- Estrus Records
infobox record label
name = Estrus Records
founded = 1990
founder =Dave Crider
distributor =Touch and Go Records
genre = Punk,Garage Punk ,Garage Rock ,Rock and Roll
country = US
url = http://www.estrus.com/Estrus Records is an
independent record label fromBellingham, Washington that makes surf, garage andtrash rock music.They have released such bands as Soledad Brothers,
The Drags ,The Mummies ,Impala ,Man or Astro-man? ,the Makers ,Gas Huffer ,The Mooney Suzuki ,The Cherry Valence ,Midnight Evils ,Mono Men ,Federation X ,The Trashwomen ,Satan's Pilgrims ,Immortal Lee County Killers , andSouthern Culture on the Skids .For many years Estrus hosted an annual festival, "
Garage Shock ", atThe 3B Tavern in Bellingham.Garage Shock featured bands from the labels roster, as well as others from around the world. The last Garage Shock, in2001 , was held atEmo's , inAustin, Texas .In January 1997, their entire mail-order inventory, private record collection, and some band gear was destroyed in a warehouse fire.
External links
* [http://www.estrus.com/ Official site]
See also
*
List of record labels
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