- Fenway Recordings
Fenway Recordings is an
independent record label based inBoston, MA .Fenway was founded in 2001 by Mark Kates. Previously Kates had held an
A&R position atGeffen Records before leaving to become the president of theBeastie Boys 'Grand Royal Records [ [http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/cellars/documents/02184374.htm "Creative Compilations" Ashare, Matt. "Boston Phoenix", March 7, 2002] ]Fenway has signed and released records by artists including Read Yellow,
State Radio ,consonant (Mission of Burma bassistClint Conley ’s other band),The Kickovers (the first act to sign, with formerMighty Mighty Bosstones memberNate Albert and ex-Weezer bassistMikey Welsh ), The Love Scene,Longwave , andUnbusted .Fenway has also released compilations such as the
In Our Lifetime series which has featured the artistsMy Morning Jacket , Ash,Cave In ,Ben Kweller , Rival Schools, andDropkick Murphys .The company provides management for many artists including
Mission of Burma , Jake Brennan & The Confidence Men, andNew York City based Foreign Islands, as well as co-management forThe Cribs andDoves .Since the Spring of
2004 , Fenway has put on the Fenway Recording Sessions, a series of concerts that has been host to local, national, and international artists. Kates often takes part himself, spinning records between sets as DJ Carbo. Artists like Read Yellow,7L & Esoteric , and The Love Scene took part in the initial shows, which were held at The Paradise Lounge. The Sessions eventually moved to Great Scott inAllston and have featuredThe Cribs ,Hard-Fi ,The Magic Numbers , Arab Strap,The Subways , The Twenty Two’s,Editors and many more. In the winter of2006 , the Sessions began to branch out from the indie rock scene and began booking electronica acts such asHot Chip , Jamie Liddell,Dabrye andDiplo .Kates also collaborates with
Red Sox GMTheo Epstein andPeter Gammons ' bi-annual concert event Hot Stove Cool Music, which debuted with a show that featuredKay Hanley ofLetters To Cleo ,Buffalo Tom ,Juliana Hatfield ,Red Sox starsBronson Arroyo andLenny DiNardo and theNew York Yankees 'Bernie Williams . The Hot Stove Cool Music compilation featured artists includingPearl Jam ,Paul Westerberg , andThe Allman Brothers Band . It has raised over $500,000 for theJimmy Fund and over $300,000 Epstein’s "Foundation To Be Named Later".ee also
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List of record labels External links
* [http://www.fenwayrecordings.com official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/fenwayrecordings MySpace site]Notes
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