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Jennie DeVoe

Hello Sunshine! Go get your shovel and spoon!

About Me

jenniedevoe.com.................... "...Jennie DeVoe is an endearing soul-blues singer who radiates the vibe of a 21st century flower child. Her potent gospel voice tames any crowd she encounters. DeVoe is now inhabiting the dangerous, psychedelic space of icon Janis Joplin. Fireworks & Karate Supplies is an important and irresistible leap forward. Consider all DeVoe’s dues paid with this record." David Lindquist, The Indianapolis Star................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ "Beyond DeVoe's compelling sound - her soulful, hippie-funk vocals - is her hypnotic, manic energy. She is capable of engaging totally, locking eyes, her conversation instantly confessional and intimate, wacky and profound as she rockets from topic to topic. With her pierced nose, bohemian affectations, there's a rowdiness about her, and to make her laugh is to bask in her particular brand of strange sunshine. Fans, photographers, street vendors, babies and animals seem to lean into what she radiates and work all the harder to keep the attention coming. ( Her fears are dying of boredom and wearing pantyhose and being tortured by the squeaky sound of balloons or Styrofoam). Fans compare DeVoe to Janis Joplin, which she finds flattering but not quite right. DeVoe's vocals have a wise, raw, human quality that reveal her to be more than a pretty-good-for- a-local-girl kind of talent. Her lyrics are smart, kooky and often pleasingly simple. In an industry increasingly hungering for music with emotional complexity and depth - Jennie DeVoe has it."............written by Cara McDonald, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine.................................................... ............................................................ ....Redeeming, by Jennie DeVoe "There's all kinds o' places we could go- ends of the earth or the other side of the road- I just want someone to wag their tail when I walk through the door - You see I was a girl once on a dashboard in a grass skirt - you were a long day in a living room - honest days work and I'd dance for you - and you'd ask me to move so you could see - Hawaii five-0 on the TV - ........and you'll need Redeeming
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Member Since: 11/24/2005
Band Website: jenniedevoe.com
Band Members: Brett Lodde - long time guitarist, friend, man about town, secretly wears tights............ John Wittmann - long-time drummer, fresh out of prison, friendly face, but be very afraid........... Greg McGuirk - witness protection program, not allowed to tell you too much here...but he's very good, this I know........... Jeff Stone - bass player, never spoken to him really, he just shows up at my gigs with his bass, he's from Canada so he speaks 'Canadia' and likes smelly cheese, he has an awesome Beatle hair-cut........ Nicole Proctor - friend & chick singer who balances out the testosterone in the band. Plus she went and got herself 'knocked up'. She's married but we don't know really whose baby it is. I wonder if she'll think this is funny....... Karl Bruhn - soundman, he's an engineer so he sometimes looks right through you if he's on a path, he must finish his thoughts, could be autistic but we've not had him tested, we love him dearly.
Influences: Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan's mother, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Ani DiFranco, Led Zepplin, Patty Griffin, Tom Waits, Billie Holiday, Fiona Apple, Hank Williams Sr., Nina Simone, Lead Belly, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Chris Isaak, Dave Letterman, Johnny Carson, Bob Newhart, Ellen Degeneres.....Dave, the guy at the grocery store, the scarey lady at the lottery ticket counter with the braids and the gum, my Mom, my Dad, people I dislike, people I love, forest rangers, Phil my mailman, my gynecologist, the therapist I'll one day see, my cats, rodeo clowns, i'm always for the bull, people who 'get me' and still like me - they are my favorite but they don't inflence me cuz that'd be stupid....not really...I should change this. maybe I'll do that later when I have some time. Weirdly, I have some time right now...
Sounds Like: I suppose my music is a bit of old-school soul meets singer-songwriter lyrics meets passionate rockin’ vibey triple-A rock....I guess, that is. I’ve been told it’s a blend of Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Beth Hart, Norah Jones, Patty Griffin and Ellen Degeneres....? Trying to just be deliberate in my writing and passionate in my delivery. Whatever that means, really. It’s something, not nothing, that’s for sure, whether I can describe it or not. I don’t think you’re supposed to talk about music. And you’re not supposed to ’hear’ it, but you are supposed to ’feel’ it. This is a good aim to have. I’m trying to have it, thanks for reading, ok.Give a little love, song

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Record Label: Rubin The Cat
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

I work in the snow with my shoes....

So I dreamed this dream.  It was odd as dreams go.  I'm in Germany (in the dream, not now) and I'm in an old prison that's been refurbished to be a wonderful fancy hotel --- as they might do...
Posted by Jennie DeVoe on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:27:00 PST

La Vien Rose

La Vien Rose - ahhhhhhhhh - Great movie, see it.  Looking at the world through rose colored glasses....a story about Edith Piaf.  Beautiful and tragic.  How can a life be so beautiful a...
Posted by Jennie DeVoe on Mon, 05 May 2008 04:37:00 PST

Behave Yourself...

Ok, bet you didn't know this - in Austria, if you use a knife while you're eating, the chef/host/hostess may well be insulted...you know, cuz you are implying the meat is too tough to just simply cut ...
Posted by Jennie DeVoe on Fri, 02 May 2008 04:51:00 PST

Know yourself, Oxytocin, Henry the Eighth

Oxytocin.  No, not oxycontin ( don't even know that I spelled that right).  Oxytocin, you know, the stuff in your brain that bonds you to the object of your affection, yeh, that stuff. ...
Posted by Jennie DeVoe on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:17:00 PST

Do not listen to me...

Yes.  Another horoscope, this is good stuff.... "Others may look to you for guidance today, for you are a paragon of mature judgment. Unfortunately your advice may not be helpful because it&rsquo...
Posted by Jennie DeVoe on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:34:00 PST

Planetary Intervention...

So, here’s my Taurus Horoscope for today, it may also be yours:   "Even if you intended to come clean, it may be more challenging to get everything out in the open now that your key p...
Posted by Jennie DeVoe on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:31:00 PST

Anatomy of a Goodbye...

I’m leaving she said - I thought you were already gone he said - no I’m still here she said, I’ve been waiting for you to look over - why didn’t you say something then he said,...
Posted by Jennie DeVoe on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:32:00 PST

Happy vs. Wise

My fortune cookie from yesterday’s meal said: It’s better to be happy than wise. I’m just passing this along. Thank you for your visit. Carry on.  ...
Posted by Jennie DeVoe on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:12:00 PST

Podcast: Jason Wilber interviews Jennie DeVoe

I want to say that I had one of my favorite shows ever at Nancy Noel’s Sanctuary the other evening.  We had a sold out standing room only show and it was just a great night of music and fun...
Posted by Jennie DeVoe on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:19:00 PST

bored or boring...

You gotta ask yourself... when you’re bored with your surroundings if you are bored or actually boring.  OUch.   I know but I like it.  Yes, you can use it.  You are wel...
Posted by Jennie DeVoe on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:06:00 PST