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Johanns Face Records

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General Info

  • Genre: Indie / Pop Punk / Punk

    Location CHICAGO, Illinois, US

    Profile Views: 40233

    Last Login: 10/30/2010

    Member Since 8/19/2006

    Website www.johannsface.com

    Record Label Us-duh.

  • Bio

    Two long-time friends, Marc Ruvolo and Gar Brandt, cooked up Johann's Face Records in Chicago, 1989. Ruvolo, having previously worked for Roadkill Records (releasing Screeching Weasel, The Effigies and No Empathy records, among others) and fledgling indie distributor Cargo Records, wanted an outlet for his many musical projects. Both Marc and Gar wanted to document the snowballing Chicago punk scene by releasing records that they believed deserved a wider audience. Their ethic was based mainly upon the models of Chicago's Touch and Go Records and D.C.'s Dischord Records: handshake deals with friends where the label and the band split the profits fifty-fifty. The first Johann's release was a vinyl-only pressing of Chia Pet's debut "Elpee." One thousand were pressed (500 on blue vinyl) and sold out quickly. Johann's Face was on its way! The two friends would go on to release over 50 other titles, launching the careers of such legendary punk bands as The Smoking Popes, the Alkaline Trio, The Strike, Sludgeworth, Apocalypse Hoboken, and No Empathy as well as doing records for already-established bands such as Scared of Chaka and Zoinks!. In 1997, the label landed worldwide distribution through San Francisco iconoclasts Mordam Records and added another key member, Davey Houle, who handles graphic design and other creative duties. In 2005 we added an electronic music subsidiary, Circle Machine Records. To this day Johann's Face has remained true to its ethic: releasing quality, intelligent, melodic punk and pop music while staying clear of all the bullshit inherent to the "mainstream" music business. This ethic continues to grow and flourish into the 21st century, and we hope to bring you many, many more years of great music. Thanks to all the people who buy our records and make this possible. We couldn't do it without your enthusiasm and dedication to keeping underground music alive.

  • Members

    Marc: Wild idears, crank; Gar: Awww Yeah!!; Davey: Komputer; Ethan: Hugger, Merch; Klaus: Cute, Furry

  • Influences

    Beer, BBQ, Chili Cookoffs, Punk Rock, Queercore, basement shows, jackalopes!!!!!!!

  • Sounds Like

    Johanns Face Roster ~PAST AND PRESENT~ Alkaline Trio, The Atari Star, Apocalypse Hoboken, Apostles On Strike, Aspic Tines, The Braves, Bread and Bottle, Chia Pet, Cletus, Das Kapital, Deminer, Dolores, dOUBT, Evil Beaver, Far Rad, First Class, The Flavor Channel, Gods Reflex, Groovy Love Vibes, International Hoodwink, J+J+J, Lynyrd's Innards, Midwest Blue, The Mushuganas, No Empathy, Not Rebecca, Oblivion, The Prescriptions, Rotweiler Tube, The Rutabega, Sass Dragons, Scared of Chaka, Shiva, Sidekick Kato, Sig Transit Gloria, Sludgeworth, Smoking Popes, The Smoothies, Strait A's The Strike, The Stoves, Traitors, V Reverse, Written In The Sand, Zoinks!, 30 Lincoln

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