DEVO Boston by Michael Grecco

In 1978 Michael started an internship in Boston with the Associated Press, shooting news and politics during the day. By night he was getting into the punk and new wave scene via the local MIT college radio station WTBS. The first show Grecco shot that is part of his Days of Punk project was Akron’s finest ensemble. Indeed, it was the first concert of DEVO’s first tour after their major record deal. As such, the band was already gathering a following of fans from Neil Young to Brian Eno, from David Bowie to Debbie Harry. Shooting under low light at the Paradise Club, Grecco captured the perfect moment of DEVO’s groundbreaking visual and sonic creativity. This is the only print in the Portfolio of the band in concert, as it best captures the essence of DEVO’s live performance.

MICHAEL GRECCO

Michael Grecco is an award-winning commercial photographer and film director noted for his iconic celebrity portraits, innovative magazine covers, editorial images, and advertising spreads for NBC/Universal, GE, Pfizer, HBO, Kodak, ABC, IBM, Yahoo!, ESPN, WIRED, TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Premier and more. His distinguished work is regularly featured in prestigious galleries such as Louis Stern, G. Ray Hawkins, Stephen Cohen and Fahey Klein.