Seatle's Sub Pop Records is turning 25 this year, which means their insurance rates are going down and they can finally rent a car, so they're pulling out all the stops for their celebration.
Sub Pop Records is visibly full of itself in sharing the initial lineup for our 25th anniversary celebration, the Sub Pop Silver Jubilee, to be held July 13th in Seattle, Washington. The event will feature music and comedy performances from artists from the label's roster and beyond, both past and present.
Check out the video announcement. It's brilliant.
The music lineup so far:
Mudhoney
J Mascis
Greg Dulli
Shabazz Palaces (with THEESatisfaction)
Shearwater
Father John Misty
Pissed Jeans
The Baptist Generals
Brothers of the Sonic Cloth (feat. Tad Doyle)
Endino's Earthworm (feat. Jack Endino)
More to be announced.
Sub Pop will also be celebrating by releasing Sub Pop 1000, a compilation record on Record Store Day 2013. It will be released on limited edition silver vinyl with an MP3 download coupon. The tracklist is listed below.
His Electro Blue Voice - "Kidult"
Chancha Via Circuito - "Lacandona"
Protomartyr - "French Poet"
Lori Goldston - "Tangled North"
Iron Lung - "A Victory For Polio"
Soldiers Of Fortune - "Money"
Peaking Lights - "Subterranean Brainblow"
Ed Schrader's Music Beat - "Radio Eyes"
My Disco - "Guided"
Starred - "Doomed"
Source: Brooklyn Vegan
