They have released such bands as Mono Men, The Drags, The Mummies, Supercharger, Impala, Man or Astro-man?, the Makers, 5.6.7.8's, Gas Huffer, Mooney Suzuki, Soledad Brothers, DMBQ, The Cherry Valence, Midnight Evils, Federation X, The Trashwomen, Satan's Pilgrims, The Von Zippers, Tricky Woo, Untamed Youth, Immortal Lee County Killers, The Dexateens, Marble Orchard, The Mortals and Southern Culture on the Skids.

[1][2] For many years Estrus hosted an annual festival, Garage Shock, at The 3B Tavern in Bellingham.

In January 1997, their entire mail-order inventory, private record collection, and some band gear were destroyed in a warehouse fire.

A monthly podcast dedicated to Estrus Records called PodShock started to be broadcast in anticipation of the release of the book in April 2020.

[5] Episode one featured Eric Friedl of The Oblivians and Goner Records along with members of The Fells.