Why the Akron, OH, new wave legends are like the band on the Titanic – and totally OK with playing until they drop ...

State legislators have an opportunity to crack that whip and give the past a slip. Ohio Rep. Veronica Sims, D-Akron, introduced legislation May 12 with Ohio Rep. Michele Grim, D-Toledo, for the ...

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NEW YORK — You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? The New Wave musicians behind the silly “Whip It” video? They had that odd, spiky '80s vibe? Well, it ...

In The Beginning was the end. Sunday night was the end for (nearly) hometown heroes DEVO who brought their “50 Years of Devolution…Continued” Tour to Temple Live at Cleveland Masonic. The tour is ...

“Oh, yeah, Devo. ‘Whip it good!’” exclaims the cabdriver heading into downtown Akron. He doesn’t know that the song was actually a plea to Jimmy Carter to toughen up during the 1980 election against ...

DEVO began their farewell tour in 2023 and they’re still waving goodbye from the road. They’ve got festival appearances at Kilby Block Party, Cruel World, and Mosswood Meltdown on their 2025 schedule, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? The New Wave musicians behind the silly “Whip It” video? They had that odd, spiky ’80s vibe? Well ...