Anodyne Records was founded in 1997 in Kansas City by John Hulston marking its coming-out with the now eponymous live “Making Love EP” from seminal Kansas City indie rockers, Shiner. Over the intervening years, releases from The String and Return, Dirtnap, Overstep, The Hearers and the Pornhuskers helped cement the Anodyne reputation locally as the go-to label for landmark Kansas City bands. Starting in 2005, Anodyne Records began growing; signing bands such as The Architects, Roman Numerals, The Valley Arena & the legendary Meat Puppets. In 2008, Anodyne Records began working on new releases from Open Hand, The BellRays, Sirhan Sirhan and The Vox Jaguars in a continuing commitment to aiding unique artists to make killer albums.

Artists

• Architects
• Dirtnap
• The Hearers
• Meat Puppets
  Meat Puppets
  The Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980, in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood , his brother Cris Kirkwood , and Derrick Bostrom . The Kirkwood brothers met Bostrom while attending Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix...
  
  
• Roman Numerals
• The String and Return
• Shiner
  Shiner (band)
  -History:The group formed in 1992, and quickly found wide exposure, releasing a vinyl EP in 1993 and touring with acts such as Sunny Day Real Estate, Chore, Jawbox, Season to Risk, The Jesus Lizard, and Girls Against Boys. The group released their first LP, Splay in 1996, and a second album, Lula...
  
  
• The Pornhuskers
• Open Hand
• Onward Crispin Glover
• Sirhan Sirhan
• The Vox Jaguars
  The Vox Jaguars
  The Vox Jaguars is a North American rock band that formed in Santa Cruz, California in 2006. They began by performing in local coffee houses and record stores. Their influences include The Stooges, MC5, The Velvet Underground, and other protopunk artists...
  
  
• Open Hand
  Open Hand
  Open Hand is a Californian indie rock band. The band was formed in Hollywood in 1999 by guitarist/vocalist Justin Isham, bassist Michael Anastasi and drummer Alex Rodriguez. They released two EPs on its own American Propaganda label, Radio Days and Evolutions...