Yoyo Records (aka Yoyo Recordings) is an independent record label and recording studio in Olympia, Washington owned by Pat Maley. Pat Maley was also a member of the band Courtney Love with fellow Olympian Lois Maffeo. An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Coordinates: County Thurston County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Mayor Mark Foutch Area    - City 48. ... Lois Maffeo (professionally known as Lois) is an American musician and writer who lives in Olympia, Washington. ...

Yoyo staff organized four Yoyo A Gogo Music Festivals (1994, 1997, 1999, 2001) and released compilation albums featuring many local, national, and international independent artists.

Artists appearing on Yoyo Recordings

• Beck
• Bloodthristy Butchers
• Bratmobile
• Courtney Love
• Cub
• Excuse 17
• Fitz of Depression
• Go Sailor
• Heavens to Betsy
• Kicking Giant
• Nomy Lamm
• Lois
• Lumihoops
• Mirah
• Mukilteo Fairies
• The Need
• Nikki and Rachel
• David Rovics
• Slant 6
• Tattle Tale
• Team Dresch

Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, known by his simple stage name of Beck. ... Bratmobile was an American punk band. ... Lois Maffeo (professionally known as Lois) is an American musician and writer who lives in Olympia, Washington. ... cub (not capitalized) was an indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia which formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1997. ... Excuse 17 is a punk rock queercore band from Olympia, Washington that performed and recorded in the mid 1990s. ... Go Sailor was a twee band in the mid-1990s, consisting of Rose Melberg (of Tiger Trap and The Softies) on guitar and vocals, Amy Linton (of The Aislers Set and Henrys Dress) on drums, and Paul Curran (of Crimpshrine) on bass. ... Heavens to Betsy was an all girl punk rock band from Olympia, Washington. ... Nomy Lamm is an accordion-wielding singer/songwriter/activist, and a self-described “Fat-ass bad-ass jew dyke amputee. ... Lois Maffeo (professionally known as Lois) is an American musician and writer who lives in Olympia, Washington. ... Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn (Born September 17, 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American musician. ... Mukilteo Fairies was a Queercore band from Olympia, Washington in the 1990s. ... The Need is a queercore band that originating in Olympia, Washington in the late 1990s. ... Rachel Carns (b. ... David Rovics sings at the A16 rally in Washington DC in early 2005. ... Page on Chryslers Slant-6 Engine. ... Tattle Tale was an acoustic riot grrrl band from Seattle, Washington. ... Team Dresch are a queercore band who performed and recorded in the 1990s and made a significant impression on that movement, as well as on the independent music scene. ...

See also

• List of record labels