Hand Drawn Presents: CANCER JAM 2015 September 11, 2015 at The Courtyard Theater - All Photos Courtesy Carter Rose Photography - Hand Drawn Records' Dustin Blocker (Exit 380, W.A. Fite) performing at Cancer Jam 2015 I began this label four and a half years ago to bring true community amongst the artists I love,...

“Cancer Jam” Benefit Concert at the Courtyard Theater on September 11 Performers announced for Cancer Jam 2015. Tickets live now at prekindle.com. Hand Drawn Records is extremely proud to announce we are returning to present Cancer Jam for a second-straight year. This time it is a very personal affair, as...

Hand Drawn Records: a highlight reel “Hand Drawn Records is a full-service, artist-centric independent music company based in Dallas, Texas. We are a community of like-minded musicians and audiophiles who are passionate about music, and want to help our fellow artists build brands and a fan base.” Want to see that...

2014 – Our Year In Pictures – This year was filled with the signing of new artists (Bad Mountain and The Screaming Thieves), a slew of live showcases, benefit shows, vinyl releases, music videos and even a Christmas compilation; but instead of trying to tell you, we will show you Hand Drawn Records’ 2014 in a...

A Compilation. Volume 4. The Holiday Record. Release Party at Spinster Records (12/4/14) Photos by Brooke Adams Photography Last week we celebrated our first-ever Christmas compilation with a holiday party at Oak Cliff’s exclusively vinyl record shop, Spinster Records. A big thanks to all of the fans, friends and...

CHRISTMAS MUSIC: RECORDED LIVE AT BIG ACRE SOUND Hand Drawn Records: A Compilation. Volume 4. The Holiday Record. – Photos by James Villa – When one of the bands slated to record at Big Acre dropped unexpectedly, Hand Drawn Records creative director, Dustin Blocker (vocalist; Exit 380), took the opportunity to record...

New Compilation Record featuring Fresh Spins on Holiday Classics VOL. 4 LIVE @ BIG ACRE | RELEASES DECEMBER 2014 Hand Drawn Records is pleased to announce the contributing artists for our fourth compilation record, Volume 4. The Holiday Record. Like last spring’s Volume 3, we will be tracking the record live at...

2013 – Our Best Year Yet – What a year 2013 has been; growing bigger than our britches and filling up our shoes. First, foremost, thanks to all of the fans who came out to support your favorite artist, they love you; they’ve told us. So, where to begin? Perhaps a quick recap on the year’s record releases. In...

The term ‘acoustic‘ may be applied sparingly, or profusely depending on the artist, but later this year Hand Drawn Records will have some of our favorite artists track their best, or at least fan-favorite, song in a live acoustic format. No copious editing, overdubs, or studio trickery allowed! Pure recorded artistry in...

Our hearts go out to our friends, colleagues and families in Moore, Oklahoma after yesterday’s destructive tornadoes.  In our short time as a record label we have been happy to split our time, and name between Dallas and Oklahoma City. The ties that our founder Chris Whitehead has with the communities of Moore have...