I was standing in front of the Palace Theater downtown a few weeks ago when Devon Williams rode up on his bike with a new mohawk, upon which he remarked. "Allen and I were having a conversation about reality"￢ﾀﾔ Allen is Allen Bleyle, Devon's closest friend and musical collaborator￢ﾀﾔ "and we decided reality is mohawks," Devon explained. Nor were they fauxhawks or posehawks of the kind that can be combed, gelled or otherwise persuaded into lookin...
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I was standing in front of the Palace Theater downtown a few weeks ago when Devon Williams rode up on his bike with a new mohawk, upon which he remarked. "Allen and I were having a conversation about reality"￢ﾀﾔ Allen is Allen Bleyle, Devon's closest friend and musical collaborator￢ﾀﾔ "and we decided reality is mohawks," Devon explained. Nor were they fauxhawks or posehawks of the kind that can be combed, gelled or otherwise persuaded into looking-for-a-job hairstyles; no, these were authentic Mohicans. Onstage, as in his everyday life, Devon is likely to throw himself face-first into the unknown, whether the unknown takes the form of a mohawk or a tea colonic administered by a Russian woman of dubious medical credentials, and his willingness to take risks is my favorite thing about being in a Devon Williams audience, or playing Devon's songs on the occasions when I am his sideman. You wouldn't know it from listening to the gorgeously written, arranged and performed songs on this disc...
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