Lobster Records is an independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 based in Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...

. It was founded by Stevan Lubarsky in 1991

1991 in music

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. The label started with Bad Neighbor, a Montecito based rock band, with a huge local following featuring Alan Duncan and Mark Bennett on guitars, Sean Murphy on drums, Todd Roll on Bass and Zak Remington on lead vocals. Former members include Lynn Strait on Bass (R.I.P Lynn) and Bobby Champagne on drums (R.I.P Bobby). Steve went on to develop Buck Wild, featuring Lagwagon

Lagwagon

Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...

 guitarist Shawn Dewey, and has since released records from marquee pop-punk acts such as Yellowcard

Yellowcard

Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2000. Their music features the use of a violin, unusual for the genre...

 and Over It

Over It (band)

Over It is a rock band from Orange County, California. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, the band formed in 1998 to play pop punk, and has since developed a more mainstream rock sound with punk roots. They were most recently signed to Virgin Records, but are currently unsigned.The band,...

.

The have also started a new label title Oort Records which has signed bands such as Faster Faster

Faster Faster

-Formation:The final line-up for Faster Faster was formed in July 2007, the five musicians teamed up to consist of the band that would soon become the official Faster Faster...

 and Nottingham

Nottingham

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.

Former

• Buck Wild
• Days Like These
• First to Leave
  First to Leave
  First to Leave is a band from suburbs of San Francisco. The band originally consisted of Mike Stearns on guitar, Tony Torres on bass, Murtaza Sajjad on drums, and Matt Foster on vocals. They formed in 2002, though having previous line-ups and sounds before Matt Foster joining, First to Leave...
  
  
• Jargon
• Joystick
• Mock Orange
  Mock Orange (band)
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• Over It
  Over It (band)
  Over It is a rock band from Orange County, California. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, the band formed in 1998 to play pop punk, and has since developed a more mainstream rock sound with punk roots. They were most recently signed to Virgin Records, but are currently unsigned.The band,...
  
  
• Park
• A Small Victory
• Staring Back
• Whippersnapper
  Whippersnapper (band)
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• Yellowcard
  Yellowcard
  Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2000. Their music features the use of a violin, unusual for the genre...
  
  

Through Oort

• A Black Market Diary
• Anchors for Arms
• Danny Rocco
• Dawn of the Dude
• Faster Faster
  Faster Faster
  -Formation:The final line-up for Faster Faster was formed in July 2007, the five musicians teamed up to consist of the band that would soon become the official Faster Faster...
  
  
• Hands
• Rosematter
• TGL
  TGL
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• That Was Something
• Nottingham
  Nottingham
  Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
  
  

Release history

• 001 - Various Artists - "Greetings"
• 003 - Buck Wild - "Beat Me Silly"
• 005 - Joystick - "Heavy Chevy"
• 006 - Whippersnapper - "America's Favorite Pastime"
• 007 - Jargon - "Jargon" LP
• 008 - Mock Orange - "Nines & Sixes" LP
• 009 - Buck Wild - "Full Metal Overdrive"
• 010 - Staring Back - "The Mean Streets of Goleta"
• 011 - Whippersnapper - "The Long Walk"
• 012 - Staring Back - "Many Will Play"
• 014 - Mock Orange - "The Record Play" LP
• 015 - Yellowcard - "One for the Kids"
• 016 - Park - "No Signal" LP
• 017 - Staring Back - "On" LP
• 018 - Over It - "Timing is Everything"
• 019 - A Small Victory - "The Pieces We Keep" EP
• 020 - Park - "It Won't Snow Where You're Going" LP
• 021 - Days Like These - "Charity Burns Green" LP
• 022 - A Small Victory - "El Camino" LP
• 023 - Over It - "Silverstrand" LP
• 024 - Lorene Drive - "Romantic Wealth" LP
• 025 - Days Like This "Inventure" LP
• 026 - Park - "Building a Better ..." LP