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The Taxpayers originated in 2007 in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

. Originally a three-piece guitar/bass/drum combination, the band incorporates accordion, horns, piano, harmonica, and other instruments during recording sessions. Currently they perform live with a range from three to eight members.

They strongly supporting the DIY punk ethic. Booking their own shows, printing their own merchandise, printing CD's from scrap material, and hand-written notes and other gifts included with each CD. The Taxpayers release digital copies for free, via blogs and Quote Unquote Records

Quote Unquote Records

Quote Unquote Records is a donation-based online independent record label, founded and run by Bomb the Music Industry! and The Arrogant Sons of Bitches frontman Jeff Rosenstock. The label is an example of Rosenstock's DIY ideals...

. Noah Taxpayer said the following in a letter to the blog Rock Sellout:

"We believe that offering free music is imperative to challenging the ever failing soul sucking music industry."

The Taxpayers have releases on Plan-It-X Records, Quote Unquote Records

Quote Unquote Records

and Useless-State Records.

Style

The Taxpayers are a punk rock band, taking influence from folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

, country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

, jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

, swing

Swing

Swing or swinging may refer to:* Swing , a suspended seat often found in backyards or playgrounds-Sports:* Baseball swing, a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each...

, blues

Blues

Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...

, hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

. They have been credited for working with different styles. Experimenting with different forms of audience participation, they often incorporate magic tricks, stories, and more at live shows.

Discography

Date of US Release	Title	Label
2007	Exhilarating News	Useless-State Records (CD) / Cllct (Digital)
2009	A Rhythm in the Cages	Useless-State Records (CD) / Quote Unquote Records Quote Unquote Records Quote Unquote Records is a donation-based online independent record label, founded and run by Bomb the Music Industry! and The Arrogant Sons of Bitches frontman Jeff Rosenstock. The label is an example of Rosenstock's DIY ideals... (Digital)
2010	Dangerous Intersections VI	Traffic Street Records (7")
2010	To Risk So Much for One Damn Meal	Plan-it-X Records (Vinyl) / Useless State Records (CD, tape) / Quote Unquote Records Quote Unquote Records Quote Unquote Records is a donation-based online independent record label, founded and run by Bomb the Music Industry! and The Arrogant Sons of Bitches frontman Jeff Rosenstock. The label is an example of Rosenstock's DIY ideals... (Digital)]

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