Defiance, Ohio (band)
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Defiance, Ohio is an acoustic punk rock
band from Columbus, Ohio
. They are known for their extensive touring and intense, enthusiastic live shows. They are named after the real town Defiance, Ohio
. The band features a violin
, cello
, and double bass
. The band is also known for being involved with fellow DIY-minded record label Plan-It-X Records (often touring with many bands on Plan-It-X Records and participating in multiple Plan-It-X Fests), as well as reoccurring anti-capitalist
themes.
They have released four full length LPs, Share What Ya Got
, The Great Depression
, The Fear, the Fear, the Fear
, and Midwestern Minutes
in 2010, as well as a handful of split recordings. In the DIY spirit, much of their music is put out by the band themselves, producing their own CDs and CD-R
s, as well as allowing anyone to download all of their music for free from their website under a Creative Commons
Attribute-NonCommerical-ShareAlike license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/. When not releasing their own music, the band works with independent record label
s in order to produce their releases. Typically these have been smaller independent labels. However, the band has worked with the more notable though still staunchly independent No Idea Records
.
After making the decisions to work with No Idea, the band felt a need to explain their actions and maintain the sense of dialogue that they feel has been consistent in how they've operated themselves as a band. They said that they would have preferred to release the album themselves, but that they did not have the capacity to do so while continuing to keep older releases in print. Their song "Sometimes Motion" was featured in the 2008 Irish documentary Roll Up Your Sleeves
.
Most of the members of Defiance, Ohio also participate in other bands, such as Nana Grizol
, Pretty Hot
, Landlord, Pink Houses, Hymns, Disaster, Memento Mori (now defunct) and other musical projects. Ryan Woods the bassist is also part owner of the popular vegan restaurant The Owlery in Bloomington.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. They are known for their extensive touring and intense, enthusiastic live shows. They are named after the real town Defiance, Ohio
Defiance, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,465 people, 6,572 households, and 4,422 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,562.4 people per square mile . There were 7,061 housing units at an average density of 670.0 per square mile...
. The band features a violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, and double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
. The band is also known for being involved with fellow DIY-minded record label Plan-It-X Records (often touring with many bands on Plan-It-X Records and participating in multiple Plan-It-X Fests), as well as reoccurring anti-capitalist
Anti-capitalism
Anti-capitalism describes a wide variety of movements, ideas, and attitudes which oppose capitalism. Anti-capitalists, in the strict sense of the word, are those who wish to completely replace capitalism with another system....
themes.
They have released four full length LPs, Share What Ya Got
Share What Ya Got
Share What Ya Got is an album by the folk punk band Defiance, Ohio. It is their first full length album and is available for download in its entirety through...
, The Great Depression
The Great Depression (Defiance, Ohio album)
The Great Depression is an album by the folk punk band Defiance, Ohio. Despite being produced and distributed for profit by No Idea Records, the album is still available for download in its entirety through...
, The Fear, the Fear, the Fear
The Fear, The Fear, The Fear
The Fear, The Fear, The Fear is Defiance, Ohio's third full length album. The album was originally scheduled to be released on No Idea Records during in Gainesville, Florida, but was delayed until December 4th.As with all of the band's recordings, the album is available free on...
, and Midwestern Minutes
Midwestern Minutes
Midwestern Minutes is Defiance, Ohio's fourth full length album. It is available for free on the bands website. The album has received considerable airplay in Australia, courtesy of Triple R's Bullying The Jukebox program, for which it topped their 'Best Of 2010' list.-Track...
in 2010, as well as a handful of split recordings. In the DIY spirit, much of their music is put out by the band themselves, producing their own CDs and CD-R
CD-R
A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....
s, as well as allowing anyone to download all of their music for free from their website under a Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
Attribute-NonCommerical-ShareAlike license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/. When not releasing their own music, the band works with independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
s in order to produce their releases. Typically these have been smaller independent labels. However, the band has worked with the more notable though still staunchly independent No Idea Records
No Idea Records
For other uses, see No Idea .No Idea Records is an independent record label based in Gainesville, Florida which produces both vinyl records and compact discs...
.
After making the decisions to work with No Idea, the band felt a need to explain their actions and maintain the sense of dialogue that they feel has been consistent in how they've operated themselves as a band. They said that they would have preferred to release the album themselves, but that they did not have the capacity to do so while continuing to keep older releases in print. Their song "Sometimes Motion" was featured in the 2008 Irish documentary Roll Up Your Sleeves
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Roll Up Your Sleeves is an Irish documentary about do-it-yourself counterculture directed by Dylan Haskins. It also examines the relationship between DIY culture and the need for autonomous social spaces, looking at various projects across Europe and how these compare with the situation in...
.
Most of the members of Defiance, Ohio also participate in other bands, such as Nana Grizol
Nana Grizol
Nana Grizol is an American indie rock/folk punk band formed by Theo Hilton in Athens, Georgia under the record label Orange Twin. In addition to Hilton, the band includes Laura Carter and Robbie Cucchiaro .-Discography:Nana Grizol released their first album, Love It Love It on 13 May 2008, and...
, Pretty Hot
Anti-Creative Records
Anti-Creative Records is an independent record label based out of Upland, California. The label's releases consist primarily of folk-punk and punk bands from across the United States. However, the label is not limited to these genres....
, Landlord, Pink Houses, Hymns, Disaster, Memento Mori (now defunct) and other musical projects. Ryan Woods the bassist is also part owner of the popular vegan restaurant The Owlery in Bloomington.
Albums
- Share What Ya GotShare What Ya GotShare What Ya Got is an album by the folk punk band Defiance, Ohio. It is their first full length album and is available for download in its entirety through...
(2003) - The Great DepressionThe Great Depression (Defiance, Ohio album)The Great Depression is an album by the folk punk band Defiance, Ohio. Despite being produced and distributed for profit by No Idea Records, the album is still available for download in its entirety through...
(2006) - The Fear, The Fear, The FearThe Fear, The Fear, The FearThe Fear, The Fear, The Fear is Defiance, Ohio's third full length album. The album was originally scheduled to be released on No Idea Records during in Gainesville, Florida, but was delayed until December 4th.As with all of the band's recordings, the album is available free on...
(2007) - Midwestern MinutesMidwestern MinutesMidwestern Minutes is Defiance, Ohio's fourth full length album. It is available for free on the bands website. The album has received considerable airplay in Australia, courtesy of Triple R's Bullying The Jukebox program, for which it topped their 'Best Of 2010' list.-Track...
(2010)
Demos & EPs
- Demo (2003)
- 2003 Tour CDR (2003)
- Songs for the Icarus Project (2009) (a benefit for the Icarus ProjectIcarus Project.The Icarus Project http://theicarusproject.net is a mental health movement characterized by the view that many phenomena commonly labeled as mental illness should actually be regarded as "dangerous gifts"...
)
Splits
- Ghost MiceGhost MiceGhost Mice is a two-piece folk-punk band from Bloomington, Indiana. Both members, Chris Johnston and Hannah Jones, have been in a handful of pop-punk bands together: namely Disarm, The Devil is Electric and Operation: Cliff Clavin...
/Defiance Ohio Split CD (2004) - One Reason/Defiance, Ohio Split 7" (2004)
- Environmental Youth Crunch/Defiance, Ohio Split 7" (2007)
External links
- Official Band Page
- Plan-It-X Records
- Anti-Creative Records
- No Idea Records
- Friends and Relatives Records
- Defiance, Ohio collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive - Podcast interview with Ryan