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| Dischord Records Official Website: http://www.dischord.com About:
"Dischord Records was created in 1980 to document the music coming out of the Washington, D.C. punk community. The label has put out the work of over 40 bands, and has distributed hundreds of other releases connected to the D.C. area. We will continue our work as long as this community continues to create music that speaks to us. Thanks."
taken from http://www.dischord.com Artists with releases on this label:
Fugazi, Minor Threat, Q and Not U, Bluetip, Rites of Spring, Nation of Ulysses, Embrace, Dag Nasty, Black Eyes, The Evens, Gray Matter, Make Up, The Warmers, Channels, Joe Lally, Teen Idles, Deadline Recent ReviewsRecent NewsIan Mackaye to lecture at WFNM in Lancaster, PA Legendary musician Ian MacKaye will be returning to Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. MacKaye, who founded Dischord Records and was a member of the Fugazi, Minor Threat and The Evens, will be speaking on November 20th at 7:30PM. It will take place at the Barshinger Center for Music (619 College Ave) with a suggested donation of $5 and a limit of 500 seats allocated first-come-first-serve. Ian last spoke at the college in…Jawbox plan "For Your Own Special Sweetheart" reissue Influential post-punk outfit Jawbox have announced plans to reissue their 1994 major label album, For Your Own Special Sweetheart. The reissue will be handled jointly by Dischord Records and Desoto Records and will be remastered and packaged with bonus tracks. The band went back to engineer Bob Weston (Pixies, Jawbox, Shellac) to remaster the album which will surface on vinyl…Dischord updates: Gray Matter reissues, Joe Lally plans UK tour, Jawbox reissues Dischord Records has posted a lengthy update about some of their future releases. Notable among these updates is news of the label reissuing the two records from Gray Matter, Food For Thought / Take It Back, on vinyl in September. Both albums will also come with MP3 download coupons, and the Take It Back reissue will be expanded into a full-length with the addition of four songs from a double 7" the band released in 1991. The label also adds that Joe…Joe Lally / Gory Tellers Ex-Fugazi member Joe Lally has announced a headlining tour over the next few months. The musician will be performing his solo material live with backing by Ricardo Lagomasino and Elisa Abela. The run will feature supporting act Gory…Title Tracks (ex-Q and Not U, ex-Loved Ones) announce debut Title Tracks, the new project from John Davis (Georgie James, Q And Not U) have announced their debut 7-inch. The band also includes Michael Cotterman formerly of The Loved Ones. The band recorded the music at Silver Sonya Studio with Nick Anderson and Chad Clark and are planning the 7-inch on Dischord in late April. Check out some music on their myspace…Medications working on new record and touring in March Dischord act Medications have posted an update on their plans for 2009. The band is currently working on a new album, set to follow 2005's Your Favorite People All In One Place. As well, the band has confirmed a batch of dates with Edie Sedgwick in March. You can check out the currently confirmed shows…Dischord plans vinyl reissues, remastering Dischord has opted to remaster and reissue a number of their classic albums on vinyl. The label made a typically quiet announcement on their website: Due to the renewed interest in vinyl LPs Dischord Records is remastering and re-cutting much of our vinyl catalog here in the United States. We will begin by re-pressing current titles, and later re-issuing others, all re-cut at Chicago Mastering Service and featuring complimentary MP3 album downloads. The first batch of reissues includes Minor Threat's Out of Step and…Ian Mackaye speaks at the Saturation Festival A video of Ian Mackaye's recent visit to Saturation Art & Music Festival is now available. The legendary musician visited The Riverside Art Museum in Riverside California for a two hour spoken word/Q&A session to discuss his long experience with music, community building, and DIY Culture. The camera angle is a little odd, but it's worth a look.…Ian Mackaye (spoken word/Q&A) OC Alternative is reporting that legendary hardcore/punk pioneer Ian MacKaye will be hitting the road later this week for a spoken word/Q&A tour of Southern California. MacKaye was instrumental in the launch of Minor Threat, Embrace, Fugazi, The Evens and Dischord Records.…Sir Ben Kinglsey stars as Minor Threat-era Ian MacKaye in new video A number of you submitted and emailed about this unusual new video from Mean Magazine. The film features none other than Gandhi-himself, Sir Ben Kinglsey performing as Ian MacKaye in a video tribute to Minor Threat. The video was directed by Kashy Khaledi.… |
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