I went in for coffee this morning and I noticed the cute barista downstairs was wearing an Against Me! t-shirt. We got talking about music from there, and she recommended a band called Defiance, Ohio. They describe themselves as "folk-punk". You have to respect a band that uses a fiddle and bass for punk music, and their complete shunning of any electric instruments leads to a very interesting sound.

I tracked them down, and they have all their albums for free online. I recommend checking them out. They are definitely an indy band, so the audio quality could be better, but it's otherwise terrific. My favorite of album of theirs is The Great Depression, available streaming online.

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The anarchist band Against Me! has created a rather kick-ass Rock the Vote ad.



Of course, anarchists endorsing the democratic process is rather ironic. But the revolution is hardly nigh, so I guess they do what they can.

( More good Against Me! songs beneath the cut )