Josh Hager-Guitarist & Keyboardist from DEVO!

EP #96 In the 1990s, Josh Hager was a member of the bands The Elevator Drops and Backstroke to Cuba. In 1999, while living in Boston, Rivers Cuomo recommended Hager to former Weezer bassist Matt Sharp. Hager subsequently joined the Rentals as a touring guitarist. Hager continued to tour on Sharp's solo tours over the next few years, during which the group covered Hager's song "WAR IS OVER...again". Hager also performed guitar and piano on Sharp's albums, Puckett's Versus the Country Boy in 2003 and Matt Sharp in 2004. Hager is also credited as a producer and engineer on those release

In 2014 Josh Hager joined DEVO, playing guitar and keyboards and is still in the band!
On April 29, 2016, Devo performed at Will Ferrell and Chad Smith's Red Hot Benefit.
Devo headlined the Burger Boogaloo festival in Oakland, California, on June 30, 2018, with comedian and former Trenchmouth drummer Fred Armisen on drums. On October 12, 2020, Devo performed at the Desert Daze festival, with Jeff Friedl on drums.

In January 2021, Funko released two Devo Funko Pops inspired by the group's "Whip It" and "Satisfaction" music videos. One month later, the band starred in Devolution: A Devo Theory, a television documentary based entirely on their theory of devolution,[86] which had been completed in 2020. In September, Devo performed a short three-date tour of the USA, including a show at Riot Fest. These performances marked the return of Josh Freese on drums,[89] who had not played live with Devo in over five years.

Devotional 2021, an annual convention for Devo fans, was held on November 5–6, with the annual 5KDEVO race taking place on the 7th. On November 15, it was announced that Devo would perform a one-off show at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 18, 2022, in order to make up for their cancelled Radio City Music Hall gig in September 2021.

On May 14 and 15, 2022, Devo performed at the Cruel World Festival at the Rose Bowl's Brookside golf course in Pasadena, California, followed three days later by their performance at The Rooftop at Pier 17.

In a February 20, 2023, article by the Akron Beacon Journal promoting the film Cocaine Bear, Mothersbaugh announced that the group would celebrate the year as their 50th anniversary, and that he had plans for Devo to remain active for 50 more years. He also stated that he, Gerald Casale and Bob Mothersbaugh were all interested in touring. This was followed by the announcement of a European tour, taking place between August 8th and 19th of 2023, with shows at London's Eventim Apollo,Øyafestivalen in Norway, Way Out West festival in Sweden, Flow Festival in Finland, Green Man Festival in Wales, and Luna Fest in Portugal. This was followed in November and December by a string of shows in the USA and Australia.

On January 21st, 2024, Devo, a Chris Smith directed documentary on the band premiered at Sundance Film Festival, with the group performing at the event. The film was produced and financed by BMG, Fremantle Documentaries, and Warner Music Entertainment, and according to a statement by the band "explores Devo's evolution from hippie artistes to art-rockers with a message, to their unexpected mainstream success as a hit rock band and the pioneers of the MTV age," following the group's career arc up to its status as "elder statesmen".

Devo underwent another short US tour, including a show at the Andy Warhol Museum and at this same time, Mothersbaugh released an art book titled "Apotropaic Beatnik Graffiti".On the June 5th, 2024, a collaboration between David Byrne and Devo was released. The recording was an early version of Byrne's song "Empire," recorded during the sessions for his 1997 Feelings album, seven years before the song appeared on his "Grown Backwards" album.

Josh continues to play in Devo as more shows are planned for 2025 along with studio work at his home recording studio. He especially loved talking about his set up with Devo the amazing guitar pedals he uses by Chase Bliss and Panda.

For more information check out the links below!
https://clubdevo.com
https://www.chasebliss.com
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