Drive-Thru Records

Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. The label was responsible for popularizing the pop-punk/emo sound of the early to mid 2000s. After facing financial obstacles in getting their bands' music into stores, Drive-Thru entered into a distribution deal with Geffen. One of the clauses of that agreement was Geffen being able to sign any band of their choosing from Drive-Thru's roster. This, combined with the downturn of the music industry, led to the label's demise. The label's last release was in 2008.

Bands that achieved notable success during their time with the label include Halifax, Allister, New Found Glory, Fenix*TX, Midtown, Finch, The Starting Line, Rx Bandits, Something Corporate, Dashboard Confessional, The Early November, Senses Fail, Home Grown and Hellogoodbye.

In early 2012, blog site Don't Leave Town Gavin reported that Drive-Thru Records produced a song for The Stellar Life, but plans to record additional music is still up in the air. Drive-Thru Records founders said:

"We (Richard and Stephanie) manage them and we/they wanted to release the single on DTR because we loved it and it reminds us of the heyday of our label. This isn’t even close to their best song either- we are saving those for their CD! They might release the CD on their own, we might do it with them on DTR (It would be the first release in almost 4 years) but it would be a 50/50 deal and not a signing like we used to do. We want them to have total freedom and 100% creative control. So basically, it’s all up in the air right now.”

Drive-Thru Records is participating in "Mission: Small Business" sponsored by Chase Bank and Living Social. The contest winner will receive a $250,000 grant.