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| name = Touch and Go Records
| name = Touch and Go Records
| image = Touch_and_go_records_logo.svg
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| founded = {{start date|1981}}
| founder = [[Tesco Vee]], Dave Stimson, [[Corey Rusk]]
| founder = {{flatlist|
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*Dave Stimson
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| distributor = [[Secretly Canadian|BWSCD, Inc.]] (While this company was distributed in US, as BWSCD is a division of [[Alternative Distribution Alliance|ADA]])<br>[[PIAS]] (Europe)
| distributor = {{flatlist|
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*[[Alternative Distribution Alliance|ADA]]
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*Carrot Top
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| location = Chicago, Illinois
*[[Electric Fetus]]
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*Revolver USA
*FAB,
*De Konkurrent
*[[Alliance Entertainment|AEC]]
*[[PIAS Entertainment Group|PIAS]]
*[[Love Da Records]]
*Inertia
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'''Touch and Go Records''' is an American [[independent record label]] based in [[Chicago]]. After its genesis as a handmade [[fanzine]] in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s [[underground music|underground]] and [[alternative rock]] scenes. Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous [[noise rock]] by the likes of [[Big Black]], the [[Butthole Surfers]], and [[The Jesus Lizard]]. Touch & Go helped to spearhead the nationwide network of underground bands that formed the pre-[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] indie rock scene.<ref name = "Spin 2005">{{Citation | last = Dolan | first = Jon | title = The Revival of Indie Rock | newspaper = Spin | page = 53 | date = January 2005 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fyLttHWpa9EC&lpg=PA53&dq=minnesota&pg=PA53#v=onepage&q=minnesota&f=false | accessdate = 19 April 2015 }}</ref> Touch and Go helped preside over the shift from the [[hardcore punk]] that then dominated the American underground scene to the more diverse styles of alternative rock emerging at the time.<ref name = "Reynolds 2006">{{cite book | last = Reynolds | first = Simon | title = Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 | url = https://archive.org/details/ripitupstartagai00reyno | url-access = registration | publisher = Penguin Books | date = 2006 | pages = | isbn = 978-1-1012-0105-3}}</ref>
'''Touch and Go Records''' is an American [[independent record label]] based in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]. After its genesis as a handmade [[fanzine]] in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s [[underground music|underground]] and [[alternative rock]] scenes. Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous [[noise rock]] by the likes of [[Big Black]], the [[Butthole Surfers]], and [[The Jesus Lizard]]. Touch & Go helped to spearhead the nationwide network of underground bands that formed the pre-[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] indie rock scene,<ref name = "Spin 2005">{{Citation | last = Dolan | first = Jon | title = The Revival of Indie Rock | newspaper = Spin | page = 53 | date = January 2005 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fyLttHWpa9EC&q=minnesota&pg=PA53 | access-date = 19 April 2015 }}</ref> and helped preside over the shift from the [[hardcore punk]] that then dominated the American underground scene to the more diverse styles of alternative rock emerging at the time.<ref name = "Reynolds 2006">{{cite book | last = Reynolds | first = Simon | title = Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 | url = https://archive.org/details/ripitupstartagai00reyno | url-access = registration | publisher = Penguin Books | date = 2006 | isbn = 978-1-1012-0105-3}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The zine was formed in [[1979 in music|1979]] in [[East Lansing, Michigan]] as Touch and Go magazine, a self-printed [[fanzine]] written and produced by [[Tesco Vee]] and Dave Stimson. It wasn't until 1981 that it grew into an [[independent record label]]. Vee (later front man of The Meatmen) was bored with the punk sounds of the day, and captivated by the emerging [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] movement in America. Inspired, he put out records by the [[Necros]], [[The Fix (band)|The Fix]], the [[Meatmen]], and [[Negative Approach]]. In 1981, [[Necros]] bassist [[Corey Rusk]] joined with Tesco to run the label. In 1983, Tesco handed Touch and Go over to Rusk and his wife Lisa when he left [[Michigan]] for [[Washington, D.C.]] With the label under their ownership, the Rusks hired [[Terry Tolkin]] who signed the Butthole Surfers and Virgin Prunes to the label, and also produced the "Gods Favorite Dog" compilation. Soon the Rusks relocated the label to [[Chicago]], and Touch and Go released material in the mid-'80s to mid-'90s by bands such as the [[Butthole Surfers]], [[Big Black]], [[the Jesus Lizard]], [[Scratch Acid]], [[the Didjits]], and [[Killdozer (band)|Killdozer]], and continued into the new [[millennium]] with artists on its roster including [[Shellac (band)|Shellac]], [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], [[TV on the Radio]], [[Arcwelder]], [[CocoRosie]], [[Ted Leo and the Pharmacists]], and [[the Black Heart Procession]]. Lisa Rusk left the label after she and Corey divorced. Corey Rusk continues to run the label.<ref>[http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-4526-punk-preservation.html] {{dead link|date=December 2019}}</ref>
The zine was formed in [[1979 in music|1979]] in [[East Lansing, Michigan]] as Touch and Go magazine, a self-printed [[fanzine]] written and produced by [[Tesco Vee]] and Dave Stimson. It wasn't until 1981 that it grew into an [[independent record label]]. Vee (later front man of [[The Meatmen]]) was bored with the punk sounds of the day, and captivated by the emerging [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] movement in America. Inspired, he put out records by the [[Necros]], [[The Fix (band)|The Fix]], The Meatmen, and [[Negative Approach]]. In 1981, [[Necros]] bassist [[Corey Rusk]] joined with Tesco to run the label. In 1983, Tesco handed Touch and Go over to Rusk and his wife Lisa when he left [[Michigan]] for [[Washington, D.C.]] With the label under their ownership, the Rusks hired [[Terry Tolkin]] who signed the Butthole Surfers and Virgin Prunes to the label, and also produced the ''Gods Favorite Dog'' compilation. Soon the Rusks relocated the label to [[Chicago]], and Touch and Go released material in the mid-'80s to mid-'90s by bands such as the [[Butthole Surfers]], [[Big Black]], [[the Jesus Lizard]], [[Scratch Acid]], [[the Didjits]], [[Slint]], [[Girls Against Boys]] and [[Killdozer (band)|Killdozer]], and continued into the new [[millennium]] with artists on its roster including [[Shellac (band)|Shellac]], [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], [[TV on the Radio]], [[Arcwelder]], [[CocoRosie]], [[Ted Leo and the Pharmacists]], and [[the Black Heart Procession]]. Lisa Rusk left the label after she and Corey divorced. Corey Rusk continues to run the label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-4526-punk-preservation.html |title=Punk preservation |website=www.lansingcitypulse.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711105351/http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-4526-punk-preservation.html |archive-date=11 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Touch and Go's "sister label," Quarterstick Records, was formed in 1990.


