Daily Discovery: The Devious Angels, “Country Cantina”

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June 12, 2014 4:08 pm

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ARTIST: The Devious Angels: Steevie Steeves (SS) and Jon Decious (JD)

SONG: “Country Cantina“

BIRTHDATE: SS: July 1, Cancer // JD: May 12, Taurus

HOMETOWN: SS: Blairsville, PA // JD: Monticello, KY

CURRENT LOCATION: Nashville, TN (both)

AMBITIONS: SS: Work with Jimmy Fallon // JD: Write/Produce great records

TURN-OFFS: SS: Litterbugs // JD: Sarah McLachlan’s ASPCA commercials

TURN-ONS: SS: Manners // JD: Well manicured lawns

DREAM GIG: SS: Saturday Night Live Host // JD: Headlining show at Wrigley Field

FAVORITE LYRIC: SS: “Some dance to remember, some dance to forget” -“Hotel California” Eagles // JD: “It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock n’ roll” – AC/DC

CRAZIEST PERSON I KNOW: SS: next question…. // JD: my stepdad, “What the Hell” Dale

SONG I WISH I WROTE: SS: “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg) // JD: “Honky Tonk Women” (Jagger/ Richards)

5 PEOPLE I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: SS: Mom, Carol Burnett, Stevie Nicks, Judy Garland, Jimmy Fallon // JD: Elvis, Keith Richards, Gram Parsons, Dennis Wilson, Chris Farley

MY FAVORITE CONCERT EXPERIENCE: SS: Front row at Prince in 2004- Altoona, PA // JD: Weezer & NoDoubt 1997 at Starwood Amphitheater. A giant thunderstorm turned the hillside into a mudslide.

I WROTE THIS SONG: We wrote this song with our good friend, Aaron Raitiere. Someone made a joke about writing a radio jingle for an imaginary mexican restaurant…so we did.