Curb Appeal Records
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Curb Appeal Records is an American record label founded in Kansas City, Missouri
by The Get Up Kids
guitarist and Blackpool Lights
frontman Jim Suptic.
split up, leaving the members to pursue their own side-projects. This allowed guitarist Jim Suptic to devote his full attention to his new band Blackpool Lights
, composed of himself and former members of Butterglory and The Creature Comforts. Rather than accepting an offer from Vagrant Records
to sign the band, Suptic decided that he wanted to start over from scratch, and in doing so, created Curb Appeal Records.
Suptic co-founded the label with Al Duffy, a Kansas City entrepreneur
who had previously run a beer distributor, Enrique Chi, a publicist who had worked with Vedera
and Reggie and the Full Effect
, and Alex Brahl, who had previoiusly worked at Vagrant Records, in addition to having produced The Get Up Kids' second album, Something to Write Home About
.
In the summer of 2006, the label released their first album, Blackpool Lights
' This Town's Disaster
. Soon afterward they signed the band 8mm
, and in September of that year released their second album Songs to Love and Die By
.
In 2007, The New Amsterdams, fronted by Suptic's old bandmate Matt Pryor announced that they were leaving Vagrant, and that they would be releasing their next album At the Foot of My Rival
on Elmar, a collaboration with Curb Appeal Records. On October 29, 2007 Curb Appeal announced they had signed The Last Almanac to the label, and would be releasing their new album A Memoir in 2008. In 2008, it was announced that legendary rock band Smoking Popes
would be releasing Stay Down
, their first album in 11 years on Curb Appeal records. The album was released digitally through the iTunes Music Store in spring 2008, and the physical album will be released in stores on August 5, 2008.
The label is no longer in existence, having quietly shut down some time in 2008. While the exact details remain unknown, Suptic commented in a 2009 interview with Lawrence.com that it "blew up in his face."
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
by The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids are an American alternative rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. Formed in 1995, the band was a major player in the mid-90's emo scene, otherwise known as the "second wave" of emo music...
guitarist and Blackpool Lights
Blackpool Lights
Blackpool Lights is an indie rock band founded in Kansas City, Missouri, by Get Up Kids guitarist Jim Suptic, bassist Brian Everard, and drummer Billy Brimblecom.-Formation and This Town's Disaster :...
frontman Jim Suptic.
History
In July 2005, The Get Up KidsThe Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids are an American alternative rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. Formed in 1995, the band was a major player in the mid-90's emo scene, otherwise known as the "second wave" of emo music...
split up, leaving the members to pursue their own side-projects. This allowed guitarist Jim Suptic to devote his full attention to his new band Blackpool Lights
Blackpool Lights
Blackpool Lights is an indie rock band founded in Kansas City, Missouri, by Get Up Kids guitarist Jim Suptic, bassist Brian Everard, and drummer Billy Brimblecom.-Formation and This Town's Disaster :...
, composed of himself and former members of Butterglory and The Creature Comforts. Rather than accepting an offer from Vagrant Records
Vagrant Records
Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...
to sign the band, Suptic decided that he wanted to start over from scratch, and in doing so, created Curb Appeal Records.
Suptic co-founded the label with Al Duffy, a Kansas City entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who had previously run a beer distributor, Enrique Chi, a publicist who had worked with Vedera
Vedera
Vedera is a pop/rock band from Kansas City, Missouri.- History :Kristen May grew up in the Kansas City suburb of Blue Springs, as did the rest of her bandmates. Her entire family was musical; her mother was a singer who loved Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Jim Croce. “I listened to those artists,...
and Reggie and the Full Effect
Reggie and the Full Effect
Reggie and the Full Effect was a Kansas City indie rock band, the solo project for The Get Up Kids keyboardist James Dewees.-Early years, Greatest Hits 1984-1987, Promotional Copy and Under the Tray :...
