3 May 2008 at Showbox Sodo

DeVotchKa's rise in popularity was obvious from the packed house at Showbox Sodo this past saturday evening. As the band entered the stage, the crowd was greeted by a gorgeous performer tossing flowers. She would join them again later in the night performing an acrobatic show above them on the stage rafters.

Seeing DeVotchKa live gave me a new respect for the vast array of unique instruments that fill the songs I have grown to love on the records. Each musician owned the stage with various string instruments, an accordian, and even a tuba. The long set was finished by a second encore with one of their hits from the Little Miss Sunshine Soundtrack.