Hi!,
We have a new band, and we made a record.
You can get it in Bloomington at Landlocked Music, or online at noidearecords.com. Also up for download and streaming at www.highdivetheband.bandcamp.com. I mean, if you want. We are pretty excited about it!
You can also find more information at www.highdivetheband.tumblr.com. And we are going on tour soon with the Max Levine Ensemble and by ourselves, some too.
Thanks for reading,
Love,
Ryan
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The SPACESHIP
1804 S. Racine Ave. FOURTH FLOOR
Chicago, Illinois
DIYCHI Presents:
Shenandoah Davis (Olympia, WA)
http://shenandoahdavis.com/
Geoff Hing (of Defiance, Ohio)
http://defianceohio.terrorware.com/
Bob Rok
http://www.bobrokmusic.com/
Oshwa
http://oshwa.bandcamp.com/
Shiloh
http://shilohchicago.bandcamp.com/album/sex-and-resin
*****
7 p.m.
$5 Donation
BYOB
Please respect our neighbors by not drinking/hanging out on the sidewalk.
Everything else is fair game.
Will and I spaced bringing our passports on tour. So, the in-store performance won’t exactly be Defiance, Ohio. Instead, it will be Ryan Woods (of Defiance, Ohio), Theo Hilton (of Defiance, Ohio and Nana Grizol) and Toby Foster playing songs by Defiance, Ohio; Nana Grizol; and Toby Foster, Paul Simon and a few new ones together.
For an idea of what this will sound like, check out http://tobyfoster.bandcamp.com/album/theo-hilton-toby-foster-and-ryan-woods
Sorry,
Geoff
pink houses (ryan from defiance, ohio) has a new split 10″ record out now with Snarlas (ex-astrid-oto, cindy from DORIS zine!) you can order it now from toby foster’s new record label, word wild records!
http://wordwildrecords.com/2011/06/27/new-snarlaspink-houses-10/
Our friend David Combs wrote an essay about masculinity, punk and sexism. I think it’s thoughtful and heartfelt and talked about a lot of stuff that friends have said to me and that I’ve struggled with trying to be better about. I thought this paragraph was particularly important:
And recognizing that our male dominated culture is fucked up doesn’t make you a self-hating man, either. When I first heard Bikini Kill, it was fucking thrilling. Hearing someone lash out against dominant sexist attitudes wasn’t exciting in some sort of “oh good for women, they’re standing up for themselves,” type of way. It was liberating to hear someone take on those traditional expressions of masculinity, because I hated the ways I was expected to act as a man. I hated the toughness and numbness that was expected from men, because I wanted to be able to express my emotions without fear of ridicule. I hated the predatory way that men acted towards women, because I wanted to be free to have meaningful relationships with women. Likewise, I hated the homophobia, because I wanted to have meaningful relationships with the men in my life. I see men around me all the time who refuse to show any signs of vulnerability for fear of appearing feminine, and they tend to cut themselves off emotionally from the world. It’s fucking sad. I see men all the time who only view their relationships in terms of conquest, and I can’t think of one of them who has a healthy emotional life. Breaking down ideas around male superiority and masculinity is absolutely in mens’ best interests. In a punk context, I can say with certainty that the scenes I’ve visited that were the most gender inclusive have always been the most exciting and thriving music communities. There’s nothing to be gained for men in maintaining the boy’s club.
You can read the essay here.
Defiance, Ohio has always been a creative collaboration between all of us in the band and our friends. With us being geographically disperse, consensus can sometimes be hard. So, instead of being able to decide on one tour poster, we ended up with three designs.
I’ve gone ahead and uploaded versions that you can print out to put on your wall or to share info about the show within your community. We look forward to seeing all of you on the East Coast soon
-Geoff + Defiance, Ohio
There is more information and the ability to purchase tickets for the Athens show on the Orange Twin website.
The venue for the Asheville show is still being finalized so check back for more details about that.
See you soon,
Geoff
Our friend Molly from Songs for Moms is involved in Queer Rock Camp, like Girls Rock Camp but oriented toward queer youth, happening this August in Olympia. It sounds like a great project. They have a fundraiser going to help make the camp possible.
Here’s some more information from Molly:
Hey friends!!
As some of you may know Queer Rock Camp is having it’s inaugural session this August in Olympia, Washington. Based on the model of Girls Rock Camp (shout out!!) Queer Rock Camp, a program of Olympia’s non-profit L.G.B.T. youth center, Stonewall Youth. We hope to serve 50 campers between the ages
of 12 and 20, providing the unparalleled experiences of the Girls Rock Camp program to lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual youth. Campers will spend one week forming bands, writing original songs, and participating in a variety of empowering workshops including self-defense, drag, intersections of discrimination, and healthy relationships. The week will culminate in a public showcase at Olympia’s historic Capital Theater.The recent media attention to the violence that queer youth face is a harrowing reminder to youth that it is not safe to be oneself. While it is so important to begin to address this violence, we must also create environments of hope. Queer Rock Camp aims to create a space where queer youth are celebrated, applauded, and given a voice…a *really* loud voice.
We are currently asking for donations from our community in order to make our inaugural session possible, and continue to expand in the years to come. We appreciate any contributions you can make to help us reach our fund-raising goal. Even just $1 will buy a camper a pair of ear plugs! Thank you so much to those who have already contributed! Here is the link to our online fundraiser: http://www.indiegogo.com/Queer-Rock-Camp
Please forward this email around to people who might be interested! Check out our website for more information on camp and for camper, and volunteer applications.
Thank you!
-Molly Fischer
QueerRockCamp
We’re playing some shows in June on the way to Plan-It-X Fest. Show info is in the sidebar to the right and on the upcoming shows page. Details are likely to change in the coming weeks so check back often.
DIYCHI Presents
May 13th
Spoonboy (DC. Plan-it-X) – http://iloveyouthisisarobbery.com/
Boilerman (Chicago) – http://boilerxman.blogspot.com/
Geoff Hing (From Defiance Ohio)
Our Lady (Springfield) – http://www.myspace.com/olobaband
Little Master (Richmond) -http://www.myspace.com/littlemasterband
The Juicer
1238 N. Noble
7pm (MUST BE DONE BY 10:30)
5 Bucks
NO DRINKING/DRUGS/JERKS