DC-Jam Records
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DC-Jam Records is an american record label founded in 2006 by President Darron Hemann that focuses primarily on the genres of Punk Rock
, Ska
, and Experimental music. The company was established in 2006, though their first official release didn't happen until early 2008. The label features well-known classic punk rock artists such as: T.S.O.L., JFA, Fishbone
, Trusty
, and Government Issue
, among others, and several up and comers including Dirty Filthy Mugs, The Generators
, Machine 22, Kirkwood Dellinger Downtown Brown, and Fast Piece Of Furniture (featuring Jeff Nelson
of Dischord Records
and Minor Threat
).
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, Ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
, and Experimental music. The company was established in 2006, though their first official release didn't happen until early 2008. The label features well-known classic punk rock artists such as: T.S.O.L., JFA, Fishbone
Fishbone
Fishbone is a U.S. alternative rock band formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, California, which plays a fusion of ska, punk rock, funk, hard rock and soul. Critics have noted of the band: "Fishbone was one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late '80s...
, Trusty
Trusty
Trusty was a punk band that formed in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1989. The band moved from Little rock to Washington, D.C. in 1992. They disbanded in early 1998.-The Little Rock Years:...
, and Government Issue
Government Issue
Government Issue was an American hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C. active from 1980 to 1989. The band experienced many changes in membership during its nine-year existence, with singer John Stabb as the only consistent member in an ever-fluctuating lineup that at various times included...
, among others, and several up and comers including Dirty Filthy Mugs, The Generators
The Generators
The Generators are a punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1997 by members of the defunct band Schleprock. They released seven full-length albums, and went on European and North American tours....
, Machine 22, Kirkwood Dellinger Downtown Brown, and Fast Piece Of Furniture (featuring Jeff Nelson
Jeff Nelson
Jeff Nelson may refer to:* Jeff Nelson , retired baseball player* Jeff Nelson , ice hockey player* Jeff Nelson , rock musician and record label owner* Jeff Nelson , baseball umpire...
of Dischord Records
Dischord Records
Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in the independent punk music of the D.C.-area music scene. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release Minor Disturbance by The Teen Idles...
and Minor Threat
Minor Threat
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1980 and disbanded in 1983. The band was relatively short-lived, but had a strong influence on the hardcore punk music scene, both stylistically and in establishing a "do it yourself" ethic for music distribution and...
).