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DeVotchKa is an American four-piece multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble. They take their name from the Russian word devochka (девочка), meaning "girl". Based in Denver, Colorado, the 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 ...
- Nick Urata, Tom Hagerman, Jeanie Schroder, Shawn King
- 1997–present
Feb 11, 2015 · DeVotchka front man Nick Urata is becoming a Hollywood mainstay, writing the score for Paddington and several others. His band headlines a Valentine's Day show at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver.
Dec 5, 2018 · The Colorado-based quartet’s frontman talks about making their cinematic indie music and scoring award-winning movies ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ and ‘Paddington’. Originally a backing band for burlesque shows, the genre-defying ensemble from Denver, DeVotchKa, broke out in 2006 when they scored much of the Academy Award-winning movie ...
Devotchka. A cross-pollination of numerous influences, including cabaret, spaghetti Westerns, norteño, punk, and the immigrant dance music of Eastern Europe, Colorado-based quartet DeVotchKa, formed in Denver by multi-instrumentalists Nick Urata (vocals, guitar, trumpet), Tom Hagerman (violin, accordion), Jeanie Schroder (sousaphone, bass) and ...
Feb 15, 2023 · This week, Mile High Stash hosts Nick Urata from Colorado band DeVotchKa. Born and raised in New York, Urata eventually made his way to Colorado, where he founded DeVotchKa in the early 2000s. The band gained national notoriety when their music (including song “How It Ends”) was featured in the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine and nominated ...
Aug 2, 2018 · For this edition, we interview the composer behind the sinister opening theme music to Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and member of vocal ensemble DeVotchKa, Nick Urata. Starting up ...
Aug 20, 2018 · The Night Falls Forever. We spoke with Nick Urata about the recording process and bringing his songs to life. Denver-based vocal quartet DeVotchKa’s songs always reach, and the space they’re reaching through could be any number of things: a desert, an empty dance hall, possibly just a quiet room. And through it all, frontman Nick Urata’s ...
