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DETHOLZ!

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About Me

Formed at - and later expelled by - a fundamentalist bible school in 1996, Detholz! (pronounced 'Death Holes!') originally formed as a way for its members to vent anger and frustration with their evangelical upbringings and to make sense of their 'double lives,' which to this day straddle a fence between 'Religion' and 'Reality.'
Detholz! draws from a broad range of pop and avant garde music and personal histories defined by arcane religious subculture. The result is something that has consistently defied easy categorization and always produced the strongest of reactions, including accusations and threats of arrest for 'Satanic Worship', prayer circles at shows both for and against the band, and heated (sometimes physical) exchanges pitting fans vs. detractors (and sometimes fans vs. fans).
Laboring happily underground since its inception, Detholz! has toured extensively, with bands such as Wilco, Danielson Familie, Weird War, Radio 4, The French Kicks, Electric Six, The Blacks and Thunderbirds Are Now. Individually, members have written, recorded and toured with artists such as The Staples Singers, Bobby Conn, and Baby Teeth.
Their latest full-length, Cast Out Devils, was released on Halloween, October 31st 2006.

VIDEO FOR "CLUB OSLO" from Cast Out Devils directed by Micah Barber

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/27/2005
Band Website: detholz.com
Band Members: Jim Cooper Karl Doerfer Jon Steinmeier Andrew Sole Ben Miranda
Influences: Talking Heads, Devo, Steve Reich, Jean-Claude Vannier, Jean-Jacques Perry, Frank Black, Vyacheslav Mescherin, Percy Faith, Eurythmics, Baby Teeth , Bobby Conn , the later works of Beef Wellington
Sounds Like: Devo, Talking Heads, They Might Be Giants, Weezer, The Residents, Oingo Boingo, Mr. Bungle, Mike Patton, Ziggy 2000, etc.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Yohey Fest 08 @ The Hideout 6-7-08

June 7th, Hideout hosts a benefit for our friend, the former diva of Detholz!, Baby Teeth and Bobby Conn bookery, Ms. Lena Yohey, as she collects funds to volunteer in Nepal this Fall.  She'll be...
Posted by DETHOLZ! on Sun, 11 May 2008 08:06:00 PST

Save Oh My God! This Xmas, help a band thats hurting.

Dear Detholz! aficionados,As many of you know, this past Fall our musical friends, Oh My God, were involved in a terrible car accident while they w...
Posted by DETHOLZ! on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:00:00 PST

JUKEBOX OF THE DEAD VIII : Detholz! 8th Annual Halloween Show!

ALL THROUGH OCTOBER UNRELEASED DETHOLZ! HALLOWEEN COVERS ARE AVAILABLE *FREE* ON THE DETHOLZ! MP3 BLOG: DETHOLZ.WORDPRESS.COM!   DETHOLZ! PRESENT 8th ANNUAL "JUKEBOX OF THE DEAD" HALLOWEEN SHOW...
Posted by DETHOLZ! on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:46:00 PST

New Detholz! Mp3 Blog?!?

Dear Detholz! faithfuls:Two news items:I. DETHOLZ MP3 BLOG: detholz.wordpress.comIn a vain attempt to remain relevant in an age where mechanical technology is fast giving way to your digitized comput...
Posted by DETHOLZ! on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:26:00 PST

Internet radio is in trouble - contact your Congressmen!

Greetings Detholz! aficionados:We don't usually jump on political bandwagons, but if you're a musician, or interested in music, I would urge you to review the message below and contact your congresstr...
Posted by DETHOLZ! on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:54:00 PST

Detholz! Going-Away Party - Thurs. 6/14 @ Hideout!

Going away?  Going AWAYYY?!?  But summer has just begun, you say?Detholz! will be quarantined until Fall to complete the next album and devise the next Jukebox of the Dead Halloween party-- ...
Posted by DETHOLZ! on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:15:00 PST

Photos from I-Go Audio Emissions CD Release @ Metro, 5/31/07

Detholz! compatriot and comrade-in-arms, Sarah Rhee Danyluk, was good enough to post an excellent gallery of her special brand of homebrewed photos from the I-Go Audio Emissions CD Release party at Me...
Posted by DETHOLZ! on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:07:00 PST

A letter from Detholz! re: this Thurs. @ Metro

*show info below letter*Dear Detholz! aficionados,Detholz! are proud to be headlining the I-GO Audio Emissions CD Release Party at Metro this Thurs. w/Palliard and others.While DH! generally steers cl...
Posted by DETHOLZ! on Tue, 29 May 2007 09:10:00 PST

Moving Detholz! tribute

Thanks to Amy E., of Beloit College, Detholz!'s home from home, for this well-written and thoughtful reflection on 10 1/2 years of Detholz! history (6 of which were spent playing at Beloit College eve...
Posted by DETHOLZ! on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:13:00 PST

Detholz! East Coast tour - 2/21 - 2/25

Dear DH! comrades and aficionados:THIS WEEK, Detholz! make what may be their only East Coast jaunt in 2007!  Bring your hotcakes while they're hot!  Accompanying them will be his preminent m...
Posted by DETHOLZ! on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:09:00 PST