Crank! Records
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crank! A Record Company is an independent record label
which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994
. The label's first release was a 7" by Vitreous Humor
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Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994
1994 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
. The label's first release was a 7" by Vitreous Humor
Vitreous Humor (band)
Vitreous Humor were an independent emo band, formed in the late 1980s by Danny Pound, Brad Allen, and Dan Benson. Originally a quartet, the band had a revolving door of bassists until in 1993, Allen opted to play the bass. The group stayed as a trio for a year until the band took in Brooks Rice as...
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Artists
- Acrobat Down
- Boy's LifeBoy's Life (band)Boys Life was an American emo band from Kansas City, Missouri formed in 1993. Members would go on to Canyon, The Farewell Bend, and Lullaby for the Working Class...
- CursiveCursive (band)Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records.-History:The band was formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen , and drummer Clint Schnase. In 1997, they released Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes. After a couple years of touring, the band...
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- Fireside
- The Get SetThe Get Set-Biography:Formed in 2001, Los Angeles-based The Get Set featured Rob Goraieb and Mark Powell who were previously in the popular rock band Kosmos Express....
- The Gloria RecordThe Gloria RecordThe Gloria Record, a rock band from Austin, Texas, was a project of former Mineral vocalist Chris Simpson and bassist Jeremy Gomez, formed in 1997 along with Brian Hubbard , and Matt Hammon ....
- The Icarus LineThe Icarus LineThe Icarus Line is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California.The Icarus Line was formed out of the ashes of high school punk group Kanker Sores...
- Jupither
- Last Days of AprilLast Days of April-History:Last Days of April formed in 1996. The band found some underground success with their first demo release. A full-length was issued in 1997, then an EP on Bad Taste Records in 1998. Their sophomore effort, Rainmaker, was released in both Europe and Japan , and the group toured with The...
- MineralMineral (band)Mineral was a prominent mid-90s emo band originally from Houston, Texas, but soon relocated to Austin following their formation. All four members of Mineral were signed to Interscope Records on individual contracts...
- Neva DinovaNeva DinovaNeva Dinova is an indie band from Omaha, Nebraska. Neva Dinova is named after the grandmother of lead singer Jake Bellows. They have been on crank! a record company , and have recorded a split-release with Bright Eyes entitled "One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels" that was also released on crank! a...
- OnelinedrawingOnelinedrawingOnelinedrawing was the solo project of Jonah Matranga, best known as the vocalist for the indie rock band Far. It traces its origins back to 1995, when Matranga began making a series of home recordings that "weren't made with the intention of anyone hearing them." Four years worth of these...
- The RegretsThe RegretsThe Regrets is a collection of poetry by the French Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay, published in 1555. The 191 sonnets that make up this work are written using alexandrines. These poems express the disappointment he experienced as a result of his travel to Italy from 1533 to 1537...
- Sunday's BestSunday's BestSunday's Best was an indie rock band formed in 1997.The band's start came at KXLU, Loyola Marymount University's famous college radio station, where guitarist Ian Moreno, singer/bassist Ed Reyes, and drummer Tom Ackerman all worked at in the late 1990s...
- The Vehicle BirthThe Vehicle BirthThe Vehicle Birth was a rock band that performed and recorded between January 1993 and May 1999.-Biography:They released one full-length record on Crank! Records and achieved some success gaining radio play, reaching 24 on the CMJ charts and charting in The Gavin Report in the summer of 1998. ...
- Vitreous HumorVitreous Humor (band)Vitreous Humor were an independent emo band, formed in the late 1980s by Danny Pound, Brad Allen, and Dan Benson. Originally a quartet, the band had a revolving door of bassists until in 1993, Allen opted to play the bass. The group stayed as a trio for a year until the band took in Brooks Rice as...