In an age of ubiquitous streaming-on-demand, these 46 record stores around Los Angeles and Southern California offer a welcome counterweight to the antiseptic anonymity of the cloud: rows upon rows of ...

The 2000 John Cusack movie "High Fidelity" solidified the idea of the independent record store: Staffed by snobby music nerds, where like-minded (mostly male) clientele sifted quietly through curated ...

Record Store Day has helped that, for sure, but it’s the atmosphere that these stores have fostered and the communities they’ve brought together that is what really makes them special. Not the ...

These record stores double as mini venues, proving that in Southern California, music always finds a way to spin live.

Nestled under the tree canopy of downtown Sacramento, Delta Breeze Records is the janky little used record store for the heads who collect classic rock, soul, modern funk and disco, and jazz. While ...

Black music has long been the heartbeat of American culture; creating soundtracks for every generation. This Black Music Month, we’re celebrating the spaces that keep that heartbeat alive—Black-owned ...

Tomorrow, April 20, record stores across the globe will be opening their doors to customers with exclusive offerings in honor of Record Store Day. Whether it’s first-time pressings or new vinyl ...

Music lovers who swear by vinyl LPs always want to add another disc to the stack and Record Store Day on April 12 is a day to get some coveted special releases. Vinyl remains a special format for many ...