Similarly to some other alternative music labels, Touch and Go pursued a relaxed approach to recording contracts, characterized sometimes by [[Oral contracts|handshake deals]] providing for a 50–50 split of profits between artist and label after promotion and production costs. In this way, the label built a respected catalog of influential punk and alternative artists, who in turn, appreciated the commitment of Touch and Go.<ref>Josh Goldfein, [http://www.southern.com/southern/label/TCH/chicagoreader/butthole.html "Touch and Go v. The Buttholes,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803124449/http://www.southern.com/southern/label/TCH/chicagoreader/butthole.html |date=2004-08-03 }} ''Chicago Reader'', April 16, 1999.</ref> However, following a 1999 legal dispute with the Butthole Surfers, Touch and Go began asking bands to sign a 1-2 page memorandum of intent.
Similarly to some other alternative music labels, Touch and Go pursued a relaxed approach to recording contracts, characterized sometimes by [[Oral contracts|handshake deals]] providing for a 50–50 split of profits between artist and label after promotion and production costs. In this way, the label built a respected catalog of influential punk and alternative artists, who in turn, appreciated the commitment of Touch and Go.<ref>Josh Goldfein, [http://www.southern.com/southern/label/TCH/chicagoreader/butthole.html "Touch and Go v. The Buttholes,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803124449/http://www.southern.com/southern/label/TCH/chicagoreader/butthole.html |date=2004-08-03 }} ''Chicago Reader'', April 16, 1999.</ref> However, following a 1999 legal dispute with the Butthole Surfers, Touch and Go began asking bands to sign a 1-2 page memorandum of intent.
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In 2006, Touch and Go celebrated its 25th anniversary. To commemorate this occasion, the label held a [http://www.touchandgorecords.com/links/tg25/ three-day block party event] at Chicago's Hideout venue on September 8–10, 2006. Several seminal bands, including Big Black, Scratch Acid, the Didjits, Killdozer, Negative Approach, and [[Man or Astro-man?]] reunited and performed at the Chicago event.
In 2006, Touch and Go celebrated its 25th anniversary. To commemorate this occasion, the label held a [http://www.touchandgorecords.com/links/tg25/ three-day block party event] at Chicago's Hideout venue on September 8–10, 2006. Several seminal bands, including Big Black, Scratch Acid, the Didjits, Killdozer, Negative Approach, and [[Man or Astro-man?]] reunited and performed at the Chicago event.


