Much like the Grand Canyon, the Devil Doves started out as a trickle in the desert—but, in Central Ohio.
Budding songwriter Junior Kauffman teamed up with high school baseball buddy Kyle "Headband" Davis and the duo hit the open mics.
The definitive sound of Junior's raspy vocals and anti-folk acoustic songwriting solidified when Kyle switched from djembe to trejon and their signature "clusterfolk" sound was formed.
After taking home an 8-song demo CD from the band, bass player and local troubadour Eric Nassau showed up to a show with his gear ready to play, unbeknownst to the duo.
The trio clicked and he continued to join them on and off for the next 18 months at their weekly gigs, earning him the nickname “Thunderstorm.”
After being selected for their local community festival, the trio had their first actual practice and then promptly and epically got rained out halfway through their set. The momentum, however, pushed them to release their self-titled first record and take their show on the road.
As fate would have it, the trio played a house party where they ran into fellow musician Jeff “Pretty Fingers” Straw.
Jeff played the keys and had the voice of an angel, so after a handful of jam sessions, Kyle baked him a cake and the quartet was complete.
Now, with four albums and a single under their belt, the Devil Doves continue to delight and surprise new listeners with their energetic live antics and ever evolving music.
Their latest record Parlor Tricks is available on all streaming services!
Top 5
Junior Kauffman
Band: Tom Waits
Album: Apologies To The Queen Mary
Song: “Ordinary Machine” / Fiona Apple
Book: Mother Night / Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Concert: Tom Petty / Cincy ’95
Eric Nassau
Band: The Cure
Album: Latin Playboys / Self-titled
Song: “100,000 Fireflies” / Magnetic Fields
Book: Illusions / Richard Bach
Concert: John Prine / Nelsonville
Jeff Straw
Band: Radiohead
Album: The Seldom Seen Kid / Elbow
Song: “Strangers” / The Kinks
Book: The Road / Cormac McCarthy
Concert: Punch Brothers / Southern Theatre
Kyle Davis
Band: Grateful Dead
Album: Soup / Blind Melon
Song: “Concrete Jungle” / Bob Marley
Book: Where The Sidewalk Ends / Shel Silverstein
Concert: Tool / Lollapalooza ’97
Devil Doves (full band consensus)
Band: The Pixies
Album: Graceland / Paul Simon
Song: “Swimming” / Breathe Owl Breathe
Book: 1984 / George Orwell
Concert: Stoudiefest / Chillicothe 2013 or 2014
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