State Rep. Veronica Sims of Akron is co-sponsoring a measure to recognize the new-wave pioneers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Devo performs in 2008 at the Akron Civic Theatre. Akron’s own Devo is coming home to Ohio to celebrate “50 Years of De-Evolution.” ...

Devo seemed so weird at the time the band emerged from Akron during the late 70s that it was impossible to imagine it still being around, much less revered. But here we are more than 50 years later, ...

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 ...

Devo, best-known for the 1980 hit "Whip It," is back on the road with their "50 years of De-Evolution … Continued!" tour and their trademark brand of sci-fi surrealism. A major influence on the new ...

The Story Behind Devo’s ‘Whip It’ and Their Misunderstood Legacy NEW YORK (AP) — You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? The New Wave musicians behind ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The oddball rock group Devo has donated one of the red conical hats from its hit video “Whip It” to an Ohio museum. The Ohio Historical Society says it has received a small collection ...

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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