ROCK’nVINO – Gerald Casale of DEVO and The 50 by 50

Coco and Michelle talk with Gerald “Jerry” Casale, co-founder of DEVO and proprietor of The 50 by 50 winery. Jerry talks about the foundation of the band DEVO and how it was connected to the horrific events at Kent State in 1970, when 4 of his fellow students were shot and killed by the National Guard. That event was a pivotal point in his life: it forced him to stay at the university instead of transferring to another school, and exposed him to new ideas from visiting professors. Jerry also shares how music and his success with DEVO gave