Coachella Day Two: DeVotchKa

The worst time slot? 4 o'clock outside. Today, DeVotchKa got it - 3:35-4:25 - and fought their way through a potential wilting. They showed up in full regalia - heavy black outfits - and the earlygoing was  a bit sluggish. But singer-guitarist Nick Urata sparked the Denver gypsy-punk outfit with a gorgeous croon on the swelling, romantic ditty "I Cried Myself Silly." "Transliterator," with its spinning chorus of "say what you mean/mean what you say,"  elevated the power level another step. And a pair of aerialists climbing and spinning on hanging sheets of fabric, one red and the other black, brought rare visual excitement to a daytime festival set.
They get bonus credit for having the most eclectic instrumentation on a tune: violin, sousaphone, electric guitar, Theremin and drums.   

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Comments

[TitoP]

Isn't it kind of appropriate that they would get that slot so they could ballad their way out of it? They are a great band with more wearwithall than a lot of bands at the festival.