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::Flossless Proudly Presents::
OWTH: DIY is a term now too pretentious and deliberately dripped like slobber from the mouths
of PR writers to be taken seriously and probably isn’t the exact term I’m looking for to
describe a band that spent a decade on Epitaph Records, but it’s close. Off With Their
Heads, who started in 2002 in Minneapolis, have become an all-encompassing
enterprise, partly out of the relentless drive which pushes Ryan Young and in turn OWTH
forward, and partly; it’s just that thing with the music industry (or any industry) where if
you’ve been in it long enough you realize if you want something done right (or the way
you want it) you have to do it yourself. Classifying them as DIY works for Off With Their
Heads - they make their own merch, run their own online store, book their own tours, and
put out their own records; but I prefer a different term - which is a rare and deserved
compliment. To me, Off With Their Heads are “a band’s band”. They do what they want
the way they want to do it and without some weird air or attitude like it’s a thing to be
commended for. Their mission is honest in its cynicism and that makes them stand out in
an industry full of bands and brands and people pretending so hard to not care.
Since 2002 Off With Their Heads have released 7 LPs, 20 plus 7”s and a litany of lineup
changes. Ryan Young is the only thread weaved across all releases. They have toured.
They’ve broken up. They’ve gone on hiatus and then toured more. Their latest release is
a 12” EP consisting of covers the band considers “outside of the genre you would
expect”, released on Young’s label, Anxious and Angry.
Now based in rural Illinois, OWTH has had a somewhat stable lineup featuring multiple
different friends on drums (from old members past to new friends met along the way.)
With Kevin Rotter on bass to support the 15-year anniversary of the beloved record “In
Desolation” all across North America throughout 2025. The band is Ryan but acts within
a collective of other musicians who keep things fresh and interesting. OWTH have grown
a wide and ambitious fanbase due mostly to Young’s wit and lyrics. Often pinned as a
‘punk band’, Young’s reach exceeds any specific genera. His influences are stretched
and varied and in some ways unpredictable. OWTH have been cornered into a genera
they painted themselves into, but that’s not wholly who they are. They are a band’s band,
pushed forward by a remarkable drive that most musicians I know wish they had - and
enough experience to know if they want something done right they better do it
themselves.
Support by Toys That Kill, FYP and SMUG
8pm doors
9pm show
$15/$20
21+
Date & Time
Fri, Nov 21, 2025 8:00 PM - 11:50 PM
Venue Details
John Henrys
881 Willamette StreetEugene, Oregon 97401
