Labels

Epicine Sound Systems

Theory 8 Records

Team Evil Records

Fictitious Records

We Want Action

Action Driver
West Virginia rock label. Artists include Dame Darcy, The Postage Era, The Minus Tide, Pankration, A Luna Red and Puerto Muerto.

Arborvitae Records
Arborvitae is the small but mighty home of acts like the Red Shirt Brigade, Utah!, Volta Do Mar, DMS and Mt. St. Helens. Quite simply, they have put out some of the most electrifying releases in recent memory -- it doesn't hurt that their releases usually feature some interactive surprises either!  Check their site for sounds, news, tours and much more.

Better Looking Records
Ever heard of The Jealous Sound, Gloria Record or The Goodlife? Of course you have.  Visit their label home and get the lowdown on the newest West Coast rock superstars.  Also, a very cool photography page featuring the finest and freshest WestCoast artists.

Bifocal Media and Pictures
Rock and roll film nerds who’ve brought you Braid’s Killing A Camera, the Michigan Fest DVD, and releases by Serotonin, The Party of Helicopters, and The Ladderback.

Blood of the Young
The label home of BlowUp and Song of Zarathrustra. Has a very nice MP3 page where you can download favorites from The Lack, Remingtin, SOZ, and Neil Perry. 

Confined Records
Confined Records is the Dayton-based label home of some of the most crucial D.I.Y. acts out there today: Project 208, When Sparks Fly and A Day In The Life. But, Confined also has a rich history having released Brother’s Keeper’s Ladder back in the day. Visit the site for sounds, release information, and much more. 

Do Tell Records
Do Tell Records is the brainchild of indie entrepreneur and music fan Ben Parker. The label’s debut release, Rod’s live disc Broken Bottles Open Cheers came out in late 2000 and Parker has since been busy putting together another batch of tough releases including: an Enon limited edition EP, the highly anticipated Electric Frankenstein/the Jackalopes/Me First split CD and the star packed tribute disc to Ohio pop icons Guided By Voices. Visit the site and get the D.L.

Happy Couples Never Last
Happy Couples Never Last Records is an independent music label based out of Indiana who specialize in bringing you some of the most eclectic, experimental, and emotional underground music out there. HCNL has turned out our favorite stuff by Anodyne, Arma Angelus, The Dropscience, Lefty's Deceiver, Love Lost But Not Forgotten, Mara'akate, Pg.99, Shakespace, and Usurp Synapse.  Check out their site for all the latest news on their all-star lineup.

Level Plane Records
NYC-based HC label. Put out records by You & I, Saetia, Usurp Synapse, Hot Cross, Envy, Light The Fuse and Run.

Lovitt Records
This is the label home of the most compelling bands of the last decade.  Find out the latest on the Rah Brahs, Engine Down, Bats and Mice, Ben Davis and more, or simply reminisce about the about some of the most explosive bands the country ever laid eyes on -- yes, I'm talking about 400 Years and Sleepy Time Trio!  Join their Street Team, chat, download their MP3s and browse through upcoming tours...it's all there.

The Militia Group
Make note of this small label based out of California.  The roster features up and coming talent such as The Beautiful Mistake, Noise Ratchet, and Veronica just to name a few.

Revelation Records
Revelation is one of those grand daddy labels, starting with the bands that defined East Coast hardcore in the eighties such as Gorilla Biscuits, Youth Brigade, Warzone, and Bold to name a few. Revelation has remained strong by growing and maturing with the ever-changing face of the underground music world. With releases from bands like Garrison, Elliott, Gameface, and the Movielife, Revelation shows no sign of slowing down. The site offers a well-updated tour section as well as a reader-contributed section for local shows across the US.

Sound Virus
The home of releases by Liars, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Blood Brothers, The Cinema Eye, Audion and more.

Submit Records
Submit Records is the label home of Baltimore’s premier posi-rockers and ambassadors of quam, The Chase.  ‘Nuff said.

Three Spheres
Tweaked-out indie pop from the Chicago area. Label home to the Forms.

What Else? Records
At one time What Else? was run from our very own Dayton, but now operations are run from Columbus, Indiana. What Else? is home to such bands as The Real Diego, Sidecar, The Dream Is Dead and Lynards Innards to name a few. They also have recently added an online purchase feature so log and support, support, support!