On February 18, 2009, Corey Rusk announced that Touch and Go would downsize itself. He cited the "current state of the economy" as the reason for shutting down manufacturing and distribution services for many independent labels like [[Jade Tree (record label)|Jade Tree]], [[Kill Rock Stars]], and [[Merge Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/02/touch-go-celebrated-its-25th-anniversary-in-2006-it-had-grown-from-a-bedroom-operation-designed-expressly-to-put-out-a-7-i.html|title=Theater Loop - Chicago Theater News & Reviews - Chicago Tribune|author=|date=|website=leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com}}</ref>
On February 18, 2009, Corey Rusk announced that Touch and Go would downsize itself. He cited the "current state of the economy" as the reason for shutting down manufacturing and distribution services for many independent labels like [[Jade Tree (record label)|Jade Tree]], [[Kill Rock Stars]], and [[Merge Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/02/touch-go-celebrated-its-25th-anniversary-in-2006-it-had-grown-from-a-bedroom-operation-designed-expressly-to-put-out-a-7-i.html|title=Theater Loop - Chicago Theater News & Reviews - Chicago Tribune|website=leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com|date=30 September 2023 }}</ref>

==Book==

'''''Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79–'83''''' is a 576-page trade paperback book containing all 22 issues of the Touch and Go zine.

The book consists of the writings of [[Tesco Vee]] and Dave Stimson - the founders and designers of the Touch and Go zine - which eventually evolved into Touch and Go Records, owned by Corey Rusk. The book contains many forewords and introductions written by Tesco Vee, Dave Stimson, [[Steve Miller (author, born 1957)|Steve Miller]], Barry Henssler, [[Henry Rollins]], Keith Morris, Peter Davis, Henry Owings, Byron Coley, Corey Rusk, [[John Brannon (musician)|John Brannon]] and [[Ian MacKaye]].

The zine, which is chronicled in the book, contains early reviews and features on bands like [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], [[Circle Jerks]], [[Wire (band)|Wire]], [[Minor Threat]], [[Teen Idles]], [[The Necros]], [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]], among others.


A 576-page book, ''[[Touch and Go (book)|Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79–'83]]'', compiling all issues of the Touch and Go fanzine was released June 30, 2010 by [[Bazillion Points]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bazillionpoints.com/shop/touch-and-go-magazine-the-complete-years-by-tesco-vee-dave-stimson-and-steve-miller/|title=TOUCH AND GO: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine ’79–’83, by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson, Edited by Steve Miller » Bazillion Points Books|website=Bazillionpoints.com|access-date=2014-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403133946/http://www.bazillionpoints.com/shop/touch-and-go-magazine-the-complete-years-by-tesco-vee-dave-stimson-and-steve-miller/|archive-date=2014-04-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The book was released on June 30, 2010. It was published by Bazillion Points Publishing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blurt-online.com/news/view/3856/ |title=Tesco Vee Tour, Touch & Go Book on Blurt Online |accessdate=2010-07-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628011704/http://www.blurt-online.com/news/view/3856 |archivedate=2010-06-28 }}</ref>


==Dispute==
==Controversy==
Touch and Go's approach to contracts was challenged in a court case started in 1999 by the [[Butthole Surfers]], who purported that Touch and Go was not marketing its previously released material effectively. The band argued that because its contract with the label was of an unspecified duration, the contract could be terminated. Touch and Go argued that according to existing US copyright law, it controlled the [[copyright]] to the band's recordings for a minimum of 35 years, based on sec. 203 of the [[Copyright Act of 1976]].
Touch and Go's approach to contracts was challenged in a court case started in 1999 by the [[Butthole Surfers]], who purported that Touch and Go was not marketing its previously released material effectively. The band argued that because its contract with the label was of an unspecified duration, the contract could be terminated. Touch and Go argued that according to existing US copyright law, it controlled the [[copyright]] to the band's recordings for a minimum of 35 years, based on sec. 203 of the [[Copyright Act of 1976]].


