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Homestead Records is a New York City based sublabel of Dutch East India Trading. It was founded in 1983 as a venue for experimental music and is considered instrumental in launching the noise rock genre. For a long time the label was managed by Gerard Cosloy, who signed many of the notable acts. He was succeeded by Ken Katkin and later by Steven Joerg. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1086x467, 8 KB) Homestead Records Logo This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1086x467, 8 KB) Homestead Records Logo This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the trading company, see Dutch East India Company. ... See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ... Experimental music is any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. ... Lightning Bolt Live at the Southgate House 2005. ... Gerard Cosloy ran Homestead Records in the 1980s; DJd at WFMU; played in the group Air Traffic Controllers, and later founded Matador Records. ...

Artists

• Bastro
• Big Black
• Breaking Circus
• Cakekitchen
• David S. Ware
• Daniel Johnston
• Death Of Samantha
• Dinosaur Jr
• Einstürzende Neubauten
• Elliott Sharp
• The Frogs
• GG Allin
• Green River
• Happy Flowers
• Honor Role
• Ivo Perelman
• King Kong
• Live Skull
• My Dad Is Dead
• Naked Raygun
• New Radiant Storm King
• Nice Strong Arm
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• Phantom Tollbooth
• Pony
• Seam
• Sebadoh
• Sleepyhead
• Sonic Youth
• Soul-Junk
• Squirrel Bait
• Supreme Dicks
• Swans
• Trumans Water
• Uzi
• Volcano Suns
• Weird Paul
• William Hooker
• William Parker

Big Black was a rock music band founded in Chicago, Illinois and active between 1982 and 1987. ... Breaking Circus was postpunk band from the 1980s, based in Chicago and later Minneapolis, led by guitarist and vocalist Steve Björklund. ... David S Ware is a jazz [[saxophone|saxophonist], band leader and composer. ... Daniel Dale Johnston (b. ... Death Of Samantha was a Cleveland, Ohio underground rock band, formed in 1984 and lasting until 1992. ... Dinosaur Jr. ... Einstürzende Neubauten is an ever-changing experimental music band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. ... Elliott Sharp (born 1951) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer who has personified the avant-garde experimental music scene in New York City for over thirty years. ... The Frogs are an American rock music band founded in 1980, in Milwaukee. ... GG Allin (29 August 1956 – 28 June 1993) was a punk rock singer and bandleader who performed and recorded with many groups during his career. ... Green River Circa 1987 Green River was an influential Seattle band in the 1980s, named after a river in Washington. ... The musical group, Happy Flowers, was formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1983 by two former members of the Landlords, John Beers (Horribly Charred Infant) and Charlie Kramer (Mr. ... The rock band King Kong was formed in Louisville, Kentucky, in the early 1989 by Ethan Buckler, the original bassist in the band Slint. ... Naked Raygun was a very influential Chicago-based punk/noise band of the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. ... A Shetland Pony A pony is most commonly a certain breed of small horse, generally of northern European origin, that usually measures less than 14. ... Sebadoh were an indie-rock band formed in Massachusetts by former Dinosaur Jr. ... Sleepyhead is the fourth album by The Brothers Creeggan. ... Sonic Youth is a rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Soul-Junk is an experimental hip hop group from San Diego, California. ... Squirrel Bait were a mid 1980s (1983-1988) punk band from Louisville Kentucky. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Swans were an American industrial/rock band active from 1982 to 1997, lead by Michael Gira. ... Trumans Water is an indie rock band from San Diego, California. ... Volcano Suns was an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. ... William Hooker (born 1946) is a jazz drummer and composer. ... This article is about the jazz bassist. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• Homestead Records