Devo and released the first EP Army Girls Gone Wild in 2006 A full length album Mine Is Not a Holy War was released on September 12 2006 after a several month delay It featured mostly new material plus re recordings of four obscure Devo songs I Need a Chick and I Been Refused from Hardcore Devo Volume Two Find Out which appeared on the single and EP of Peek a Boo in 1982 and Beehive which was recorded by the band in 1974 whereupon it was apparently abandoned with the exception of one appearance at a special show in 2001 Devo continued to tour actively in 2005 and 2006 50 unveiling a new stage show at appearances in October 2006 with the Jihad Jerry character performing Beautiful World as an encore Also in 2006 Devo worked on a project with Disney known as Devo 2 0 A band of child performers was assembled and re recorded Devo songs A quote from the Akron Beacon Journal stated Devo recently finished a new project in cahoots with Disney called Devo 2 0 which features the band playing old songs and two new ones with vocals provided by children Their debut album a two disc CD DVD combo entitled DEV2 0 was released on March 14 2006 The lyrics of some of the songs were changed for family friendly airplay which has been claimed by the band to be a play on irony of the messages of their classic hits 51 nbsp Mark Mothersbaugh performing live with Devo at the Festival Internacional de Benicassim 2007 Gerald Casale vacuum forms thermoplastic using an Art Deco lamp as a mold with a hat liner to make the energy helmets 52 In an April 2007 interview Gerald Casale mentioned a tentative project for a biographical film about Devo s early days 53 According to Casale a script was supposedly in development called The Beginning Was the End Devo played their first European tour since 1990 in the summer of 2007 including a performance at Festival Internacional de Benicassim 2007 2013 Something for Everybody In December 2007 Devo released their first new single since 1990 Watch Us Work It which was featured in a commercial for Dell 54 The song features a sampled drum track from the New Traditionalists song The Super Thing Casale said that the song was chosen from a batch that the band was working on and that it was the closest the band had been to releasing a new album 55 nbsp Devo performing live at Festival Hall in Melbourne Australia 2008 Casale and Mothersbaugh Devo performed at the South by Southwest SXSW festival in March 2009 56 unveiling a new stage show with synchronized video backdrops similar to the 1982 tour new costumes and three new songs Don t Shoot I m a Man What We Do and Fresh On September 16 Warner Bros and Devo announced re releases of Q Are We Not Men A We Are Devo and Freedom of Choice as well as a subsequent tour where they would perform both albums in their entirety 57 A new album Something for Everybody was eventually released on June 15 2010 58 preceded by a 12 inch single of Fresh What We Do on June 10 59 Devo was awarded the first Moog Innovator Award on October 29 during Moogfest 2010 in Asheville North Carolina The Moog Innovator Award has been said to celebrate pioneering artists whose genre defying work exemplifies the bold innovative spirit of Bob Moog 60 Devo was scheduled to perform at Moogfest but Bob Mothersbaugh severely injured his hand three days prior and the band was forced to cancel Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale collaborated with Austin based band the Octopus Project to perform Girl U Want and Beautiful World at the event instead 61 The band split from Warner Bros in 2012 and launched a new post Warner Brothers website that would offer new protective gear and unreleased material from the archives in vinyl disc format 62 In August of that year the band released a single called Don t Roof Rack Me Bro Seamus Unleashed dedicated to the Republican Party presidential candidate Mitt Romney s former pet dog Seamus The title refers to the Mitt Romney dog incident of 1983 when Romney travelled twelve hours with the dog in a crate on his car s roof rack 63 On June 24 2013 the group s former drummer Alan Myers died of stomach cancer 33 64 in Los Angeles California He was 58 News reports at the time of his death incorrectly cited brain cancer as the cause 33 65 66 One month later Devo released their Something Else for Everybody album which collected Unreleased Demos and Focus Group Rejects from 2006 2009 67 Gerald Casale had earlier teased the album in a 2012 interview with Billboard magazine 68 2014 Hardcore Devo Tour Bob Casale s death On February 17 2014 founding member Bob Casale died of heart failure at age 61 69 Shortly afterwards the group a quartet for the first time in 38 years embarked on their Hardcore Devo Tour a ten show tour across the US and Canada between June 18 and July 2 2014 70 The tour focused on material the group had written before the release of their first album which was largely written when the group were a quartet Partial proceeds for the ten shows went to support Bob Casale s family after his sudden death The show featured the group performing material written during 1974 1977 71 The June 28 Oakland show was filmed and later released as the concert film Hardcore Devo Live released on Blu ray DVD and Video on Demand on February 10 2015 accompanied by CD and double vinyl audio releases 72 73 2014 present Current activities nbsp Devo at the premiere of the documentary about the band at the 2024 Sundance Film FestivalImmediately following from the Hardcore tour Devo continued to tour a greatest hits style show 70 Josh Hager joined the band at this time playing both keyboards 74 and guitar 75 On April 29 2016 Devo performed at Will Ferrell and Chad Smith s Red Hot Benefit 76 On May 22 Robert Mothersbaugh Sr father of Mark Bob and Jim Mothersbaugh died Robert portrayed General Boy in various Devo films 77 In 2017 the official Twitter