Dave's Records of Guelph, or DROG, was a Canadian

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.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, '' Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''.

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. . It was founded in

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by musicians Dave Teichroeb and Lewis Melville. Artists who have released records on DROG include

Rheostatics Rheostatics are a Canadian indie rock band. They were formed in 1978, and actively performed from 1980 until disbanding in 2007. After a number of reunion performances at special events, Rheostatics reformed in late 2016, introducing new songs ...

,"Rheostatics distinctly Canadian". ''

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'', November 26, 1998.

Skydiggers Skydiggers are a Canadian roots rock band from Toronto formed by Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson. Since 1990, they have released 19 albums/EPs and have had a number of singles that have appeared on the Canadian charts. Their most successful album i ...

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Mia Sheard Mia Sheard is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter. Sheard was classically trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music."Crowd chatter matters little to Sheard". ''Edmonton Journal'', October 24, 2002. She released her debut album ''With Love and Squal ...

and

Chris Brown and Kate Fenner Chris Brown and Kate Fenner were a folk rock duo, consisting of vocalist Kate Fenner and multi-instrumentalist Chris Brown, who were active from 1996 to 2005."Former Bourbons making mark as a duo". ''Kingston Whig-Standard'', June 20, 1998. Altho ...

. The label ceased releasing albums by individual artists in the early 2000s, but remained in operation as a producer of compilation albums featuring songs by independent artists organized around particular themes.

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