Homestead put out many of the mid-80s defining alt-rock records, from Big Black, Sonic Youth,[3] Dinosaur Jr., My Dad Is Dead, The Membranes and many others.
The label was started in 1989 by Dutch East employee Chris Lombardi, and Cosloy joined the partnership in 1990.
Cosloy is also a musician and is a member of Air Traffic Controllers and briefly worked with punk singer GG Allin.
[2] From 1992-1996, he fronted the New York quartet Envelope, while briefly filling in as bassist for the Dustdevils during Mark Ibold's tenure in Pavement.
[6] Cosloy, who worked out of his home, and another resident were awakened and evacuated around 3 a.m. by an officer of the Austin Police Department.