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Lawrence Livermore and David Hayes both planned on starting record labels in 1987. Livermore already had some experience, having released an album the previous year by his own group, the Lookouts. Hayes had been responsible for a series of cassette compilations of Bay Area punk. They both had an idea to document the scene of up-and-coming punk bands centered around The Gilman Street Project, the all-ages cooperative punk venue founded by Maximum Rock 'n' Roll's Tim Yohannon, which had opened New Year's Eve 1986. The groups who populated the stage of the small club in West Berkeley, CA were unlike much of the hardcore music dominating the punk scene of the time; this was something new. Instead of starting two labels, Livermore and Hayes combined their efforts and consolidated their releases under the label name Livermore had haphazardly chosen for the back cover of his band's LP. And Lookout! Records was born with a series of four EPs released in early 1988.
Artists with releases on this label:
Common Rider, The Queers, Groovie Ghoulies, Screeching Weasel, Avail, Ann Beretta, American Steel, The Mr. T Experience, The Lillingtons, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Riverdales, Operation Ivy, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Bratmobile, Ben Weasel, Yesterday's Kids, The Enemies, The Washdown, Even In Blackouts, Filth, Pinhead Gunpowder, The Jimmies, Small Brown Bike, Engine Down, The Lashes, The Dollyrots, The Avengers, Mary Timony, Troubled Hubble, Fifteen, Alkaline Trio, Crimpshrine, Cleveland Bound Death Sentence Recent ReviewsRecent NewsSludgeworth (Methadones, Screeching Weasel) reuniting for Riot Fest Chicago punk quintet Sludgeworth have announced plans to reunite for the upcoming Riot Fest 2007. The band features Dan Schafer of The Methadones as well as Brian Vermin formerly of Screeching Weasel as well as a guy named Adam White who isn't our Adam White, at least not that we know of. The band previously released material on Johann's Face and…The Avengers / Pansy Division The Avengers have announced the dates for a headlining tour set for October of this year. Joining the band will be Pansy Division who announced the dates but not the headliner earlier this month. The Avengers released The American in Me in 2004…More on the Small Brown Bike benefit reunion shows Marshall, MI's Small Brown Bike has announced further details on their upcoming reunion. Aside from the previously announced show on September 8th at Chicago's Subterranean, the band will play a show on the 7th in Michigan. The exact venue and city are still to be announced. The band is reuniting as a benefit for a friend who has been battling Leukemia since February. After months in the hospital, intensive chemotherapy, and a bone marrow transplant, the friend is ready to get back on his feet and Small Brown Bike's set out to help.…Lookout Records set to release Vinyl Vault Series Lookout Records has announced that they will digitally release titles from their catalog that are either rare or out of print. They will feature bands like Pot Valiant, Gene Defcon, Skinflutes, Common Rider, The Splash Four, and much more. Volume 1, containing Skinflutes, Fun Bug, The Lookouts and Wat Tyler is out now and available…Will Ferrell options Dr.Frank's "King Dork" Will Ferrel has reportedly optioned Dr.Frank's novel, King Dork. Ferrell and parner Adam McKay (director and co-writer of “Talledega Nights”) founded the company – Gary Sanchez Productions -- earlier this year, partnering with Paramount / Vantage to make indie films. Their first release is the martial arts comedy “Footfist Way,” which they plucked from the Los Angeles Film Festival. After executive Chris Henchy read King Dork, the company decided to make the cult novel the first storyline that Gary Sanchez Productions will develop entirely on its own.…Dr. Frank (Mr. T Experience) interview to be shown on Fuse Frank Portman (Dr. Frank) of Bay Area pop-punkers The Mr. T Experience will be appearing on Fuse to talk about his recent, popular novel King Dork. Portman released King Dork on April 11th. The book is described as "a mystery, and a comedy of high school manners, but more than anything, it's a treasure trove of musical references and opinions." The punk rocker turned author took some unusual approaches to…The Mopes plan Chicago date, Insubordination Festival stop The Mopes have announced a one-off show set at The Beat Kitchen on Friday June 16 at 2100 W. Belmont, Chicago IL. The 18+ show is set to begin at 10pm, and will be a rare appearance from the band which includes Dan Vapid, B-Face, Dan Lumley and John Jughead, all veterans of acts including Squirtgun, Screeching Weasel, the Riverdales, the Queers, the Methadones and more. Other than that, the band is planning one other show, at the upcoming Insubordination Records 10th anniversary…Dr. Frank's "King Dork" garnering attention King Dork, the novel by Frank Portman (Dr. Frank) of Bay Area pop-punkers The Mr. T Experience, has been garning some mainstream attention including a recent piece in USA Today. Frank explained some of his own feelings about the success: Until now, probably the most lucrative and high-profile (thing) I've done is, somehow, one of my songs ended up on a…Hockey Night touring, post new tracks Hockey Night is headed out on a spring tour. The Lookout Records band has also released three exclusive tracks - two of which are previously unreleased - and you can find those here. The band continues to support their 2005 release Keep Guessin'.…New projects, bands for Troubled Hubble members - DVD, new bands, more Members of chicago-based Troubled Hubble have announced some information about currently projects from members of the former Lookout! Records act. Guitarist Josh Miller had this to say: Singer/guitarist Chris Otepka has devoted much of his time to Heligoats, a solo/acoustic project he had begun when not on the road with Troubled Hubble. Chris recently released The Sapling Sessions, a disc of demos and basement recordings that span most of Otepka’s musical career. Otepka will be recording this spring with world… |
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