DeVotchKa

DeVotchKa
Nick Urata (with Jeanie Schroder)
Background information
Origin	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Genres	Gypsy punk dark cabaret indie folk indie rock gothic country[1]
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Concord Records, Dago Records, Cicero Recordings, Ace Fu Records, ANTI-
Members	Nick Urata Tom Hagerman Jeanie Schroder Shawn King
Website	www.devotchka.net

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, double bass, and flute; and Shawn King, who plays percussion and trumpet. Per The New Yorker, "Urata’s unaffected voice, which has a hint of Rocky Mountain loneliness in it, gives the group’s sound roots, whether they’re playing a raucous midway tune or a spaghetti-Western ballad."^[2]