account for the Are We Not Men documentary film which had been in production since 2009 78 stated that the film was finished years ago and that mm Mark Mothersbaugh is blocking its release 79 Jeff Winner who was consulting producer for the Devo documentary went on to state that he and director Tony Pemberton 80 better source needed had delivered the film that was contracted and on schedule It s now in the hands of the band to decide when how it s released distributed 81 Devo headlined the Burger Boogaloo festival in Oakland California on June 30 2018 with comedian and former Trenchmouth drummer Fred Armisen on drums 82 On October 12 2020 Devo performed at the Desert Daze festival with Jeff Friedl on drums 83 In January 2021 Funko released two Devo Funko Pops inspired by the group s Whip It and Satisfaction music videos 84 One month later the band starred in Devolution A Devo Theory a television documentary based entirely on their theory of devolution 85 which had been completed in 2020 86 In September Devo performed a short three date tour of the USA including a show at Riot Fest 87 These performances marked the return of Josh Freese on drums 88 who had not played live with Devo in over five years Shortly afterwards Gerald Casale announced the release of an official Devo potato based vodka through the Trust Me Vodka brand The packaging for the drink was themed around Devo imagery and featured original artwork It was signed by the group s co founders Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh as well as Bob Mothersbaugh 89 On October 24 2021 John Hinckley Jr posted on Twitter that he had not received any royalties for Devo s song I Desire in 35 years I Desire had been written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale for their 1982 album Oh No It s Devo inspired by a poem written by Hinckley that was published in a tabloid newspaper following his attempt to assassinate then current president Ronald Reagan Hinckley had been adequately credited for his contributions through a co writing credit on all releases Casale claimed that Devo were not at fault as it was the publishing company s duty to pay him not the band s 90 Devotional 2021 an annual convention for Devo fans was held on November 5 6 with the annual 5KDEVO race taking place on the 7th 91 On November 15 it was announced that Devo would perform a one off show at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 18 2022 in order to make up for their cancelled Radio City Music Hall gig in September 2021 92 Tickets went on sale on the 18th 93 In December it was announced that rare images of Devo would feature in a book of rock photography from 1977 1980 titled HARD FAST to be released on February 1 2022 The book will also include a 7 inch single of live recordings from the band which were also released on SoundCloud prior to the book s release 94 The recordings were dated 1977 but the performances are identical to those found on an audience bootleg recorded on October 10 1978 95 Devo were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 2021 and 2022 96 97 98 On May 14 and 15 2022 Devo performed at the Cruel World Festival at the Rose Bowl s Brookside golf course in Pasadena California 99 followed three days later by their performance at The Rooftop at Pier 17 92 In a February 20 2023 article by the Akron Beacon Journal promoting the film Cocaine Bear Mothersbaugh announced that 2023 would be celebrated as Devo s 50th anniversary and that he had plans for Devo to remain active for 50 more years He also stated that he Gerald Casale and Bob Mothersbaugh were all interested in touring and jokingly wished for the remaining members of Devo to be buried in a car park near the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 100 Two weeks later Devo announced that they would perform at London s Eventim Apollo on August 19 as part of their farewell tour 101 Other stops on the tour include the Oyafestivalen in Norway Way Out West festival in Sweden Flow Festival in Finland and Luna Fest in Portugal throughout August 2023 102 On March 1 a show at Green Man Festival in Wales was added to the tour 103 104 105 106 On March 22 BMG Fremantle Documentaries and Warner Music Entertainment announced that they would be producing and financing a Chris Smith directed documentary titled Devo According to a statement by the band the film explores Devo s evolution from hippie artistes to art rockers with a message to their unexpected mainstream success as a hit rock band and the pioneers of the MTV age 107 108 The film will follow the group s career arc up to its status as elder statesmen 109 Smith is known for directing American Movie Fyre 110 and executive producing Tiger King 111 112 the latter of which was scored by Mark Mothersbaugh with Bob Mothersbaugh co scoring its first season 113 114 The film will be produced by Chris Holmes and Anita Greenspan for Mutato Entertainment and will be executive produced by William Kennedy Stuart Souter and Kathy Rivkin Daum for BMG Mandy Chang for Fremantle and at Warners Charlie Cohen for WME and Mark Pinkus for Rhino Entertainment 108 115 116 117 118 119 120 excessive citations As of these announcements the film had entered production 121 122 123 124 In April Devo s energy domes were featured in Fat Mike s Punk Rock Museum 110 125 On July 6 it was confirmed in a post made to the group s Instagram account that Jeff Friedl would play drums on their 2023 tour 126 This tour would be the group s last and as they retired from live performance the compilation Art Devo 1973 1977 and a documentary would be released 127 At the 2024 Sundance Film Festival a documentary about the band directed by Chris Smith was premiered 128 Band membersCurrent members Gerald Casale lead and backing vocals bass keyboards 1973 1991 1996 present Mark Mothersbaugh 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