Smog Veil Records was a Chicago, IL based independent record label. In addition to standard CD, DVD, and vinyl distribution, Smog Veil also distributed its media via digital channels, including Napster and iTunes.
History
In business from 1991 until 2021, Smog Veil Records focused primarily on underground, challenging, unknown, and/or bombastic rock’n’roll from artists based in Northeast Ohio and Cleveland.[1] Co-owner Frank Mauceri stated that the company had a green initiative, and that its headquarters were powered by wind and solar energy.[2] The label closed in December 2021.[3]
Artists
- Agitated
- Amoeba (raft boy)
- Amps 2 Eleven
- Axemaster
- Broke
- Buzz Clic/Bold Chicken
- California Speedbag
- Cheese Borger and The Cleveland Steamers
- David Thomas and 2 pale boys
- Defnics
- Dissidents
- Face Value
- H.G. Lewis
- Idiot Humans
- Les Black and the Amazing Pink Holes
- Lurid
- New Creatures
- Numbskull
- Offbeats
- The Pagans
- Pere Ubu
- Pink Holes
- Pistol Whip
- Prisoners
- Rocket From The Tombs
- Rubber City Rebels
- Step Sister
- The God Squad
- The New Christs
- The Other Kids
- THOR
- Tin Huey
- Unknown Instructors
- Vacancies
References
- ^ "Smog Veil Records Digs Deep into Cleveland's Twisted Rock 'n' Roll Past for a Special Reissue Series".
- ^ "Interview: Smog Veil Records [SXSW 2008] | Notes from the Road | PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-22.
- ^ "News - Und Sonst So" [News - Other]. Ox-Fanzine (in German). Solingen: Ox Verlag. December 2021. p. 5.
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