Lujo Records is an American
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
that was founded in 2001 by Erik Aucoin in Louisiana.
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''The Owl'', April 1, 2011. In 2004, Lujo Records moved to Washington, D.C., and Jocelyn Toews bought 50% of the label. In 2006 Aucoin and Toews married and in 2008 they moved the label to Palo Alto, California
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. Lujo has released records by The Fall of Troy
The Fall of Troy is an American rock band from Mukilteo, Washington. The band is a trio consisting of Thomas Erak (guitars, vocals, keyboards), Andrew Forsman (drums, percussion) and Tim Ward (bass, screamed vocals) who was later replaced by F ...
, Look Mexico, The Dark Romantics, Baby Teeth
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, Pomegranates
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and more.
Roster
* A Lull
* All City Affairs
* Baby Teeth
Deciduous teeth or primary teeth, also informally known as baby teeth, milk teeth, or temporary teeth,Illustrated Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy, Bath-Balogh and Fehrenbach, Elsevier, 2011, page 255 are the first set of teeth in the ...
* Bluebrain
* Cool Hand Luke
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* The Dark Romantics
* Death House Chaplain
* Discover America
* Enlou
* The Gena Rowlands Band
* New Brutalism
* The Out Circuit
The Out_Circuit is an indie rock/post-hardcore band/project by former Frodus co-frontman Nathan Burke currently signed to Lujo Records. The Out Circuit was originally based in Washington, DC but now resides in Seattle, Washington.
History
I ...
* Roy
* Suffering and the Hideous Thieves
* The Torches
* Yourself & the Air
Past
* The Fall of Troy
The Fall of Troy is an American rock band from Mukilteo, Washington. The band is a trio consisting of Thomas Erak (guitars, vocals, keyboards), Andrew Forsman (drums, percussion) and Tim Ward (bass, screamed vocals) who was later replaced by F ...
(Active, unsigned)
* Frantic Mantis
* Look Mexico (Active, on Adeline Records
Adeline Records was an American record label that was formed in Oakland, California in late 1997 and closed in August 2017.
History
In 1997, Adeline Records was founded by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, Screw 32's Doug Sang ...
)
* Pomegranates
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The pomegranate was originally described throughout the Mediterranean region. It was introduc ...
(currently inactive)
* In Praise of Folly (Disbanded, members now play as Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
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)
* Ateriavia (disbanded, members play in A Lull)
* Mouse Fire
Mouse Fire is a U.S. independent dance-rock band from Tampa, Florida. They formed in 2006 and released their debut album ''Wooden Teeth'' in October 2007 to critical acclaim. The band took a brief hiatus from national touring to play locally and ...
(disbanded)
* The Evaluation (disbanded)
* History (Invades)
See also
* List of record labels
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References
External links
Official site
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American independent record labels
Alternative rock record labels
Record labels established in 2001