Drag City (record label)
| Drag City | |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Dan Koretzky Dan Osborn |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Drag City is an American
.History
The label released the US version of Scott Walker's Tilt in 1997, after the label approached him wishing to give the album a US release.[2] Walker described releasing the album on the indie label as "an experiment".[2] Several members of Drag City's staff have played in bands; press-chief Gene Booth played keyboards and guitar in USA, and Booth, head of sales Rian Murphy, and founder Dan Koretzky all played in Mantis.[3] Booth was also a member of Chestnut Station.[3]
In recent years, they have expanded their catalog to include
Death.[4][failed verification] In 1997, Drag City began publishing printed works such as the literary magazine The Minus Times and Neil Hagerty's novel Victory Chimp.[5] The label distributed the 2013 documentary The Source Family.[6] After years of refusing to release its artists' music on streaming platforms, the label finally made its music available for streaming via Apple Music in July 2017.[7]
Roster
- AZITA
- Bachelorette
- Baby Dee
- William Basinski
- Richard Bishop
- Blues Control
- Bill Callahan
- Cave
- Cynthia Dall
- Chris Darrow
- Circuit Des Yeux
- Death
- Dope Body
- Espers
- Faun Fables
- Flying Saucer Attack
- Mark Fosson
- Edith Frost
- The Fucking Champs
- Loose Fur
- Ghost
- David Grubbs
- Neil Michael Hagerty
- The Howling Hex
- John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch
- Liimanarina
- Magik Markers
- Monotonix
- Movietone
- Mickey Newbury
- Joanna Newsom
- Scout Niblett
- Nig-Heist
- Will Oldham (Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Palace Music, etc.)
- Jim O'Rourke
- The High Llamas
- Papa M
- Pavement[1]
- Pearls and Brass
- Pearls Before Swine
- Jessica Pratt
- Purple Mountains
- The Red Krayola
- The Renderers
- Alasdair Roberts
- Royal Trux
- RTX
- Lætitia Sadier
- Ty Segall
- Sic Alps
- Silver Jews
- Six Organs of Admittance
- Stereolab
- Sun Araw
- U.S. Maple
- Scott Walker
- Wand
- Weird War
- White Magic
- Woo
- Michael Yonkers
See also
- List of record labels
References
- ^ a b Howland, Don (1993) "Drag Kings: Chicago's Drag City is America's Best Record Label", SPIN, November 1993, p. 101-2, 152-3, retrieved 2010-12-05
- ^ a b Morris, Chris (1997) "Drag City Goes Full 'Tilt' on Walker", Billboard, August 23, 1997, p. 53-4, retrieved 2010-12-05
- ^ a b Morris, Chris (1998) "Declarations of Independents: Flag Waving", Billboard, June 13, 1998, p. 77; retrieved 2010-12-05
- ^ Zevolli, Giuseppe (2014-07-11). "Rian Murphy from Drag City on The Independent Label Market". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ Nelson, Sean (October 21–27, 1999). "Record Label Turns to publishing". The Stranger. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (February 6, 2013). "Drag City Film Distribution to Release 'The Source Family' Doc in May". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ Sodomsky, Sam (2017-06-27). "What to Stream From Drag City's Catalog, Now on Apple Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
