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Founded by Face To Face manager Rich Egan in 1996, Vagrant Records is a true rags-to-riches story. From the label's humble beginnings with their Before You Were Punk compilations, to gold albums and MTV Video Music Awards, the independent label has been a dominant force in the indie scene for the past half a decade.
Launching themselves to the forefront of the collective indie consciousness with the 1999 release of the Get Up Kids' Something To Write Home About, Vagrant established themselves as a major player with subsequent big releases from bands like Saves The Day, Rocket From The Crypt, Alkaline Trio, Dashboard Confessional, and Face To Face. All this popularity earned Vagrant the attention of Interscope Records, who purchased a non-controlling part of the label early in the new millennium. Vagrant scored a coup in 2002 with the signing of former Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg, proving to all that their label's vision was not one-sided and earning plenty of artistic credibility in the process. While the label has been a haven for many side-projects over the years [such as the New Amsterdams, Reggie and the Full Effect, Grandpaboy, and Viva Death], Vagrant prides itself on having a strong, diverse, active roster which includes such bands as Hey Mercedes, Moneen, From Autumn To Ashes, No Motiv, and Audio Learning Center. Artists with releases on this label:
Alkaline Trio, Dashboard Confessional, No Motiv, Saves the Day, Boxer, Face To Face, Rocket From The Crypt, Get Up Kids, Hey Mercedes, Audio Learning Center, Hot Rod Circuit, Viva Death, Reggie and the Full Effect, Moneen, The New Amsterdams, From Autumn to Ashes, The Anniversary, Down To Earth Approach, Senses Fail, Emanuel, Paul Westerberg And His Only Friends Band, The Bled, Biology, Alexisonfire, The Lemonheads, The Futureheads, The Hold Steady, John Ralston, The Terrible Twos, The Comas, Thrice, Murder by Death, Eels, The Night Marchers, A Cursive Memory, Protest the Hero, Matt Pryor, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Warship, Two Tongues, Ace Enders & A Million Different People, So Many Dynamos Recent ReviewsRecent NewsEels: "Little Bird" Eels have released another new video from their 2009 Vagrant Records release, Hombre…Murder by Death to hit studio, plan 2010 release for new LP Murder By Death will begin recording their fifth full-length studio album in December at Bloomington-based Farm Fresh Studios. The forthcoming as-yet-untitled disc will be mixed by Trina Shoemaker (who produced 2008's Red of Tooth and Claw) and is scheduled for release next spring. Adam Turla, MBD's singer, songwriter, and guitarist wrote most of the new material during two weeks he spent alone deep in the woods of Appalachia. He explained the sound: With this record, we wanted to write a more…Saves The Day: "Let It All Go" (acoustic) Saves The Day have posted a video of a new song titled "Let It All Go" performed acoustically. The song will appear in full-band form on Daybreak, which is expected out on Vagrant early next year, following on 2007's Under the…Protest the Hero plans Holiday Shows Toronto's Protest the Hero have announced several Canadian holiday shows in which they will perform their 2008 album, Fortress, in its entirety. Frontman Rody Walker explained: We're playing a couple nights in Toronto and the surrounding area and there's also a Halifax show, and a Newfoundland show. We're skipping the rest of the east coast... because there are too many rocks and trees... and Arif's deadly allergic to rock of any form with the exceptions of prog and fraggle. Rody also…Dashboard Confessional and New Found Glory Tour cancelled The upcoming tour with Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory, Meg and Dia, Never Shout Never and The Single File has been cancelled due to family reasons. Dashboard Confessional had the following statenent: Due to a family situation that is beyond our control, we have to cancel our upcoming tour with New Found Glory, Never Shout Never, Meg & Dia and Single File (we are still playing with the Louisville Orchestra on November 7th). We don't take this lightly but family has to come first. As this is a…City and Colour (US) City and Colour have announced a run of US dates in early 2010. The group is the other project from Dallas Green of…Daytrotter posts Get Up Kids session The recently reformed Get Up Kids are the latest band to record a Daytrotter session, at The Horseshack in downtown Rock Island, Ill. Included in the 4 song set is new song "Your Petty Pretty Things" and a cover of Vitreous Humor's "Sharin' Stone", along with old favorites "I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel" and "Overdue." As promised by the band, the session features a brand new song, "Your Petty Pretty Things" which is one of nine new songs were written over the summer. Check out the session…Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) When a relatively unknown Orange County band released its debut album, Identity Crisis, almost 10 years ago, there were definite glimmers of hope in their pounding pop-rock sound, but nothing that would hint at the brilliance of what was to come. With every memorable album and every live show that would leave you buzzing for days after,…Senses Fail filming live DVD Senses Fail are planning a special all-ages Halloween show that will be filmed for their first live DVD. On Saturday, October 31, the NJ-based 5-piece will be headlining Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ and their set will be captured in a seven-camera HD shoot directed by Adam Rothlein (The Get Up Kids, My Chemical Romance, Ben Folds). The DVD is expected to have a Spring 2010 release. The band is on the road in support of their album, Life Is Not A Waiting Room.…Moneen (Canada) Moneen will tour through their native Canada beginning in November, just after they finish their tour with Say Anything. The band is supporting of The World I Want to Leave… |
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