Red Scare Industries is a punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

. The label was started in San Francisco (though now based in Chicago) by former Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....

 employee Toby Jeg.

Jeg started the label in 2004 when his friend Brendan Kelly

Brendan Kelly (musician)

Brendan Kelly is the bassist/vocalist of Chicago-based punk band The Lawrence Arms, as well as guitarist/lead vocalist in The Falcon. Kelly's former bands include Slapstick and The Broadways...

 of The Lawrence Arms

The Lawrence Arms

The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. They have released five full-length albums and toured extensively.-Pre-history:...

 wanted a new label to release the EP for his new band The Falcon

The Falcon (band)

The Falcon is a Chicago-based punk rock supergroup. The band features The Lawrence Arms members Brendan Kelly and Neil Hennessy on drums, as well as Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano...

, it has since released material for bands such as The Lillingtons

The Lillingtons

The Lillingtons were a punk rock band from Newcastle, Wyoming.Considered a pop punk act by contemporaries, their sound often draws comparisons from punk pioneers the Ramones.-History:...

, Cobra Skulls

Cobra Skulls

Cobra Skulls are a punk rock band from Reno, Nevada who are signed to Fat Wreck Chords.-History:Cobra Skulls were formed in Reno, NV in 2005 by Devin Peralta , Charlie Parker and Chad Cleveland . They released an EP titled Draw Muhammad in 2006...

, The Copyrights

The Copyrights

The Copyrights are a pop punk band from Carbondale, Illinois made up of Brett Hunter Jeff Funburg , Adam Fletcher , and Luke McNeill . They are currently signed to Red Scare Industries.-History:...

, Sundowner

Sundowner

Sundowner may refer to:* Sundowner , a model of Mazda truck* Sundowner , the solo acoustic project of Chris McCaughan* Sundowner , an alcoholic cocktail* Sundowner , a model of Beechcraft airplane...

, Teenage Bottlerocket

Teenage Bottlerocket

Teenage Bottlerocket is a punk rock band formed in Laramie, Wyoming in 2001.The band was formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, following the dissolution of their previous band, Homeless Wonders, in 2000...

, and more. For the past two years, Red Scare albums by The Menzingers

The Menzingers

- Biography :The Menzingers formed in the wake of Scranton ska-punk bands "Bob and the Sagets" and Kos Mos...

 and The Sidekicks have been named album of the year by punknews.org

Punknews.org

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.

The label has also worked with non Red Scare artists on additional projects, including "Red Oktoberfest", an annual weekend music festival in Chicago which has featured bands such as The Lawrence Arms, American Steel

American Steel

American Steel is an American punk rock band formed in 1995 in Oakland, California. When offered their first show, the group took their name from the block-long sign on the warehouse across the street...

, and Off With Their Heads

Off With Their Heads (band)

Off with Their Heads is a punk rock band formed in 2002 from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since their formation, they have often featured a rotating line-up of tour players, due to their members' other commitments and Off With Their Head's own full-time touring schedule...

, and the Swingin' Utters tribute album, Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute to the Swingin' Utters, which most notably featured the Dropkick Murphys

Dropkick Murphys

Dropkick Murphys are an Irish-American punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant playing and yearly St....

.

Current artists

• Brendan Kelly
  Brendan Kelly
  Brendan Kelly may refer to:*Brendan Kelly *Brendan Kelly *Brendan Kelly...
  
  
• The Brokedowns
• Bullets To Broadway
• The Copyrights
  The Copyrights
  The Copyrights are a pop punk band from Carbondale, Illinois made up of Brett Hunter Jeff Funburg , Adam Fletcher , and Luke McNeill . They are currently signed to Red Scare Industries.-History:...
  
  
• Druglords Of The Avenues
• Elway
• The Falcon
  The Falcon (band)
  The Falcon is a Chicago-based punk rock supergroup. The band features The Lawrence Arms members Brendan Kelly and Neil Hennessy on drums, as well as Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano...
  
