Shrimper Records is an
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
based in
Upland, California
Upland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States on the border with neighboring Los Angeles County. The municipality is located at an elevation of 1,242 feet (379 m). As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 79,040 ...
. It was founded in
1990
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by
Dennis Callaci.
Roster
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Ah Bus
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Amps for Christ
Amps For Christ is the current music project of Man Is the Bastard and Bastard Noise veteran and metal/noise pioneer Henry Barnes. The project is based out of Claremont, California.
Concept
Conceptually, Amps for Christ originated in 1996, whe ...
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The Aum Rifle
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Azuza Plane
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The Babies
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Lou Barlow
Louis Knox Barlow (born July 17, 1966) is an American alternative rock musician and songwriter. A founding member of the groups Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh and The Folk Implosion, Barlow is credited with helping to pioneer the lo-fi style of rock mus ...
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Bingo Trappers
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Franklin Bruno
Franklin Bruno (born December 29, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, academic and writer originally from Upland, California. He has been a member of Nothing Painted Blue since its inception in 1986.
Bruno has written music criticism for o ...
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Bugskull
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Joey Burns
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(later of
Calexico
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The Bux
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Buzzsaw
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Carne-A
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John Davis
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The Debts
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Diskothi-Q
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The Extra Glenns
The Extra Lens, formerly known as The Extra Glenns, is a band made up of Franklin Bruno (of Nothing Painted Blue and The Human Hearts) and John Darnielle (of the Mountain Goats). The band acts as a side project for both artists, and stayed un ...
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Jad Fair
Jad Fair (born June 9, 1954) is an American singer, guitarist, graphic artist, and founding member of lo-fi alternative rock group Half Japanese.
Biography
Fair was born in Coldwater, Michigan. In 1974, he and his brother David formed the lo-fi ...
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Fishstick
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The Folk Implosion
The Folk Implosion is an American band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis. It was initially a side-project started by Barlow to explore different territory than that being canvassed with his primary band at the time, Sebadoh. ...
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God Is My Co-Pilot
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Goosewind
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Guffey
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Herman Dune
Herman Dune is a Swedish-French act based in San Pedro, Los Angeles. The band has been described as Indie rock, Anti-folk, Folk rock, Alternative rock, Americana, and Alternative country.
History
Herman Dune was established as a trio with brot ...
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Insect Feelings
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Irving Klaw Trio
Irving Klaw Trio was an American experimental rock group formed in Olympia, Washington in the 1990s.
The band, named after Irving Klaw, was started when founding members Jeff Fuccillo, Jason Funk and Andrew Price met at the Evergreen State Colle ...
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Jim Bishop Guitar Army
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Jive
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Joy
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Dictionary definitions
Dictionary definitions of joy typically include a sense of ...
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Simon Joyner
Simon Joyner (born 1971) is an American singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska. He has influenced the music of Bright Eyes, Kevin Morby and Gillian Welch. In the early 1990s, Beck listed Joyner in his top 10 albums when asked by ''Rolling St ...
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Junket
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Lil' Johnny H
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Adam Lipman[Jelinek, Russell (2 April 2014)]
Adam Lipman releases ‘Prove the Beast’ LP
''The Bay Bridged''
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Massengil
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The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the ...
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Nothing Painted Blue
Nothing Painted Blue was an American indie rock band led by songwriter Franklin Bruno since the 1990s. Bruno and drummer Kyle Brodie have been the only constant members as the remainder of the line-up has undergone a number of changes throughout ...
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Party of One
''Party of One'' is an album by English singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Produced by Dave Edmunds, it was released in 1990 by Reprise Records and reissued with altered cover art and two bonus tracks in 1995 by Upstart Records.
''Party of One'' i ...
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Paste
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Primordial Undermind
Primordial Undermind is an experimental/psychedelic rock band, begun in 1988 when guitarist Eric Arn of Connecticut's Crystalized Movements (the 80's band of guitar hero Wayne Rogers of Major Stars, Magic Hour) moved to California, and continuin ...
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Punk Rock
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Refrigerator
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Satnam Puppets
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The Secret Stars
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Shoeface
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Will Simmons
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Sentridoh
Louis Knox Barlow (born July 17, 1966) is an American alternative rock musician and songwriter. A founding member of the groups Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh and The Folk Implosion, Barlow is credited with helping to pioneer the lo-fi style of rock mu ...
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Soul-Junk
Soul-Junk is an experimental genre-hopping Christian rock and hip hop group from San Diego, California.
Background
The roots of Soul-Junk began in 1993 when Glen Galloway began experimenting while touring in Europe with his rock band Truman ...
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Wckr Spgt
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Simon Wickham Smith
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Woods
References
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Unofficial discography*
American independent record labels
Record labels established in 1990
Alternative rock record labels
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