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Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene.

They are often credited with taking the first steps toward popularizing grunge music, and have continued to achieve critical and commercial success in the new millennium, with popular bands such as The Postal Service and The Shins on their roster. Sub Pop is 49% owned by Warner Bros. Records. Sub Pop owns a 5% stake in the Alternative Distribution Alliance, with Warner Bros. Records owning the other 95%. Sub Pop recently earned the label’s first Grammy Award for Flight of the Conchords’ album The Distant Future for Best comedy Album.

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sub pop gigs around Los Angeles, United States • view all

October 2008
Thursday 9 October 2008
Abe Vigoda	Amoeba Music Los Angeles, United States	9 people attending Add shout
Friday 10 October 2008
Rock Band Live Tour at Staples Center Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T's, The Cab	Staples Center Los Angeles, United States	16 people attending Add shout
High Places Abe Vigoda, Ponytail, snowsuit, David Scott Stone	The Smell Los Angeles, United States	25 people attending 5 shouts
Sunday 12 October 2008
No Age The Tyde, David Scott Stone	Echoplex Los Angeles, United States	14 people attending 1 shout
Thursday 23 October 2008
Stereolab Monade	Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, United States	35 people attending Add shout
Friday 24 October 2008
Stereolab Monade	Belly Up Tavern San Diego, United States	28 people attending Add shout

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SpikedThrough wrote:
August 2008

great label.

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