history
LFM Records
Lizard Family Music
LFM is a micro-indie
record label in Columbus, Ohio that exists to give midwestern indie, pop-punk and lo-fi wunderkinds a home. It all started in the fall of '92 by Lizard McGee and Rich Cefalo with $80 and a 4-track studio in a garage somehwere in OHIO.
Our bands have included Earwig, Monster Zero, Preston Furman, Ugly Stick, The Boy Wonder Jinx, Bigfoot and Parsnip. We have released mostly 7" records and to date have released 6 full-length CDs and a couple of
cassettes. Several more projects are in the works including the new Earwig record. LFM is also producing bands, promoting shows and helping to build a network of like-minded bands in the Columbus underground.
Earwig and Ugly
Stick have gotten praise from fanzines like Alternative Press, CMJ, Flipside, Buzzz, and Oculus to name a few. Meanwhile, Preston Furman and Monster Zero 7"s have been in the top 10 requested singles on a host of college
radio stations nationwide and in rotation at stations like WROQ and KUSF on the West Coast. Our label has been featured in several magazines, including an article in Entertainment Weekly with photos. We get national
distribution through Get Hip, Dutch East India, and SureFire among others. But most of our notoriety is through a network of fanzines, college radion, clubs and fans in the U.S. & Europe.