The story
James Agren founded Darla in October 1993 while he was taking residence in New York. Its first release was a 7-inch by Grifters, an indie rock/lo-fi band from Memphis. Before long, Darla outgrew its one-bedroom apartment and 350 sq ft (33 m2). ground floor office space in San Francisco. James and Chandra relocated Darla to Sacramento, California in October 2000. Darla moved in October 2002 to Vista, California.
The Little Darla Has A Treat For You semi-quarterly compilation series features artists and labels Darla Records works with closely, and is very popular. This series was named as a parody of the Little Debbie snack treats' slogan. Darla started selling music online in 1996. In February 2007, readers of and journalists from the American webzine Somewhere Cold voted Darla as the record label of the year on their 2006 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame. in 2009, Darla began offering digital downloads from their own website. James Agren and Chandra Tobey run Darla Records from a 1,250 sq ft (116 m2) barn on their avocado and cherimoya farm in the hills of north San Diego county.
From Wikipedia’s article on Darla Records, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4