No Love Less

No Love Less is a Houston, Texas-based band that melds the minimalism of early art punk, the raw resilient power of hardcore, and the hectic experimental fervor of indie rock. Since their debut in Fall 2010, they have paved a fiery path in the Deep South, arranging shows across Texas with cohorts like <a href="spotify:artist:2kjynqU7FkI5w3YuGbcAY1" data-name="Poor Dumb Bastards">Poor Dumb Bastards</a>, Adrian and the Sickness, <a href="spotify:artist:2UIRhrzZRJ9Y05Rqkg4ynf" data-name="The Hates">The Hates</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3x7Ip2JVehGPMzLy3CKQGZ" data-name="Hickoids">Hickoids</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:36ahZwpb11RGb5JWqE7J2q" data-name="Anarchitex">Anarchitex</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:31HylE8NOI6M06Bo8w54c3" data-name="Mydolls">Mydolls</a>.

The band features two members of Mydolls – well-honed bass player Dianna Ray and nimble singer/guitarist Trish Herrera – who have spent 45 years thriving in Houston’s punk community, having performed in key clubs like the Island (Houston), Raul’s (Austin), Bonham Exchange (San Antonio), and the Hot Klub (Dallas). David Ensminger, former drummer for the Texas Biscuit Bombs (featuring Randy “Biscuit” Turner of <a href="spotify:artist:5dLLOxuGeaMlFV5OAEsmtL" data-name="Big Boys">Big Boys</a>) joins them. Ensminger writes for Maximum Rocknroll, Razorcake, Trust, Art in Print, Postmodern Culture, and others. He has written many books as well, including Visual Vitriol, A History of Punk, Art and Culture (Univ Press of Mississippi, 2011); Left of the Dial, selected interviews with punk icons (PM Press, Dec. 2012), Mojo Hands, a co-written biography of Lightnin’ Hopkins (Univ of Texas Press, April 2013), Punk Women (Microcosm Press, 2021), and Roots-Punk: An Oral History (Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2023). Bob Weber (CIA Records HTX co-founder and drummer for <a href="spotify:artist:0KaZn4EvtXZXJZjJq8QPWa" data-name="Really Red">Really Red</a>, Anarchitex, <a href="spotify:artist:6mkO8OcJz1fkOpJ4kZZ2mj" data-name="The PopeBoy Collective">The PopeBoy Collective</a> and more) produced this studio album, demos, and rare tracks.