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==Roster==
==Roster==
<small>'''Note''': Please keep the names in alphabetical order when adding yours to the lists. Thank you.</small>
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* [[!!!]]
* [[!!!]]
* All the Saints
* All the Saints
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* [[L-Seven]]
* [[L-Seven]]
* [[Laughing Hyenas]]
* [[Laughing Hyenas]]
* [[Lee Harvey Oswald Band]]
* Lee Harvey Oswald Band
* [[Low]] (split single with The Dirty Three)
* [[Low (band)|Low]] (split single with The Dirty Three)
* [[Man or Astro-man?]]
* [[Man or Astro-man?]]
* [[Monorchid (band)|Monorchid]]
* Monorchid
* [[Naked Raygun]] (reissued back catalog)
* [[Naked Raygun]] (reissued back catalog)
* [[Necros]]
* [[Necros]]
* [[Negative Approach]]
* [[Negative Approach]]
* [[The New Year]]
* [[The New Year (band)|The New Year]]
* [[New Wet Kojak]]
* [[New Wet Kojak]]
* [[Nina Nastasia]]
* [[Nina Nastasia]]
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* [[Pinback]]
* [[Pinback]]
* [[Polvo]]
* [[Polvo]]
* [[Quasi]]
* [[Quasi (band)|Quasi]]
* [[Rachel's]]
* [[Rachel's]]
* [[Rapeman]]
* [[Rapeman]]
* [[Red Stars Theory]]
* [[Red Stars Theory]]
* [[Rodan]]
* [[The Rollins Band]]
* [[The Rollins Band]]
* [[Scratch Acid]]
* [[Scratch Acid]]
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* [[Silkworm (band)|Silkworm]]
* [[Silkworm (band)|Silkworm]]
* [[Silverfish (band)|Silverfish]]
* [[Silverfish (band)|Silverfish]]
* [[Skull Kontrol]]
* Skull Kontrol
* [[Slint]]
* [[Slint]]
* [[The Standard (band)|The Standard]]
* [[The Standard (band)|The Standard]]
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* [[Violent Apathy]]
* [[Violent Apathy]]
* [[Virgin Prunes]]
* [[Virgin Prunes]]
* [[Wuhling]]
* Wuhling
* [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]]
* [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]]
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}

===Quarterstick Records artists===
{{div col|colwidth=9.7em|gap=0em}}
*[[Bad Livers]]
*[[Calexico (band)|Calexico]]
* DK3
*[[Dead Child]]
*[[June of 44]]
*[[Kepone (band)|Kepone]]
*[[The Mekons]]
* Mi Ami
*Peter Móren (of [[Peter, Bjorn and John]])
*[[Mule (band)|Mule]]
*[[Naked Raygun]]
*[[Tara Jane O'Neil]]
*[[Pegboy]]
*[[Phono-Comb]]
*[[Rachel's]]
*[[Rodan (band)|Rodan]]
*[[Henry Rollins]]
*[[Shipping News]]
*[[Sholi]]
*[[The Sonora Pine]]
*[[Therapy?]]
*[[The Uglysuit]]
*[[Volcano Suns]]
*[[Shannon Wright]]
{{Div col end}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of record labels]]
* [[List of record labels]]
* [[Quarterstick Records]], a sublabel of Touch and Go
* [[Chicago Record Labels]]
* [[Chicago Record Labels]]


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==Other sources==
==Other sources==
* Tupica, Rich: [http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-4526-punk-preservation.html Touch and Go zine feature in City Pulse. July 2010. accessed July 10, 2010]
* Tupica, Rich: [http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-4526-punk-preservation.html Touch and Go zine feature in City Pulse. July 2010. accessed July 10, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711105351/http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-4526-punk-preservation.html |date=July 11, 2010 }}


== External links==
== External links==
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Touch and Go Records
Founded1981 (1981)
Founder
Distributor(s)
Genre
Country of originUnited States
LocationChicago, Illinois
Official websitetouchandgorecords.com

Touch and Go Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. After its genesis as a handmade fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s underground and alternative rock scenes. Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous noise rock by the likes of Big Black, the Butthole Surfers, and The Jesus Lizard. Touch & Go helped to spearhead the nationwide network of underground bands that formed the pre-Nirvana indie rock scene,[1] and helped preside over the shift from the hardcore punk that then dominated the American underground scene to the more diverse styles of alternative rock emerging at the time.[2]

History

[edit]

