Arena Rock Recording Company
The Arena Rock Recording Company ("Arena Rock" or "ARRCo") is an independent record label[1] based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Albums are distributed by Redeye in the United States[2] and Koch in Canada.
Arena Rock was formed in 1995 in Brooklyn, New York, by Greg Glover and Dan Ralph as a hobby label.[3] Glover later began working on the label full-time after leaving London Records.[3] In 2004, Arena Rock relocated to Portland, Oregon.[3]
Bands and artists
Current artists and alumni with albums released by ARRCo (listed alphabetically):
- Actionslacks
- The Album Leaf
- Jon Auer
- The Autumn Defense
- The Boggs
- Calla
- Creeper Lagoon[4]
- Daniel Amos
- The Ecclesia
- Elf Power
- Germans
- The Gloria Record[1]
- Grand Mal
- Harvey Danger
- Hem
- Home
- Illyah Kuryahkin
- Liars
- The Life And Times
- Luna[5]
- Mink Lungs
- Minus the Bear
- Mitch Mitchell's Terrifying Experience
- Mono
- Larry Norman
- On! Air! Library!
- Oneida
- Pilot to Gunner
- Sabertooth
- The Sheila Divine
- Solex
- Ken Stringfellow
- Superdrag[6]
- Swords
- Talkdemonic
- Wroom
Compilations
- Fuel Soundtrack – 1997
- This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation – 2001
- Bridging the Distance, a Portland, OR covers compilation' to benefit p:ear – 2007
See also
References
- 1 2 Chamy, Michael (May 2, 2002). "Record Players Forget the Gloria Record's past. Just Start Here.". Dallas Observer.
- ↑ Martens, Todd (July 23, 2005). "The Indies: CD Baby Grows Up". Billboard.
- 1 2 3 Brown, Liz (May 28, 2004). "Plugged in five questions Arena Rock chief brings it home". The Oregonian. pp. Arts and Living, p. 10.
- ↑ Sullivan, James (January 12, 2003). "Creeper Lagoon rises out of past despair". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 25.
- ↑ Stratton, Jeff (January 23, 2003). "Luna Tunes Dean Wareham long, long ago left Galaxie far, far away". New Times Broward-Palm Beach.
- ↑ Kelley, Brendan Joel (January 10, 2002). "Starting Point After ironing out the kinks with two EPs, The Gloria Record finally emerges with a stunning full-length debut". Phoenix New Times.
External links
- Official Arena Rock site
- Arena Rock on MySpace.com
- INDIETOWN, U.S.A. - Willamette Week
- Greg Glover Talks Larry Norman, the Man and the Anthology - Willamette Week
- Arena Rock on Facebook.com
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