D.C.based band, featuring several scene veterans, combines garage punk snazz with indie rock intelligence and ambition. Des Demonas are the antithesis of legendary megabands like the Stones and Beatles, who deliver traditional, consistently on-key songs. Their songs are akin to chaotic creativity, where structure is a secondary concern to being immersed in a shared place of sudden innovation. Des Demonas feature Jacky Cougar Abok on lead vocals and percussion, who was born in Kenya and previously played drums in Thee Lolitas and Foul Swoops. Guitarist Mark Cisneros' résumé includes stints with Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, Medications, and Deathfix, while he also played drums with the Make-Up and Benjy Ferree. Keyboard man Paul Vivari was also one of Cisneros' bandmates in Benjy Ferree, and spins vintage R&B sides at D.C. clubs as Soul Call Paul. Bassist Joe Halladay was previously a member of Citygoats, and drummer Ryan Hicks is a veteran of the group Suns of Guns.