Current Release:
Simulated
(3/1/24)
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Previous Release:
EXTENDED PLAY
(11/3/23)
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Upcoming Releases:

Escape (The Piña Colada Song) [From the Official Booger Mixtape] 

(Single - Releases 9/20/24)

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Label: Rue Defense
Genre: Punk, Garage
Influences: IDLES, THEE OHSEES, Gang of Four, Parquet Courts
Location: Houston, TX

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(Single - Released 3/1/24)

(EP-Released 11/3/23)

Press Contact: Graham Bell
253.948.7647
whoisruedefense@gmail.com

Press:
Houston Press

(Photo Credit: Clare Kemp)

It’s time to go home and you’re lost. A shadowy stranger approaches through the swirl of the rodeo crowd and offers a hand. The brim of his 10-gallon hat obscures his face. Hanging at his heart is a leather badge. Adorned with a gold Texas star, it reads: Committeeman.

Committeemen are hard to categorize. Pulling apart myriad influences at the seams and weaving something new from the scraps, they veer into territory occupied by bands like IDLES and THEE OSEES while keeping one foot planted in the early post-punk of Gang of Four and the other kicking tires with Parquet Courts. Committeemen write about what they know: getting pissed off about the Texas Power Grid, grappling with jealousy, or just maligning their friends’ shitty advice over a backdrop of thunderous bass, thumping drums, and a dense whirl of effected guitars.

The band leaves it all on stage every time out. Founding members DJ Gilmore-Innis and Ken Dannelley and recent additions Matt Kast and Graham Bell produce bombastic, sweaty, heart-on-their-sleeves performances that churn the humid Houston night air into a froth. Committeemen have shared the stage with iconic punkers The Dwarves, Texas legends 30 Foot Fall and Bickley, and are building a steady following around their energetic live performances and the success of the 2023 EP ‘EXTENDED PLAY’.