Crooked Beat Records Grand (Re)opening Weekend, 10/8 & 10/9: Crooked Beat Records, formerly located in Washington, DC has moved to a bigger and brighter space in Alexandria. VA. We are now stocked with almost 700 more lps than we had in the old location. Free Record Label Swag: posters, buttons, stickers etc. Our first in-store “Pass the Hat” performance featuring DC area artists Don Zientara and El Quatro this Sunday.
The definitive guide to New Orleans’ best record shops: Located on the banks of the Mississippi River, New Orleans is the grand old lady of American music. The birthplace of jazz, born from the influence of the Cajuns, Creoles and African-Americans who settled in and around the town, it’s a city so rich and diverse as to count the Spanish, English, Irish, African, Latin American and Caribbean people as integral to its ancestry. While the 500 and 600 blocks of Frenchmen Street are still the heart of the local music life scene, it is also worth venturing further a field to seek out the thriving local record store scene.
Inside D.C.’s newest record shop, Gumbo Records: Gumbo Records is a part of DC Treasure, an antique shop owned by Petworth resident Noah David. Inside the quaint space is a sweeping collection of rare and vintage records that would impress even the most experienced vinyl collector. Gumbo’s main specialty is selling jazz and blues titles, with some of the store’s more recent offerings being an original 1959 press of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, an original mono pressing of Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and an extensive list of titles from his Purpleness, Prince.
Gavin’s in the groove as he takes on iconic Paisley music shop: A record shop will remain in Paisley after a buyer was found for iconic Apollo Music. Former label man Gavin Simpson, 47, has been unveiled as the boss behind the new store. Feel The Groove will take over the space run by retiring owner Mike Dillon after 30 years behind the counter. Gavin promised a new look for the Causeyside Street favourite when the doors are reopened. He told the Paisley Daily Express: “We’ll be undergoing and complete refurbishment, with new stock brought in. I’ve known Mike for a very long time and I want to carry on his legacy by keeping a record shop in the town.”
The Beginner’s Guide to Vinyl: How to Build, Maintain, and Experience a Music Collection in Analog by Jenna Mil: As the popularity and resurgence of collecting vinyl music continues to grow, there’s no better time than now for ‘The Beginner’s Guide to Vinyl: How to Build, Maintain, and Experience a Music Collection in Analog,’ a new book written by vinyl expert Jenna Miles, due out December 2nd, 2016. Vinyl records are back–in a big way. Music lovers are turning back to vinyl for its pure sound and the fun of collecting. If you’re ready to take the plunge, The Beginner’s Guide to Vinyl will walk you through the basics of what is sure to become your newest passion.
