JAXART Records is a

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based

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founded in 2007 by Ashley Jex of the

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Rock Insider. The label began releasing

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and

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s for artists from Southern California and beyond. JAXART Records has since released vinyl singles for artist such as Mezzanine Owls,

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, The Parson Red Heads, RACES (Debut LP Out Mar. 27th via

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), Steffaloo,

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, Polls, and more. In 2012 JAXART will release the debut full length from Southern California DIY band So Many Wizards – performers at

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and pehrspacehttp://buzzbands.la/2011/12/16/tonight-in-l-a-social-distortionx-charlie-hunter-superhumanoidspapa-vanaprastachasing-kings-drake-chris-cornell-the-belle-brigade-crash-kings/ Buzzband.la Show Preview – So Many Wizards music venues.

References

External links

Ashley Jex Interview On LAistJAXART in LA WeeklyJAXART Records Official SiteJAXART Feature in NYLON June 2008
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