Divot Records

Divot Records was conceived in a car traveling across Wisconsin in 1995 by Fred Popolo and Jamie Fleishcel. The two wanted to establish a record label so they could release recordings of Jamie's band Guttersnipe. Soon after they had 500 copies of Guttersnipe's seven-inch record to try to sell. They admittedly didn't know much about selling records, but they soon learned as the label snowballed with each release. Jamie has moved on to other things in the meantime such as working at Southern Records, yet Divot remains as a staple of quality rock music.

Braid
Braid's thundering power-pop guitars and straight-from-the-heart emotions will tug even the most cynical heartstrings with their passionate recollections of adolescent anguish.

Frankie Welfare Boy Age 5 - 1995
Frame and Canvas - 1998
Movie Music Vol. One - 2000
Movie Music Vol. Two - 2000


Brass Knuckles for Tough Guys
As their name implies, this isn't for the light hearted. The Brass Knuckles crew lands a solid one to the jaw of any energetic punk fan. Tight guitar lines driven by kick ass drums will certainly increase productivity for any dedicated listener.

Noisemankillshim


Haymarket Riot
Angry young men from Chicago. Haymarket Riot emotes wildly with bombastic, guitar-driven indie rock that's both fun and sincere.

Haymarket Riot EP
Bloodshot Eyes - 2001


The Kiwi Waltz
The Kiwi Waltz
With humility and simplicity, this trio stands up on stage and just plays. Without pretension, The Kiwi Waltz brings you a sound composed of crisp guitars, a clean bass tone, and a steady beat.

The Kiwi Waltz - 1999


Lustre King
Hmmm. A pinch of Trans Am, half a cup of Jesus Lizard. Wait, add another cup of Trans Am. Mix. Bake. Instant Lustre King!

The Money Shot


My Lai
Mindblowingly amazing instrument playing will bring you to the brink of doing personal physical harm to yourself as you plow head first through the only downloadable song on this site that might require notification of your local bomb squad before you unwrap it.

Learn...Forget...Relearn


Neutrino
The more carefully you contemplate to Neutrino's sea of thick, complex, mostly instrumental math rock compositions, the closer you come to drowning in them.

Motion Picture Soundtrack


The Paper Chase
The audio equivalent of exploratory surgery gone wrong, The Paper Chase share their disturbing world of dark avant-garde experiments, using prog as the clamp and post-punk as the scalpel.

cntrl-alt-delete-u - 2001


Sweep The Leg Johnny
Nevermind the awesome name, STLJ are one of Chicago's newest and most important bands. They've managed to stake a name for themselves with their amazing musicianship and unique sound (which includes a freakish sax player who manages to fit right in).

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