In rotation: 3/31/17

Local record stores to host free concert for Record Store Day: Joe’s Records of Marion and Hard Copies of Carbondale will host a free concert featuring Thrill Jockey recording artist Bobby Conn at Hangar 9 in Carbondale on Friday, April 21, with Record Store Day events following the next day. Record Store Day is an annual effort to recognize the unique culture and importance of independent record stores. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, overall vinyl sales grew 28.3 percent in 2015, making it the format’s highest-revenue year since 1988.

Record Lounge relocates after months of unpaid rent: “We were informed today that the owners of this space need this space, as we were on a month to month lease. Due to the given circumstances, we have to move the shop out of here in 2 days. Where we will go, I have no idea at this point as this incredibly sudden. With Record Store Day coming in a few weeks, I am not quite sure how we will work that out, as we made our order and everything already. Bear with us until we can get things in perspective.”

Vinyl Market at Stanley Beer Yard on Sunday: You are cordially invited to join Johannesburg’s best record dealers and record shops for a Vinyl Fair extravaganza, featuring Mr Vinyl, Record Mad, Vinyl Junkie & others. #VinylSundays is the longest running vinyl market in the country. Hosted at the Stanley Beer Yard (free entrance and child friendly), enjoy an incredible selection of craft beers, breakfast prego rolls & join us for a wonderful lunch in the incredible setting that is 44 Stanley.

For The Chulita Vinyl Club, Crate Digging Is More Than A Hobby: On her days off, Claudia Saenz scours used record shops, thrift stores and yard sales, keeping her eyes peeled for records her parents grew up on. They remind her of her childhood. “I just feel that [vinyl] is definitely more intimate than playing it on my phone on, like, Spotify or a streaming app,” Saenz says. “I just like holding that piece of history.” She’s founder of the Chulita Vinyl Club, an all-girl vinyl collecting crew spread throughout the Southwest and California. And although they collect all kinds of records, Chicano soul is one genre that rings near and dear to the club’s heart and style.

Collecting vinyl is a resurging hobby: Reasons behind vinyl’s comeback are varied as well. As a Los Angeles Times article points out, it’s definitely not because of the nostalgia factor. Growing up, most people of my generation weren’t buying vinyl as the norm to listen to music. No, our days were filled with the rise and fall of Napster and Limewire, the invention of iTunes and the iPod and burning CDs. The CD holder I had in my car in high school is proof of that. Nostalgia isn’t the deciding factor in choosing how you listen to your music — though it also might explain why cassettes are coming back, too. For me, there are a number of reasons why I collect vinyl, the most important being the experience.

Sale of huge vinyl record collection to benefit Agrace: Jerry Roh spent years building a record collection of more than 21,000 vinyl albums. Its new owner hopes to reduce it to next to nothing in a few days. At 10 a.m. Friday, Madison’s Agrace Thrift Stores will begin selling Roh’s donated collection in a Black Friday-like event featuring some of the biggest names — and several not-so-notable artists — in music in rock, country, religious, polka, children’s, classical and blues music. “A lot of people are going to be interested in this,” said Dave Zero, owner of MadCity Music Exchange, 600 Williamson St. “It’ll be interesting to see what’s in there. For Agrace, I’m sure it’s going to be fantastic. People are going to be looking for gems, and I’m sure there will be plenty in there.”

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