Gearhead Records
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| Gearhead Records | |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founders | Michelle Haunold and Mike Lavella |
| Distributor | Redeye Redeye Distribution Redeye Distribution is an independent music distribution company founded in 1996 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Redeye currently distributes such labels as Marsalis Music, Barsuk Records, Warp Records, Daptone Records, Luaka Bop Records, Kill Rock Stars, Sargent House, Hydra Head Records, The... |
| Genre(s) | Punk Punk rock Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock... , Rock Rock music Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music... |
| Country | US United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| Web address | http://www.gearheadrecords.com/ |
Gearhead Records is an independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
that started in San Francisco, California. It was later co-run out of Davis, California and is now totally run out of Woodland, California
Woodland, California
Woodland is the county seat of Yolo County, California, located approximately northwest of Sacramento, and is a part of the Sacramento - Arden-Arcade - Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 55,468 at the 2010 census.Woodland's origins trace back to 1850 when California...
. The label was formed in April 2000
2000 in music
See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
by Michelle Haunold and Mike LaVella. In 2006, the company was split in two, the magazine and label going separate ways. The label is now fully run by Michelle Haunold in Woodland. In 2007, the label opened a retail location called Gearhead Records and Stuff.
Gearhead is most notably known for releasing records by The Hives
The Hives
The Hives are a Swedish garage rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the "greatest hits" album Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most well-known song "Hate to Say I Told...
from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
; a band that took off in 2002 and was later signed to Interscope. Also Mike Davis of The MC5 just joined The Lords Of Altamont who are on Gearhead Records as of August 2007
Artists
- Black Furies (SF, CA)
- Black Tie Revue (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Bob Burns and the Breakups (Stevens Point, WI)
- Bottles and Skulls (SF, CA)
- Demonics (SF)
- "Demons" (Sweden)
- Dukes of Hamburg (SF)
- The DragonsThe Dragons (band)The Dragons was a rock band based in San Diego, California, that released six CDs between 1991 and 2005. The band was notably fronted by singer/guitarist Mario Escovedo, whose musical family also includes Alejandro Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Javier Escovedo , Coke Escovedo, Paris Escovedo and Sheila E...
(San Diego, CA) - Electric Eel ShockElectric Eel ShockElectric Eel Shock are a three-piece garage metal band, formed in Tokyo in the late 1990s. They first toured the United States in 1999 and have been touring the world ever since.-Early years of EES:...
(Japan) - Gito Gito HustlerGito Gito HustlerGitoGito Hustler is a Japanese all-female punk rock band.The four-member group was formed in 1995 in Kyoto, Japan and is now based in Tokyo. Members include Yago , Mitsuko , Tae , and Fusa . Yago and Fusa are sisters, and Fusa is the younger of the two...
(Japan) - Hard Feelings (Austin, TX)
- HellacoptersThe HellacoptersThe Hellacopters were a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson , Dregen , Kenny Håkansson and Robert Eriksson . Andersson had been the drummer for death metal band Entombed and Dregen was taking a break from his full-time band Backyard Babies...
(Sweden) - Hellbound Glory (Reno, NV)
- HivesThe HivesThe Hives are a Swedish garage rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the "greatest hits" album Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most well-known song "Hate to Say I Told...
(Sweden) - Hypnomen (Helsinki, Finland)
- I Walk the Line (Finland)
- Lazy Cowgirls (Van Nuys, CA)
- Lords of AltamontLords of AltamontThe Lords of Altamont are a Hard Rock/Garage/Punk/Psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles. The current lineup consists of members of The Bomboras, The Fuzztones and The Cramps. They have released 3 albums and are on the verge of releasing their 4th, "Midnight To 666", in early 2011...
(Los Angeles, CA) - Maggots
- Mansfields (Denver, CO)
- Mensen (Oslo, Norway)
- Million Dollar Marxists (Ottawa, Canada)
- Nads
- New Bomb TurksNew Bomb TurksThe New Bomb Turks are an American punk rock band formed at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1990. The founding members are Jim Weber, Eric Davidson, Bill Randt, and Matt Reber. Sam Brown replaced Bill Randt on drums in 1999. Early on their inspiration came from the Devil Dogs, Lazy...
(Columbus, OH) - NRA (Amsterdam, Holland)
- Pink Swords (Austin)
- Pinkz (CA)
- Puffball (Västerås, Sweden)
- Red Planet (SF, CA)
- The Riverboat GamblersThe Riverboat GamblersThe Riverboat Gamblers are a punk rock band originally from Denton, Texas but now residing in Austin, Texas. They are currently signed to Volcom Entertainment.Their song "Don't Bury Me...I'm Still Not Dead" is featured in the video game Rock Band 3....
(Denton, TX) - Rock n Roll SoldiersRock n Roll SoldiersThe Rock n Roll Soldiers are a rock band from Eugene, Oregon. Its members are: Marty Larson-Xu , Oliver Brown , and Evan Sernoffsky . Their sound has been described as "skuzzy, sleazy punk tailored for drinking, fighting and tattooing" by MTV News reporter James Montgomery...
(Eugene, OR) - Spunks (New York, NY)
- Turbo A.C.'s (New York, NY)
- White Barons (San Francisco, CA)
- WildheartsThe WildheartsThe Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
(UK)