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Eight Forty-Eight producer Joe DeCeault turns his attention to some of Chicago’s many great independent record labels. From veterans on the scene to upstarts, label owners explain what makes Chicago such a fertile place for artists across all genres, and why the city is so revered for both its artists and its labels.
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| Indie Label Series: 25 Years of Touch and Go Records |
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Corey Rusk—Owner, Touch and Go Records
Steve Albini—Recording Engineer; Musician
Santiago Durango—Musician
Touch and Go Records' head Corey Rusk talks about the label's 25 years of independent rock. Steve Albini and Santiago Durango share their thoughts and feelings about Rusk as a friend and businessman.
The Touch and Go 25th Anniversary Celebration takes place this weekend at the 10th Annual Hideout Block Party. |
| Indie Label Series: Numero Group |
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Ken Shipley—Co-Founder, Co-Owner of Numero Group
We continue our series profiling local record labels with Numero Group, a Chicago-based indie that reissues overlooked treasures from obscure soul labels. Chicago Public Radio's Dan Bindert sits down with Ken Shipley. |
| Indie Label Series: Hefty Records |
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John Hughes—Owner, Hefty Records; Producer; Musician
As part of our series profiling local record labels, Hefty Records founder, producer, and musician John Hughes III tells us about the “future roots music” of his label. |
| Indie Label Series: Tight Ship Records |
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Barry Phipps—Owner, Tight Ship Records;
Co-Founder, North Branch Studios; Owner, Beep Media
Barry Phipps talks to Chicago Public Radio’s Joe DeCeault about the online-exclusive label, Tight Ship Records, and the digital dissemination of rock and roll. |
| Indie Label Series: Alligator Records Turns 35 |
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Bruce Iglauer—President and Founder, Alligator Records Steve Edwards talks one-on-one with Bruce Iglauer about the famous contemporary blues label Alligator Records. This is part of our continuing series profiling local independent record labels. Alligator Records's most recent release, Alligator Records: 35x35, is an anthology of artists on the label. |
| Indie Label Series: Bloodshot Records—A Decade of Sin |
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| Bloodshot Records co-founders Nan Warshaw and Rob Miller join us to talk about the label's history. Their new compilation, For a Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records, gives a nod to the future of the insurgent country label. |
| Bloodshot Records—A Decade of Sin: Web Extra |
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99 Tales—“Tearin’ My Hair Out”—A Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records (Bloodshot, 2005) |
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