The zine was formed in 1979 in East Lansing, Michigan as Touch and Go magazine, a self-printed fanzine written and produced by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson. It wasn't until 1981 that it grew into an independent record label. Vee (later front man of The Meatmen) was bored with the punk sounds of the day, and captivated by the emerging hardcore movement in America. Inspired, he put out records by the Necros, The Fix, The Meatmen, and Negative Approach. In 1981, Necros bassist Corey Rusk joined with Tesco to run the label. In 1983, Tesco handed Touch and Go over to Rusk and his wife Lisa when he left Michigan for Washington, D.C. With the label under their ownership, the Rusks hired Terry Tolkin who signed the Butthole Surfers and Virgin Prunes to the label, and also produced the Gods Favorite Dog compilation. Soon the Rusks relocated the label to Chicago, and Touch and Go released material in the mid-'80s to mid-'90s by bands such as the Butthole Surfers, Big Black, the Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid, the Didjits, Slint, Girls Against Boys and Killdozer, and continued into the new millennium with artists on its roster including Shellac, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Arcwelder, CocoRosie, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and the Black Heart Procession. Lisa Rusk left the label after she and Corey divorced. Corey Rusk continues to run the label.[3]

Touch and Go's "sister label," Quarterstick Records, was formed in 1990.

Similarly to some other alternative music labels, Touch and Go pursued a relaxed approach to recording contracts, characterized sometimes by handshake deals providing for a 50–50 split of profits between artist and label after promotion and production costs. In this way, the label built a respected catalog of influential punk and alternative artists, who in turn, appreciated the commitment of Touch and Go.[4] However, following a 1999 legal dispute with the Butthole Surfers, Touch and Go began asking bands to sign a 1-2 page memorandum of intent.

In 2006, Touch and Go celebrated its 25th anniversary. To commemorate this occasion, the label held a three-day block party event at Chicago's Hideout venue on September 8–10, 2006. Several seminal bands, including Big Black, Scratch Acid, the Didjits, Killdozer, Negative Approach, and Man or Astro-man? reunited and performed at the Chicago event.

On February 18, 2009, Corey Rusk announced that Touch and Go would downsize itself. He cited the "current state of the economy" as the reason for shutting down manufacturing and distribution services for many independent labels like Jade Tree, Kill Rock Stars, and Merge Records.[5]

Book

[edit]

Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79–'83 is a 576-page trade paperback book containing all 22 issues of the Touch and Go zine.

The book consists of the writings of Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson - the founders and designers of the Touch and Go zine - which eventually evolved into Touch and Go Records, owned by Corey Rusk. The book contains many forewords and introductions written by Tesco Vee, Dave Stimson, Steve Miller, Barry Henssler, Henry Rollins, Keith Morris, Peter Davis, Henry Owings, Byron Coley, Corey Rusk, John Brannon and Ian MacKaye.

The zine, which is chronicled in the book, contains early reviews and features on bands like Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Wire, Minor Threat, Teen Idles, The Necros, Gang of Four, among others.

The book was released on June 30, 2010. It was published by Bazillion Points Publishing.[6]

Controversy

[edit]

Touch and Go's approach to contracts was challenged in a court case started in 1999 by the Butthole Surfers, who purported that Touch and Go was not marketing its previously released material effectively. The band argued that because its contract with the label was of an unspecified duration, the contract could be terminated. Touch and Go argued that according to existing US copyright law, it controlled the copyright to the band's recordings for a minimum of 35 years, based on sec. 203 of the Copyright Act of 1976.

The US Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit ruled in favor of the band, determining that "when a contract is silent as to its length, it is implicit that it can be terminated by either side," and that "allowing terminations under Illinois law does not conflict with sec. 203, but rather is, in fact, in keeping with the intent of sec. 203."[7]

Roster

[edit]

Note: Please keep the names in alphabetical order when adding yours to the lists. Thank you.

Quarterstick Records artists

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Dolan, Jon (January 2005), "The Revival of Indie Rock", Spin, p. 53, retrieved 19 April 2015
  2. ^ Reynolds, Simon (2006). Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-1-1012-0105-3.
  3. ^ "Punk preservation". www.lansingcitypulse.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ Josh Goldfein, "Touch and Go v. The Buttholes," Archived 2004-08-03 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Reader, April 16, 1999.
  5. ^ "Theater Loop - Chicago Theater News & Reviews - Chicago Tribune". leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com. 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Tesco Vee Tour, Touch & Go Book on Blurt Online". Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  7. ^ U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 172 F.3d 481. Paul L. Walthal, Gibson J. Haynes, and Jeffrey S. Coffey v. Corey Rusk d/b/a Touch and Go Records. Argued Dec. 7, 1998, decided March 26, 1999. Retrieved from Justia.com on Oct. 4, 2008. Also see the 3/26/99 Chicago Reader article (earlier note and External links) for case summary and background.

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