K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and, at present, in the band Dub Narcotic Sound System. K Records claims to have been "exploding the teenage underground into passionate revolt against the corporate ogre since 1982." Image File history File links K_Records_logo. ... For other people of the same name, see Calvin Johnson. ... 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. ... Coordinates: County Thurston County Incorporated January 28, 1859  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area    - City 48. ... 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. ... Coordinates: County Thurston County Incorporated January 28, 1859  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area    - City 48. ... For other people of the same name, see Calvin Johnson. ... Cool Rays was a rock band formed by five Evergreen State College (Olympia, Washington, USA) students in late 1980. ... Beat Happening was a 1980s twee pop band, the most popular of International Pop Undergrounds roster of influential alternative rock stars. ... The Go Team was a 1980s band from Olympia, Washington consisting of Tobi Vail and Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening. ... The Halo Benders are a band formed as a side project for Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening and Doug Martsch of Built to Spill. ... Dub Narcotic Sound System (D.N.S.S.) is a musical group founded by Calvin Johnson. ... See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 other events of 1982 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ...

Artists who have worked with K Records

• All Girl Summer Fun Band
• Anna Oxygen
• The Bartlebees
• Beat Happening
• Beck
• Bikini Kill
• Bis
• The Blow
• Built to Spill
• Calvin Johnson
• Chicks on Speed
• COCO
• Courtney Love (the band, not the musician with the same name)
• The Crabs
• D+
• Duck Hunt
• Dub Narcotic Sound System
• Electrosexual
• Fifth Column
• Steve Fisk
• Girl Trouble
• Gaze
• The Halo Benders
• Jason Anderson aka Wolf Colonel
• Karl Blau
• Karp
• Kicking Giant
• Kimya Dawson
• Sarah Dougher
• Landing
• Little Wings
• Lois
• Love as Laughter
• Lync
• Maher Shalal Hash Baz
• The Make-up
• Manta Man
• Marine Research
• Mecca Normal
• The Microphones / Mount Eerie
• Mirah
• Modest Mouse
• Old Time Relijun
• Pansy Division
• The Rondelles
• Shonen Knife
• The Softies
• The Subdebs
• Some Velvet Sidewalk
• Tender Trap
• Tender Forever
• Tiger Trap
• Wimps
• Yume Bitsu

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See also

• List of record labels

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Trivia

• Nothing Painted Blue released a song "K for Karnival" which is partially a tribute to K Records; it repeats "Who put the shield around the K?" several times, referring to the interstate-style shield around the letter K in the K Records logo.
• Musician Kurt Cobain had the K Records logo tattooed on his forearm, a result of a challenge put forward by the label in the late 1980s to fans. It is mentioned in the song "Lounge Act," which was written about Bikini Kill co-founder, Tobi Vail.
• In 2005, Springfield, Illinois indie band Resident genius recorded a tribute song called "Calvin J", which contains the line "International pop underground/unknowingly broke fresh new ground"

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External links

• Official site