Bloodshot Records
Bloodshot Records
Bloodshot Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois that specializes in roots-infused indie rock, punk rock, and alternative country.
Bloodshot Records was founded in 1993 by Nan Warshaw,[1] Rob Miller and (former partner) Eric Babcock.[2][3] The first release was a compilation called For A Life of Sin: A Compilation of Insurgent Chicago Country (1994) that Nan, Rob and Eric self-funded in an effort to document the local insurgent-country scene that had grown up around a network of artist-friendly clubs and independent record labels in Chicago at that time.[4][5]
"We were living hand-to-mouth for the first two or three years," says Miller. "We didn't put out a new record until that last one had paid for itself. We had to stick by our guns and establish with media, radio, and booking agents that this punk-and-country thing could exist and develop a critical language around it."[6][7] The name of the music genre was a point of contention, with some grouping the unique, hard-to-classify singer-songwriter music under the alternative country and some grouping it under the Americana label.[8]
Some of the early artists who started out on Bloodshot went on to sign with larger major record labels, specifically Old 97's and Ryan Adams. Neko Case had a licensing deal with Bloodshot Records in the United States and Mint Records in Canada before she signed with ANTI-.[9]
Bloodshot puts on a free bar-b-que and music day-long showcase at both Austin, Texas' SXSW and New York City's CMJ music festivals yearly.[10][11]
Music on Bloodshot Records
Artists
Listed alphabetically
- Ryan Adams
- Bobby Bare, Jr.
- Rico Bell
- Scott H. Biram
- Maggie Bjorklund
- The Blacks
- The Bottle Rockets
- Cory Branan
- Paul Burch
- Neko Case
- Exene Cervenka
- Cordero
- The Deadstring Brothers
- The Detroit Cobras
- Devil In A Woodpile
- Dollar Store
- Justin Townes Earle
- Alejandro Escovedo
- Firewater
- Rosie Flores
- Robbie Fulks
- Gore Gore Girls
- Grievous Angels
- Ha Ha Tonka
- Wayne Hancock
- Rex Hobart & the Misery Boys
- Kelly Hogan
- I'm Not Jim
- J.C. Brooks & The Uptown Sound
- Roger Knox
- Ben Kweller
- Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops
- Jon Langford
- Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers
- Lydia Loveless
- The Meat Purveyors
- Moonshine Willy
- Murder By Death
- Danbert Nobacon
- Nora O'Connor
- Old 97's
- Graham Parker
- Mark Pickerel
- Charlie Pickett
- The Pine Valley Cosmonauts
- Neal Pollack
- Jon Rauhouse
- The Riptones
- Dex Romweber Duo
- The Sadies
- The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
- Scroat Belly
- The Silos
- Eddie Spaghetti
- Split Lip Rayfield
- Sally Timms
- Trailer Bride
- The Volebeats
- Waco Brothers
- Ben Weaver
- Wee Hairy Beasties
- Whiskeytown
- Whitey Morgan and the 78's
- Andre Williams
- Luke Winslow-King
- The Yayhoos
Double dagger symbol denotes active Bloodshot artists
Bloodshot Compilations & Various Artists
Bloodshot Records began its life as a label by releasing compilations.[12]
- For A Life of Sin: A Compilation of Insurgent Chicago Country (1994)
- Hell Bent: Insurgent Country Volume 2 (1995)
- Nashville, The Other Side of the Alley (1996)
- Straight Outta Boone County (1997)
- Poor Little Knitter on the Road: A Tribute to the Knitters (1999)
- Down to the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records (2000)
- The Bottle Let Me Down (2002)
- Making Singles, Drinking Doubles (2002)
- The Slaughter Rule (Original Movie Soundtrack) (2003)
- Hard Headed Woman: A Celebration of Wanda Jackson (2004)
- For A Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records (2005)
- Bloodied But Unbowed: The Soundtrack (2006)
- Just One More: A Musical Tribute to Larry Brown (2007)
- No One Got Hurt: Bloodshot's 15th Anniversary @ The Hideout Block Party (2011)
Bloodshot Revival
Bloodshot Revival/Soundies: A series of historic transcription acetate recordings that were leased to radio stations for airplay but never sold at the time of recording.[13]
- Rex Allen: Last of the Great Singing Cowboys (1999)
- Johnny Bond: Country and Western (2001)
- Spade Cooley: Shame On You (1999)
- Jimmie Davis: Louisiana (2000)
- Pee Wee King: Country Hoedown (1999)
- Hank Penny: Crazy Rhythm (2000)
- Sons of the Pioneers: Symphonies of the Sage (2001)
- The Sundowners: Chicago Country Legends (2004)
- Hank Thompson: Hankworld (1999)
Partnerships
- Old Town School Recordings with Old Town School of Folk Music
- Invisible China with Martin Atkins (from Public Image Ltd (PiL))
DVD
The label had planned to release a 10th anniversary DVD (Bloodied But Unbowed: Bloodshot Records' Life In The Trenches) in 2004, but it was not released until late 2006.[14][15]
See also
- List of record labels
- Chicago Music
- Mekons
References
- Meet an FMC fan: Nan Warshaw of Bloodshot Records. Future of Music Coalition blog (20 August 2012). Retrieved on 4 May 2013.
- Chamberlain, Dave (11 April 2002). So you wanna start a record label? Bloodshot Records shares the inside information on starting--and keeping--a music business.. New City Chicago. Archived from the original on 10 February 2003. Retrieved on 4 May 2013.
- Chipps, William (17 September 2009). Bloodshot Records: An Indie Music Labels Take On Sponsorship. Sponsorship.com. Retrieved on 4 May 2013.
- Finn, Timothy, Country Confessions: Oh, it's country time again for industry, 12 October 2000. URL accessed on 4 May 2013.
- Smith-Lindall, Anders, Sweethearts of the Rodeo: Chicago transplants Neko Case and Kelly Hogan carry the torch for 21st-century twang, 11 October 2000. URL accessed on 4 May 2013.
- Margasak, Peter, Bloodshot Eyes the Future, 15 June 2000. URL accessed on 4 May 2013.
- Bloodshot Records Week // Rob Miller on 10 Years Since Heartbreaker. The Line Of Best Fit (14 September 2010). Retrieved on 4 May 2013.
- Wener, Ben, Americana, what art thou? Pop: The word has replaced alt-country and No Depression as the new label for roots music - but does that mean it's a real genre?, 29 July 2001. URL accessed on 4 May 2013.
- Hill, David, A Special Case: Neko Case has yet to make the Opry, but her reputation as a new country pioneer is grand., 23 August 2001. URL accessed on 4 May 2013.
- Bishop, Robert, Split Decision, 29 March 2001. URL accessed on 4 May 2013.
- Bloodshot Records Week Interview // Elia Einhorn (Scotland Yard Gospel Choir) interviews Jon Langford. The Line Of Best Fit (15 September 2010). Retrieved on 4 May 2013.
- Label Spotlight: Bloodshot Records. plug in music (11 August 2008). Retrieved on 4 May 2013.
- Bloodshot Revival. Retrieved on 4 May 2013.
- Carlozo, Louis R., Bloodshot DVD celebrates label that's insurgent, 7 November 2006. URL accessed on 4 May 2013.
- Perlich, Tim, Bloodied but unbowed, 1926 October 2006. URL accessed on 4 May 2013.
External links
- Bloodshot Records (official site)
- @BSHQ (Twitter)
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