Bloodshot Records, 3039 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 60618

Bloodshot is an independent record label based in Chicago specialised in root inflected indie rock. It was established in 1994 by Nan Warshaw, who earned her Masters Degree from Columbia College Chicago the same year, and Rob Miller, who had earned his Masters Degree from DePaul University in 1993. Bloodshot Records is the record label of the Illinois based corporation, Bloodshot Ltd. Image File history File links Bloodshot. ... Image File history File links Bloodshot. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Primary and secondary roots in a cotton plant In vascular plants, the root is that organ of a plant body that typically lies below the surface of the soil (compare with stem). ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Columbia College Chicago, located in Chicago, is the nations largest arts and communications college. ... DePaul University   DePaul University is a private university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from a 17th century French priest, Saint Vincent de Paul. ...

Selected artists

• Jon Langford
• Waco Brothers
• Alejandro Escovedo
• Neko Case
• The Bottle Rockets
• Old 97's
• The Detroit Cobras
• Wayne Hancock
• Deadstring Brothers
• Mark Pickerel
• Graham Parker
• Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops
• Kelly Hogan
• Cordero
• Devil In A Woodpile
• Dollar Store
• Paul Burch
• Scott H. Biram
• Bobby Bare Jr.

Jon Langford has recorded steadily with The Mekons ever since he co-founded it in Leeds, England, in 1976, but over the years, he has taken on many other projects, in and outside of music. ... Alejandro Escovedo got his start in first-wave punk rock group The Nuns, with Delphine Neid, Jennifer Miro, and Jeff Olener, in San Francisco, California. ... Neko Case Neko Case (born September 8, 1970 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and as a member of the New Pornographers. ... The Bottle Rockets, 2005. ... The Old 97s (L-R: Philip Peeples, Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond, and Rhett Miller) The Old 97s are an alt-country band originally based in Dallas, Texas. ... Formed in Detroit, Michigan - 1996. ... Wayne The Train Hancock is a country musician. ... Mark Pickerel was the original drummer for the Screaming Trees, a rock group from Ellensburg, Wash. ... Graham Parker playing at Brits Pub in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Paul Burch is a Washington D.C. born alt-country musician and songwriter. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• List of independent record labels

The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...

External links

• Official site
• "Influential Alternative Record Labels: Bloodshot Records and the New Traditionalism", PopMatters column (10/2004)