  
• The Holy Mess
• The Isotopes
• Joe McMahon
  Joe McMahon
  Joe McMahon is a two-time All-Ireland-winning Tyrone Gaelic footballer. He started the 2005 All-Ireland Final, but had to be replaced because of injury, making him the first Omagh man to win an All-Ireland...
  
  
• Reaganomics
• Nothington
• The Sidekicks
• Vultures United

Former artists

• Cobra Skulls
  Cobra Skulls
  Cobra Skulls are a punk rock band from Reno, Nevada who are signed to Fat Wreck Chords.-History:Cobra Skulls were formed in Reno, NV in 2005 by Devin Peralta , Charlie Parker and Chad Cleveland . They released an EP titled Draw Muhammad in 2006...
  
   (active with Fat Wreck Chords
  Fat Wreck Chords
  Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
  
  )
• Enemy You
  Enemy You
  Enemy You was a punk rock band from San Francisco, California that formed in 1997.-Biography:Prior to their formation, David Jones, the main songwriter in Enemy You, recorded several releases with his band After School Special on Mutant Pop Records. After AFS broke up, Enemy You was formed and...
  
   (disbanded)
• La Plebe
  La Plebe (band)
  La Plebe is a Mexican/American punk rock band from San Francisco, California. Formed in early 2001, the band has been a consistent part of various music scenes ever since, marked notably by multiple tours of Mexico, and The Balkans. Their latest album, Brazo en Brazo, was released in the U.S...
  
   (active with Koolarrow Records
  Koolarrow Records
  Koolarrow Records is an independent record label based in San Francisco, set up by Faith No More's Bass Guitarist Billy Gould.- Current artists :The Talking Book*Como Asesinar a Felipes*Alexander Hacke*Brujeria*Don Cikuta*Dureforsog*Flattbush...
  
  )
• The Lillingtons
  The Lillingtons
  The Lillingtons were a punk rock band from Newcastle, Wyoming.Considered a pop punk act by contemporaries, their sound often draws comparisons from punk pioneers the Ramones.-History:...
  
   (disbanded)
• The Methadones
  The Methadones
  The Methadones were a band formed in 1993 by guitarist/vocalist Dan Vapid. The Methadones initially lasted only a few shows before Dan put them to the side to focus on his main band Screeching Weasel. By 1999 Dan was no longer a member of Screeching Weasel or his other band The Riverdales, and...
  
   (disbanded)
• The Menzingers
  The Menzingers
  - Biography :The Menzingers formed in the wake of Scranton ska-punk bands "Bob and the Sagets" and Kos Mos...
  
   (active with Epitaph Records
  Epitaph Records
  Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
  
  )
• The Riptides
  The Riptides (Canadian band)
  -History:The Riptides were formed in Ottawa, Ontario Canada in February 1998. The original lineup included Andy Vandal Bob Goblin , Johnny Dangerously , and Steve Ransom and the band released the cassette-only Harelip record...
  
   (America only) (active with Asian Man Records
  Asian Man Records
  Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
  
  )
• Sicko
  Sicko (band)
  Sicko were an American rock group from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1991. Exceptionally, the three-piece pop punk group maintained a constant membership for every recording as a band. This line-up was Denny Bartlett , Ean Hernandez , and Josh Rubin...
  
   (disbanded)
• Sundowner
  Sundowner (band)
  Sundowner is an acoustic project of Chris McCaughan of The Lawrence Arms, also featuring Jenny Choi, Neil Hennessy, and Eli Caterer.Their debut album, Four One Five Two, was released on Red Scare Records on March 13, 2007...
  
   (active with Asian Man Records)
• Teenage Bottlerocket
  Teenage Bottlerocket
  Teenage Bottlerocket is a punk rock band formed in Laramie, Wyoming in 2001.The band was formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, following the dissolution of their previous band, Homeless Wonders, in 2000...
  
  (active with Fat Wreck Chords)