Johanns Face Records
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Johann's Face Records is a Chicago
-based record label
which was started by Marc Ruvolo and Gar Brandt in 1989
. Ruvolo had been working at Roadkill Records and was looking to start a label with his friend Brandt.
The label has released material from a number of bands such as: Alkaline Trio
, Apocalypse Hoboken
, The Atari Star, The Braves, Cletus, Das Kapital
, Deminer, Evil Beaver, Far Rad, First Class, Gods Reflex, J Church (band)
, J+J+J, Jerkwater
, Lynnards Innards, Midwest Blue, No Empathy, Not Rebecca, Oblivion
, The Prescriptions, The Rutabega, Scared of Chaka
, Sludgeworth
, Sidekick Kato, Sig Transit Gloria, Smoking Popes
, The Strike
, The Traitors, Urbs In Horto, Written In Sand, Zoinks! and others.
Chicago
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-based record label
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which was started by Marc Ruvolo and Gar Brandt in 1989
1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
. Ruvolo had been working at Roadkill Records and was looking to start a label with his friend Brandt.
The label has released material from a number of bands such as: Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
, Apocalypse Hoboken
Apocalypse Hoboken
Apocalypse Hoboken was an American punk rock band hailing from Chicago, Illinois which toured the US and Europe and released seven albums on various labels, including Rocco Records and Dyslexic Records...
, The Atari Star, The Braves, Cletus, Das Kapital
Das Kapital
Das Kapital, Kritik der politischen Ökonomie , by Karl Marx, is a critical analysis of capitalism as political economy, meant to reveal the economic laws of the capitalist mode of production, and how it was the precursor of the socialist mode of production.- Themes :In Capital: Critique of...
, Deminer, Evil Beaver, Far Rad, First Class, Gods Reflex, J Church (band)
J Church (band)
J Church was an American punk rock band formed by guitarist and vocalist Lance Hahn and bassist Gardner Maxam in 1992 in San Francisco, California after the demise of Hahn and Maxam's former band, Cringer...
, J+J+J, Jerkwater
Jerkwater
Jerkwater is the name of an indie rock trio. Formed in 1998, the Brooklyn, New York, band includes guitarist Chris Bowers, bassist Steve Christensen and drummer John Connell , with all members sharing vocal duties.On April 3, 2001, Love and Latitude, their debut full-length CD was released on Plus...
, Lynnards Innards, Midwest Blue, No Empathy, Not Rebecca, Oblivion
Oblivion (band)
Oblivion was a punk rock group from the Chicago area. The band was composed of Pete Kourim on bass guitar and lead vocals, Scott Ozark on guitar and back-up vocals, and Brian Czarnik on drums.- History :...
, The Prescriptions, The Rutabega, Scared of Chaka
Scared of Chaka
Scared Of Chaka is a punk rock band based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, which was formed in 1993 by guitarist/vocalist David Yanul Hernandez, bass guitarist Dameon Waggoner and drummer Jeff Jones. Jone was later replaced by Ron Skrasek. The band played a Dickies inspired mix of garage and...
, Sludgeworth
Sludgeworth
Sludgeworth is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois consisting of Dan Schafer , Adam White , Dave McClean , Mike Hootenstrat , and Brian Vermin ....
, Sidekick Kato, Sig Transit Gloria, Smoking Popes
Smoking Popes
The Smoking Popes are an American pop punk from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1991. They play punk-influenced pop music with crooning vocals...
, The Strike
The Strike
The Strike is one of the short comedy films – written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, and directed by Richardson – which made up the long-running Channel 4 television series The Comic Strip Presents......
, The Traitors, Urbs In Horto, Written In Sand, Zoinks! and others.