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Arena Rock Recording Company | |
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Founded | 1995 (1995) |
Founder | Greg Clover Dan Ralph |
Distributor(s) | Redeye (US) Koch (CAN) |
Genre | Indie rock, alternative, post-rock |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Portland, Oregon |
Official website | arenarock |
Arena Rock Recording Company ("Arena Rock" or "ARRCO") is an independent record label based in Portland, Oregon. Albums are distributed by Redeye in the United States and Koch in Canada.
Arena Rock was formed in 1995 in Brooklyn, New York, by Greg Glover and Dan Ralph as a hobby label. Glover later began working on the label full-time after leaving London Records. In 2004, Arena Rock moved to Portland, Oregon.
Roster
- Actionslacks
- The Album Leaf
- Jon Auer
- The Autumn Defense
- The Boggs
- Calla
- Creeper Lagoon
- Daniel Amos
- Elf Power
- Germans
- The Gloria Record
- Grand Mal
- Harvey Danger
- Hem
- Home
- Liars
- The Life And Times
- Luna
- Mink Lungs
- Minus the Bear
- Mitch Mitchell's Terrifying Experience
- Mono
- Larry Norman
- On! Air! Library!
- Oneida
- Pilot to Gunner
- The Sheila Divine
- Solex
- Ken Stringfellow
- Superdrag
- Swords
- Talkdemonic
- Wroom
Compilations
- Fuel Soundtrack – 1997
- This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation – 2001
- Bridging the Distance, a Portland, OR covers compilation' to benefit p:ear – 2007
See also
References
- ^ Chamy, Michael (May 2, 2002). "Record Players Forget the Gloria Record's past. Just Start Here". Dallas Observer.
- Martens, Todd (July 23, 2005). "The Indies: CD Baby Grows Up". Billboard.
- ^ Brown, Liz (May 28, 2004). "Plugged in five questions Arena Rock chief brings it home". The Oregonian. pp. Arts and Living, p. 10.
- Sullivan, James (January 12, 2003). "Creeper Lagoon rises out of past despair". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 25.
- Stratton, Jeff (January 23, 2003). "Luna Tunes Dean Wareham long, long ago left Galaxie far, far away". New Times Broward-Palm Beach.
- Kelley, Brendan Joel (January 10, 2002). "Starting Point After ironing out the kinks with two EPs, The Gloria Record finally emerges with a stunning full-length debut". Phoenix New Times.
External links
- Official site
- INDIETOWN, U.S.A. - Willamette Week
- Greg Glover Talks Larry Norman, the Man and the Anthology - Willamette Week
- American independent record labels
- Companies based in Portland, Oregon
- Electronic music record labels
- Record labels established in 1995
- Alternative rock record labels
- Rock record labels
- Experimental music record labels
- Ambient music record labels
- Indie rock record labels
- Rock and roll record labels
- Record labels based in Oregon
- Privately held companies based in Oregon
- 1995 establishments in New York City