Spade Kitty Records was originally founded in the fall of 1994 in the
spirit of releasing great Chicago independent music.
Initially, the boutique label was a limited vinyl and cassette-only
launching pad for independent artists at Northwestern University,
including indie-rockers Wendyfix and Remy, acoustic duo Not Without My
Daughter, and Ohio-based noise artist Burning-Star-Core. After
relocating to Chicago in the spring of 1997, the label switched to a
compact disc medium and began to focus on local indie pop, power pop,
pub rock and Americana, showcasing turn of the century artists such as
Post Office, Olde Style and The Me Decade, and Bestcellar. The label
continued to evolve and sign other acts, many of which are part of the
active roster. There are currently six active artists on the label:
Paper Airplane Pilots, The Red Plastic Buddha, the Pralines, Hop on
Pop, Trakan and Roxy Swain. Spade Kitty
has also recently launched a distribution arm to promote more great
local acts, including the Get and Heather Perry and the _______'s.