Texas Hotel Records
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Texas Hotel Records was an independent record label
based in Santa Monica, California
, which released records by singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt
, Henry Rollins
and the Rollins Band
from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The label started as a record store and morphed into a record label.
The label was voted Hot Record Label of the year by Rolling Stone Magazine in 1989 when it was pursuing the project of releasing a Michael Stipe
solo album and when there as a huge buzz around Texas Hotel band Poi Dog Pondering
. The Stipe project never took shape and Poi Dog Pondering eventually signed to Columbia Records
but never made it big. Texas Hotel Records closed in 1996
.
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:...
based in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
, which released records by singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt
James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...
, Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
and the Rollins Band
Rollins Band
Rollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...
from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The label started as a record store and morphed into a record label.
The label was voted Hot Record Label of the year by Rolling Stone Magazine in 1989 when it was pursuing the project of releasing a Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
John Michael Stipe is an American singer and lyricist. He was the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.Stipe is noted and occasionally parodied for the "mumbling" style of his early career as well as his social and political activism. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual image; often...
solo album and when there as a huge buzz around Texas Hotel band Poi Dog Pondering
Poi Dog Pondering
Poi Dog Pondering is an American musical group, noted for its cross-pollination of diverse musical genres, including various forms of acoustic folk music, and electronic music. Founded in Hawaii in 1985, the band moved to Austin, Texas in 1987, where they recorded their first three albums...
. The Stipe project never took shape and Poi Dog Pondering eventually signed to Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
but never made it big. Texas Hotel Records closed in 1996
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
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Releases
- Henry RollinsHenry RollinsHenry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
—Hot Animal MachineHot Animal MachineHot Animal Machine is a hardcore punk solo album by Henry Rollins which served as a pre-cursor to the Rollins Band. It is only available now in the same 2-in-one package as Drive by Shooting. Notable for a number of cover songs; Suicide's "Ghost Rider", Richard Berry's "Crazy Lover" and The Velvet...
(1986) - Henrietta Collins and the Wifebeating Childhaters—Drive by ShootingDrive by ShootingDrive by Shooting is a hardcore punk solo E.P. by Henry Rollins, credited to "Henrietta Collins & The Wife-Beating Child-Haters", which served as a pre-cursor to the Rollins Band. This recording features a Wire cover, a re-vision of a Queen song and a parody of a Beach Boys style song...
(1987) - Henry RollinsHenry RollinsHenry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
—Big Ugly MouthBig Ugly MouthBig Ugly Mouth is the second live spoken word album by Henry Rollins, released in 1987 on Quarterstick Records. It was reissued with his first spoken word album, Short Walk On A Long Pier and new artwork on 2.13.61 Records in 2005...
(1987) - Downy Mildew—Broomtree (1987)
- Rollins BandRollins BandRollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...
—Life Time (1988) - Rollins BandRollins BandRollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...
—Do ItDo It (album)Do It is the first EP after the first full-length album Life Time from Rollins Band, fronted by ex-Black Flag singer, Henry Rollins....
(1988) - Downy Mildew—Mincing Steps (1988)
- Poi Dog PonderingPoi Dog PonderingPoi Dog Pondering is an American musical group, noted for its cross-pollination of diverse musical genres, including various forms of acoustic folk music, and electronic music. Founded in Hawaii in 1985, the band moved to Austin, Texas in 1987, where they recorded their first three albums...
—Poi Dog Pondering EP (1988) - Henry RollinsHenry RollinsHenry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
—SweatboxSweatbox (album)Sweatbox is the third live spoken word album by Henry Rollins, released in 1989 on Quarterstick Records, and later reissued on 2.13.61 Records in 2005. It was recorded at various tour dates in 1987-1988 in Washington DC, Los Angeles, CA, Madison, WI, Denver, CO, and Budapest, Hungary.-Liner...
(1989) - Rollins BandRollins BandRollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...
—Hard VolumeHard VolumeHard Volume is the second album by the Rollins Band. It was released in 1989 and reissued with new tracks in 1999. The original CD release contained a 32 minute jam on the Velvet Underground outtake "Move Right In" entitled "Joy Riding With Frank." The track was recorded live in Linz, Austria...
(1989) - Poi Dog PonderingPoi Dog PonderingPoi Dog Pondering is an American musical group, noted for its cross-pollination of diverse musical genres, including various forms of acoustic folk music, and electronic music. Founded in Hawaii in 1985, the band moved to Austin, Texas in 1987, where they recorded their first three albums...
—Living with the Dreaming Body (1989) - Poi Dog PonderingPoi Dog PonderingPoi Dog Pondering is an American musical group, noted for its cross-pollination of diverse musical genres, including various forms of acoustic folk music, and electronic music. Founded in Hawaii in 1985, the band moved to Austin, Texas in 1987, where they recorded their first three albums...
—Circle Around the Sun (1989) - Baby Flamehead — Life Sandwich (1990)
- Vic ChesnuttVic ChesnuttJames Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...
—LittleLittle (album)Little is the debut album by Vic Chesnutt, released in 1990. Produced by R.E.M. frontman, Michael Stipe, it was Chesnutt's first solo release. The album was re-released on July 5, 2004.-Overview:...
(1990) - Poi Dog PonderingPoi Dog PonderingPoi Dog Pondering is an American musical group, noted for its cross-pollination of diverse musical genres, including various forms of acoustic folk music, and electronic music. Founded in Hawaii in 1985, the band moved to Austin, Texas in 1987, where they recorded their first three albums...
—Big Beautiful Spoon (1990) - Poi Dog PonderingPoi Dog PonderingPoi Dog Pondering is an American musical group, noted for its cross-pollination of diverse musical genres, including various forms of acoustic folk music, and electronic music. Founded in Hawaii in 1985, the band moved to Austin, Texas in 1987, where they recorded their first three albums...
—Wishing like a Mountain and Thinking like the Sea (1990) - Poi Dog PonderingPoi Dog PonderingPoi Dog Pondering is an American musical group, noted for its cross-pollination of diverse musical genres, including various forms of acoustic folk music, and electronic music. Founded in Hawaii in 1985, the band moved to Austin, Texas in 1987, where they recorded their first three albums...
—Everybody's Trying (1990) - Poi Dog PonderingPoi Dog PonderingPoi Dog Pondering is an American musical group, noted for its cross-pollination of diverse musical genres, including various forms of acoustic folk music, and electronic music. Founded in Hawaii in 1985, the band moved to Austin, Texas in 1987, where they recorded their first three albums...
—Fruitless (The Breath of Life Leaves Her...) (1990) - Vic ChesnuttVic ChesnuttJames Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...
—West of Rome (1991) - Downy Mildew—An Oncoming Train (1992)
- Vic ChesnuttVic ChesnuttJames Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...
—Drunk (1993) - Vic ChesnuttVic ChesnuttJames Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...
—Is the Actor Happy? (1995)