Townies (Links)

Artists
Clubs
E-zines
Instruments & Gear
Organizations
Publications
Radio Stations
Record Distribution
Record Labels
Record Stores
Recording Services
Regional
Resources

American Music Club
Asylum Street Spankers
Björk
Cocteau Twins
Corm
Dianogah
The Dismemberment Plan
18Rabbit
Fugazi: Southern Records
Galaxie 500 / Luna / Damon & Naomi: Andy Aldridge
The Grandsons
Guided By Voices
The Hula Monsters
The Kate Rays
Kevin Johnson and the Linemen: SAM Records
Last Train Home
Scott McKnight
Mark Mulcahy: Mezzotint
Orchestraville
Pearls Before Swine: Kees van der Lely
Radiohead
Mike Shupp
Silkworm
Sloan
Smart Went Crazy: Southern Records
The Sonora Pine: Southern Records
Tobin Sprout: Wikipedia
The Volebeats
Pete Weiss

The Birchmere: Alexandria, VA
Black Cat: Washington, DC
Cat's Cradle: Carrboro, NC
Cog Factory: Omaha, NE
Empty Bottle: Chicago, IL
Fez: New York, NY
Galaxy Hut: Arlington, VA
IOTA: Arlington, VA
Knitting Factory: New York, NY
Lounge Ax: Chicago, IL
Mermaid Lounge: New Orleans, LA
Nightclub 9:30: Washington, DC
Schubas': Chicago, IL

Pitchfork
Rocket Fuel
Splendid
ZUM

Instruments & Gear

American Musical Supply
Eighth Street Music: Philadelphia, PA
House of Musical Traditions: Washington, DC area
Musician's Friend
Sam Ash Music
Sweetwater
Washington Music Center: Washington, DC area

Organizations

ASCAP
BMI
Crosstown Arts: Washington, DC
SESAC

Publications

All-Music Guide
The Big Takeover
A Brief History of Banned Music in the United States: Eric Nuzum
Billboard
CMJ
Cool Beans!
Dirty Linen
Exclaim!
Gajoob
ICE
Keyboard
Magnet
The Musician's Guide to Touring & Promotion
Music Player Network
Punk Planet
Rock & Rap Confidential

Radio Stations

CJSW(FM) 90.9: Calgary, Alberta, Canada (University of Calgary)
KCRW(FM) 89.9: Santa Monica, CA (Santa Monica College)
KUSF(FM) 90.3: San Francisco, CA (University of San Francisco)
WAKE(AM) 1620: Winston-Salem, NC (Wake Forest University)
WGMU(FM) 88.1: Fairfax, VA (George Mason University)
WHRB(FM) 95.3: Cambridge, MA (Harvard University)
WJHU: Baltimore, MD (Johns Hopkins University)
WMUC(FM) 88.1: College Park, MD (University of Maryland)
WNCW(FM) 88.7: Spindale, NC (Isothermal Community College)
WPCR(FM) 91.7: Plymouth, NH (Plymouth State College)
WRNR(FM) 103.1: Annapolis, MD
WRSU(FM) 88.7: New Brunswick, NJ (Rutgers University)
WUNH(FM) 91.3: Durham, NH (University of New Hampshire)
WUVT(FM) 90.7: Blacksburg, VA (Virginia Tech)

Record Distribution

Bertus: Netherlands
NAIL Distribution: Portland, OR
The Orchard
Parasol Distribution: Urbana, IL
SAM Records: Baltimore, MD
Southern Records: London, UK / Chicago, IL

Record Labels

Darla Records: San Francisco, CA
DeSoto Records: Washington, DC
Dischord Records: Washington, DC
Endearing Records: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Hefty Records: Chicago, IL
The Mezzotint Label: New Haven, CT
My Pal God Records: Chicago, IL
Parasol: Urbana, IL
Pravda Records: Chicago, IL
Road Cone: Portland, OR
Secret Eye: Olneyville, RI
Teenbeat: Arlington, VA

Record Stores

Amazon
Barnes & Noble Music
CDExpress: Rockhouse Records B.V. (Holland)
CD World: Eugene, OR; Corvallis, OR
CDnow
CD Universe
GEMM: Global Electronic Music Marketplace
Miles of Music: North Hollywood, CA
Olsson's: Washington, DC
Rough Trade: London, UK
The Sound Garden: Baltimore, MD
Vintage Vinyl: St. Louis, MO

Recording Services

Oasis Duplication: Speryville, VA

Cringe: Columbus, OH
DC Music Net
MusicDC
popscene-sf: San Francisco, CA
Washington DC City Pages: Music

ARTISTdirect.com
DIY Search
Independent Artist's Services: Upend Designs
Radio-Locator

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