, and Alex Brahl, who had previoiusly worked at Vagrant Records, in addition to having produced The Get Up Kids' second album, Something to Write Home About
Something to Write Home About
Something to Write Home About is the second full-length studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids, released on September 21, 1999. The album was produced by The Get Up Kids themselves, with co-producers Chad Blinman and Alex Brahl. Blinman also recorded and mixed the album, with Brahl...
.
In the summer of 2006, the label released their first album, Blackpool Lights
Blackpool Lights
Blackpool Lights is an indie rock band founded in Kansas City, Missouri, by Get Up Kids guitarist Jim Suptic, bassist Brian Everard, and drummer Billy Brimblecom.-Formation and This Town's Disaster :...
' This Town's Disaster
This Town's Disaster
-Band:*Jim Suptic - Guitar, Vocals*J.D.Warnock - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard*Billy Brimblecom - Drums*Brian Everard - Bass...
. Soon afterward they signed the band 8mm
8mm (band)
8mm is a trip-hop influenced pop-rock band from Los Angeles, California. 8mm was started by Sean Beavan , and his wife Juliette Beavan. The band currently consists of Sean Beavan, Juliette Beavan, and Jon Nicholson, Juliette being the frontwoman...
, and in September of that year released their second album Songs to Love and Die By
Songs to Love and Die By
Songs to Love and Die By is an album by 8mm first released on Curb Appeal Records. It features a hidden track starting at 7:05 on track ten, after "Forever And Ever Amen". The song is an original composition written by Sean Beavan entitled "Unjustified "...
.
In 2007, The New Amsterdams, fronted by Suptic's old bandmate Matt Pryor announced that they were leaving Vagrant, and that they would be releasing their next album At the Foot of My Rival
At the Foot of My Rival
-Personnel:*Matt Pryor - Vocals, Guitar*Bill Belzer - Drums*Eric McCann - Upright Bass*Dustin Kinsey - Guitar*Zach Holland - Keyboard*Hannah Kendle - Vocals*Chris Leopold - Vocals*Colin Mahoney - Engineer, Mixing*Matthew Doyle - Layout Design...
on Elmar, a collaboration with Curb Appeal Records. On October 29, 2007 Curb Appeal announced they had signed The Last Almanac to the label, and would be releasing their new album A Memoir in 2008. In 2008, it was announced that legendary rock band Smoking Popes
Smoking Popes
The Smoking Popes are an American pop punk from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1991. They play punk-influenced pop music with crooning vocals...
would be releasing Stay Down
Stay Down (Smoking Popes album)
Stay Down is the fourth studio album by Chicago pop punk group Smoking Popes. It was released on Curb Appeal Records, the band's first release since 1997. It was released on August 5, 2008...
, their first album in 11 years on Curb Appeal records. The album was released digitally through the iTunes Music Store in spring 2008, and the physical album will be released in stores on August 5, 2008.
The label is no longer in existence, having quietly shut down some time in 2008. While the exact details remain unknown, Suptic commented in a 2009 interview with Lawrence.com that it "blew up in his face."
Current artists
- 8mm8mm (band)8mm is a trip-hop influenced pop-rock band from Los Angeles, California. 8mm was started by Sean Beavan , and his wife Juliette Beavan. The band currently consists of Sean Beavan, Juliette Beavan, and Jon Nicholson, Juliette being the frontwoman...
- Blackpool LightsBlackpool LightsBlackpool Lights is an indie rock band founded in Kansas City, Missouri, by Get Up Kids guitarist Jim Suptic, bassist Brian Everard, and drummer Billy Brimblecom.-Formation and This Town's Disaster :...
- The Last Almanac
- The New Amsterdams
- Pablo
- Patrick ParkPatrick Park-Early life:Park grew up in Morrison, Colorado. He was exposed to the arts at an early age: his mother was a published poet, and his father was a doctor who enjoyed playing folk and blues records and the guitar at home...
- Smoking PopesSmoking PopesThe Smoking Popes are an American pop punk from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1991. They play punk-influenced pop music with crooning vocals...