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Drag City (record label)

Drag City is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, established in the city in 1989 by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn. It specializes in indie rock, noise rock, psychedelic folk, alternative country, and experimental music. The label has featured numerous artists, including Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Bill Callahan, Joanna Newsom, and Silver Jews.

History
Drag City was formed in 1989 when Koretzky, who was working for a record distribution company in Chicago, contacted the band Royal Trux, after hearing their first album, with the offer of releasing a single. Hero Zero was soon followed by Demolition Plot J-7, the second release by Pavement. Walker described releasing the album on the indie label as "an experiment". Booth was also a member of Chestnut Station. In 1997, Drag City began publishing printed works such as the literary magazine The Minus Times and Neil Hagerty's novel Victory Chimp. The label distributed the 2013 documentary The Source Family. After years of refusing to release its artists' music on streaming platforms, the label finally made its music available for streaming via Apple Music in July 2017. In April 2018, they made their catalog available on the streaming platforms Spotify, Tidal, and Google Play. ==Roster==
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