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Innerstate Records

Innerstate Records is a San Francisco Bay Area based rock and alternative American record label founded by Russ Tolman and Pat Thomas in 1998.

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Innerstate Records
TypePrivate
IndustryMusic
Genrefolk rock, country rock, alternative rock, Americana (music)
Founded1998 (1998)
FounderRuss Tolman, Pat Thomas
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Berkeley, California
Oakland, California,
Palm Springs, California, USA
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Russ Tolman, Pat Thomas
DivisionsinnerSPACE, WEED

Innerstate Records (also known as Innerstate) is a San Francisco Bay Area based rock and alternative American record label founded by Russ Tolman and Pat Thomas in 1998.123

History

Formed in 1998 by singer/songwriters and producers Russ Tolman and Pat Thomas,4 Innerstate Records continues today distributing its catalog as a digital label via distributor The Orchard.5 It spawned two offshoot labels innerSPACE,6 which specialized in space rock, prog and krautrock and WEED,7 which was a catch-all for eclectic releases. The labels releases both new recordings and reissues, but is not actively soliciting to sign new acts.8

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