Righteous Babe Records

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Righteous Babe Records is an independent record label created by progressive folksinger Ani DiFranco in 1990 to release her own songs in lieu of being beholden to a mainstream record company. The label was originally called 'Righteous Records', and the original pressings of her debut album have it listed as such. However, Difranco discovered a gospel music label of the same name, and to differentiate herself, added the 'babe'. Located in DiFranco's hometown of Buffalo, New York, Righteous Babe expanded in the late 1990s to put out albums by and give support to emerging non-mainstream artists, including avant-garde Tropicalia musician Arto Lindsay.

Rather than allowing the closed but still beautiful Asbury Delaware United Methodist Church^[1] in Buffalo, New York, to be demolished, Righteous Babe Records purchased it, paid for its restoration, and converted it into an entertainment venue. The Church, with a 1,200-seat concert hall, is now the current home of the label.