Sub Pop turns 20

The Seattle label, formed 20 years ago by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman, celebrates a mile stone in its indie career.

Releasing and breaking bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden and Mudhoney to todays Brunettes, Ruby Suns, Shins and Foals, the label has stayed true to its roots and ties itself with music it likes.

To celebrate, the label is having a huge bash in Washington, July 12-13 with these bands Green River, Red Red Meat, Tacoma punks Seaweed, and California psych-country crew Beachwood Sparks, Iron & Wine, Low, No Age, Wolf Parade, Fleet Foxes, Flight of the Conchords, Pissed Jeans, the Ruby Suns, Foals, Comets on Fire, Grand Archives, Kinski, and the Helio Sequence. More performers are expected to be announced soon. SP20 kicks off July 11 with a comedy show at Seattle's Moore Theatre, featuring comedians Eugene Mirman, Patton Oswalt, Todd Barry, and more.

The label will also relaunch a limited run of the infamous Sub Pop singles club, and kick off an extensive reissue series with an expanded edition of Mudhoney's 1988 EP Superfuzz Bigmuff on May 22.