Saturday, May 23, 2026, 7:00 pm, classic-editor
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RARE SPUD NUGGETS FROM THE VAULTS OF DEVO +
As we all know, DEVO is the smartest band in the universe, born out of the 1970 Kent State anti-war turmoil. Considering themselves artists and filmmakers as much as a musical “band”, DEVO took their subversive art all the way to unlikely pop stardom, and piled their measly PR budgets into their films and videos. It is a super lucky coincidence that the laboratory elements of their early music-films and videos are now under the fastidious care of our dear collaborator who happens to live across the Bay, Peter Conheim! Archivist/historian Conheim has been excavating nuggets from the vast vaults of the legendary group for 10 years, and this program will feature sparkling new restorations of some of their seminal titles (Whip It, The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize, Duty Now For the Future, etc.), and take us through a journey of never-or-seldom seen archival spud wazz. See the hapless record industry reckon with the provocateurs in their midst, flummoxed journalists, insane live footage from the earliest days in Akron dive bars, Max ‘Kansas City, and much more! Special Surprize Guest TBA, and Gilbert‘s beer on tap!
**Note Two Showtimes** 7PM, 9PM $16