Born in New York City

Kevin Devine was born on December 19, 1979 in New York City . He grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island , and has spent significant time in Manhattan and Queens . Devine graduated from Fordham University at the Lincoln Center in 2001, majoring in journalism and writing for the school newspaper, The Fordham Observer . He first played in the band Delusion, which later changed its name to Miracle of 86 (referring to the 1986 New York Mets ). At Fordham he was able to hone his solo, acoustic style by playing at various open-mic and college events. Devine released his first solo album, entitled Circle Gets the Square , in 2002 under the record label Immigrant Sun Records, produced by Bill Manoudakis. During this time he also appeared in regular stints at the Wetlands Preserve venue in New York City.