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Founded by Face To Face manager Rich Egan in 1996, Vagrant Records is a true rags-to-riches story. From the label's humble beginnings with their Before You Were Punk compilations, to gold albums and MTV Video Music Awards, the independent label has been a dominant force in the indie scene for the past half a decade.
Launching themselves to the forefront of the collective indie consciousness with the 1999 release of the Get Up Kids' Something To Write Home About, Vagrant established themselves as a major player with subsequent big releases from bands like Saves The Day, Rocket From The Crypt, Alkaline Trio, Dashboard Confessional, and Face To Face. All this popularity earned Vagrant the attention of Interscope Records, who purchased a non-controlling part of the label early in the new millennium. Vagrant scored a coup in 2002 with the signing of former Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg, proving to all that their label's vision was not one-sided and earning plenty of artistic credibility in the process. While the label has been a haven for many side-projects over the years [such as the New Amsterdams, Reggie and the Full Effect, Grandpaboy, and Viva Death], Vagrant prides itself on having a strong, diverse, active roster which includes such bands as Hey Mercedes, Moneen, From Autumn To Ashes, No Motiv, and Audio Learning Center. Artists with releases on this label:
Alkaline Trio, Dashboard Confessional, No Motiv, Saves the Day, Boxer, Face To Face, Rocket From The Crypt, Get Up Kids, Hey Mercedes, Audio Learning Center, Hot Rod Circuit, Viva Death, Reggie and the Full Effect, Moneen, The New Amsterdams, From Autumn to Ashes, The Anniversary, Down To Earth Approach, Senses Fail, Emanuel, Paul Westerberg And His Only Friends Band, The Bled, Biology, Alexisonfire, The Lemonheads, The Futureheads, The Hold Steady, John Ralston, The Terrible Twos, The Comas, Thrice, Murder by Death, Eels, The Night Marchers, A Cursive Memory, Protest the Hero, Matt Pryor Recent ReviewsRecent NewsDustin Kensrue / Matt Pryor / Chris Conley / Anthony Raneri (Where's The Band) Dates have been announced for the Where's The Band tour which will, as per it's name, feature frontmen from a number of bands, but without the bands themselves. The shows will include Dustin Kensrue of Thrice, Matt Pryor of Get Up Kids, The New Amsterdams, Chris Conley of Saves The Day and Anthony Raneri of Bayside. Tickets are available…Franz Nicolay (The Hold Steady, World/Inferno Friendship Society) Franz Nicolay may well be one of the busiest men in independent music. The Brooklyn resident plays keyboards for The Hold Steady, accordion/piano for World/Inferno Friendship Society and has a number of other groups on the go such as Anti-Social Music and Guignol. This past summer James Hepplewhite caught up with Nocilay…Get Up Kids: "Mass Pike (Live in Kansas City)" A fan recorded some of the Get Up Kids' first reunion performance. The video in question features the track, "Mass Pike," from their EP, Red Letter Day. Update: The band has posted some of their own live video on their myspace page.…City and Colour City and Colour, the solo project turned band from Dallas Green of Alexisonfire, has announced a full band headlining tour in the United States beginning January 10th. Preceding the tour, a special limited edition of City and Colour's sophomore studio album, Bring Me Your Love, will see a worldwide digital release on November 25 (Dec. 2 in the US), with a limited physical package. The disc was originally released last February and achieved Gold status in Canada. The special limited…The Get Up Kids plan reunion show for Sunday With little fanfare, Get Up Kids have announced plans to play a surprise reunion show this Sunday in their hometown of Kansas City. The show represents the influential band's first performance since the band's final tour in 2005. Rumours abound about the reunion and whether it will turn into a proper tour. Frontman Matt Pryor explained the event to The Kansas City Star. Next year is the 10th anniversary of our…Dustin Kensrue: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Dustin Kensrue, solo artist and frontman of Thrice, has posted a track from his forthcoming Christmas-themed album, This Good Night Is Still Everywhere. Due out November 18, 2008, the set features 10 tracks including the traditional songs like "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and more modern Xmas songs like "Fairytale Of New York." The track in question, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," was originally written by Phil Spector, along with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and…The Lemonheads to release "Varshons" in March 2009 Lemonheads frontman/guitarist Evan Dando posted a message on the band'sblog explaining the delay and forthcoming release of the band's delayed covers album, Varshons. The record had been slated for a September 2008 release: This most recent Euro tour was a bit difficult . The tour was supposed to coincide with the release of Varshons . By the time the record got pushed back , it was…Protest The Hero: "Palm's Read" Toronto, Ontario's Protest the Hero have posted the new video from their 2008 album, Fortress. Based on reviews, the album seems to be headed for a lot of "Year End…Max Bemis (Say Anything) and Chris Conley (Saves The Day) unveil Two Tongues Max Bemis of Say Anything and Chris Conley of Saves The Day have unveiled their new project together, Two Tongues. The group also features Coby Linder and David Soloway from both bands. The band has unveiled plans to release their debut full length next year. The record is titled Two Tongues and is due out…Warship This week, Warship, delivered their debut album, Supply & Depend. Formed by two former members of From Autumn To Ashes, Warship takes FATA's aggressive inclinations and channels them through a heavy rock base, as influenced by hardcore as by bands like Husker Du and Soundgarden.… |
