Henry Rollins (of BLACK FLAG fame, etc) wearing his DEVO T-Shirt at the premiere of "DOWNLOADED", a feature documentary about the rise and fall of Napster, directed by Alex Winter. Pictured L to R: Scott Goldman, Henry Rollins, Alex Winter, and Jordan Berliant. Photo snapped Monday, April 1, 2013 at the Grammy Museum - © 2013 TourBusLive.com.

DEVO released "Live 1981 Seattle" as a 2LP vinyl set last year as part of Record Store Day, and it sold out quickly. This year we offer it to you on CD in a beautiful digipack with 2 bonus tracks, plus a booklet featuring rare 1981/82 tour photos!

From Press Release: A rare recording of DEVO live in concert during their 1981 New Traditionalists tour, extracted from DEVO’s archives. This CD was cut from a cassette recording of DEVO’s show in Seattle, WA show in November ‘81. DEVO archivist Michael Pilmer (aka Devo-Obsesso), found the tape in a shoebox full of cassettes in Bob No 2’s home fifteen years ago, which he immediately transferred it to DAT. Afterward it promptly disappeared in the flotsam of DEVO history. Here resurrected it stands as a testament to Prince’s claim “DEVO, you guys are crazy!” Yes, crazy tight and relentless like Caucasian James Browns on marching powder.

RELEASE DATE: 5/14

AVAILABLE FOR SALE *NOW* AT CLUBDEVO.COM!

...and check out this NEW TRADITIONALISTS ASTRONAUT TEE we made in honor of this CD release!

We've re-printed a limited quantity of these 2012 Australia/New Zealand DEVO tour shirts for those of you who weren't able to pick one up during our shows down under last year. Features 40 years of DEVO logos on one Tee, plus tour dates on the back. Get yours now 'cuz once they're gone, they're gone! CLICK HERE TO ORDER!

ATTN: DEVO re-issues Hardcore Volumes 1 & 2 via Superior Viaduct!
Vinyl available June 25, 2013 (Pushed from May because of manufacturing delays).
2-CD set available July 9, 2013.

- First time reissue of archival material from the mid 70's
- Initial release in the early 90's long out of print
- Original versions of classic DEVO songs "Mongoloid" and "Jocko Homo"
- 4 previously unreleased Hardcore-era bonus tracks are included in Vol. 2!
- Lovingly packaged with Moshe Brakha's stunning cover photography

Hardcore documents DEVO's beginning as pre-punk outcasts in the fertile Akron, Ohio underground rock scene. Spawned at the nearby college of Kent State, site of the infamous May 4 Massacre, DEVO formed as a conceptual art project armed with a radical philosophy of de-evolution. Brothers Mothersbaugh (Mark and Bob) and Brothers Casale (Jerry and Bob) along with drummer Alan Myers soon whipped-up an otherworldly brand of "devolved blues" that could hold its own alongside the beatnik groove of 15-60-75 (aka The Numbers Band) or the primal rock poetry of the Bizarros.

Recorded on various 4-track machines and in tiny studios, basements, and garages between 1974-1977, Hardcore reveals their strikingly clear vision: rock n' roll stripped bare of its collective cool and jerked back into propaganda fit for post-modern man. Threaded beneath it all are lyrical themes of post-McCarthy paranoia, middle-class ephemera, and DEVO's long-running topic of choice: sex, or lack thereof.

A LIMITED QUANTITY WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA CLUBDEVO.COM!

Rachel Lee's DEVO Tattoo - Imagery from DEVO's "Girl U Want" video on arm. Raleigh, NC - June 2012. by Blue Flame Tattoo in Raleigh, NC. See many many more DEVO tattoos in the "Chosen Mutations" gallery at Devo-Obsesso.com!

Photo by Jarrod Jones.

Mark Mothersbaugh holds a heart-shaped box of worms during the "Love Without Anger" video shoot 1981. Photo by Matt Quast.

ESPN = DEVO...? This popped up on YouTube yesterday. DEVO responds:

"As the spud who threw out the first pitch and made it a strike at the Ray's game Sunday, September 24th, 2012 in St. Pete Florida, I commend these jocks on using their freedom of choice wisely!"

- Gerald Casale, Devo co-founder.

This drawing was made by artist Steven Blickenstaff, longtime DEVOtee, and was given to DEVO's road crew at a concert in 1982. Steven is a well-known artist who illustrated album covers for THE CRAMPS and other bands.

Here's what Steven remembers about this particular drawing: "I remember drawing that mutated spud! This was back before I ever met any of the members of DEVO. I took this drawing to the show to give to the band. I didn't get to meet any band members that particular night but someone working on the crew took it backstage and got an album signed for me. This was drawn a year before I drew the cover of The Cramps Bad Music For Bad People album cover."

DEVO has announced 4 live concerts for 2013! 

May 24 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre

May 25 - Las Vegas, NV - at The Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

June 1 - San Francisco, CA - Guinness Oyster & Music Festival

June 9 - Los Angeles, CA - Natural History Museum 100th Birthday Bash
(BUY TIX HERE. Tix are $25 each for access after 5pm)

Check out this 2-page "DEVO Meets The Press" document that was included in a "Freedom Of Choice" press kit - 1980. 

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Page 1 of a two page "Devo Meets The Press" document included with a 1980 "Freedom Of Choice" era press kit.

Page 2 of a two page "Devo Meets The Press" document included with a 1980 "Freedom Of Choice" era press kit.

New DEVO show announced for May 25th, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV! Go to the TOUR page for full info/links.

Magazine advert for the Dec. 1st Simple Minds/DEVO/Church show in Yarra Valley, Australia.

DEVO featured on the cover of the July 2012 issue of "The Brag"...advertising their Dec. 7, 2012 show with SIMPLE MINDS in Sydney, Australia.

DEVO - Beatles wigs, peace signs, and handguns.
1984 - Photo by Steve Granitz.

8" x 10" - Hardcore Devo

Photo distributed in promotion of the Hardcore Devo CDs made by Ryko in 1990.

Photography by Moshe Brakha 1977.

Jerry Casale onstage with DEVO at Bimbadgen Winery - A Day On The Green - Hunter Valley, Australia - Dec. 8, 2012. Photo by Anthony J. James.

Booji Boy onstage with DEVO at Bimbadgen Winery - A Day On The Green - Hunter Valley, Australia - Dec. 8, 2012. Photo by Anthony J. James.

Tabitha Bitter shows her DEVOtion by striking a pose in this vintage Mongo Mask, as worn by DEVO in the 70's/80's.  Photo by Jarrod Jones 2012.

See photo of DEVO in the same Mongo Masks back in 1978 by clicking here.