Mckeenstreet Music Explained

Mckeenstreet Music is a small, independent record label based in Portland, Maine.[1] It was formerly based in Olympia, Washington, before relocating to Maine in the spring of 2009. Its first release, by electronic musician and producer Graeme K., was well received critically, with modest commercial success. Other artists on the label include Brenda (Portland, Maine), Horse Thief (San Francisco), and Dethro (Los Angeles).

The label is named after Mckeen Street in Brunswick, Maine.

The label generated its first buzz in 2008, when Sound Magazine's[2] Editor-in-Chief praised the label's approach.[3] In the spring of 2010, two of the label's artists won The Phoenix (newspaper) BMP's (best music poll) for best indie act (Brenda) and best electronic act (Graeme K).[4] [5] In 2010, after Graeme K. played their debut for Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, the label's newest band, Brenda, was asked to play at the first ever Solid Sound Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 11, 2008. Portland Phoenix . Portland Phoenix . 2009-09-06.
  2. Web site: June 2008. Sound Magazine . Sound Magazine . 2009-09-06.
  3. Web site: June 2008 . Sound Magazine - Signals - Takin' It Back, New Local Label Calls Deserters Out, Throws Down . Sound Magazine . 2009-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226234804/http://openpub.realread.com/rrserver/browser?title=%2FMIP%2FSS6-08-1024&page=34 . 2012-02-26 . dead .
  4. Web site: June 2010. Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll . Portland Phoenix . 2011-01-10.
  5. Web site: June 2010. Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll . Portland Phoenix . 2011-01-10.
  6. Web site: August 2010 . Portland Band Brenda PLaying With The Bog Boys At Wilco's Solid Sound Festival At Mass Moca . LiveWork Portland . 2011-01-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100903030528/http://www.liveworkportland.org/2010/08/13/portland-band-brenda-playing-with-the-big-boys-at-wilcos-solid-sound-festival-at-mass-moca/ . 2010-09-03 .