Tom 'Papa' Ray - DJ, musician, and owner of Vintage Vinyl (Voted One of the 10 Best Record Stores in the U.S. by USA Today) visits record stores around the U.S. and the world interviewing other indie store owners, musicians (and indie record store enthusiasts) of all genres, and customers/music lovers around the world. Each store has a crucial role in their city's music scene. We show it with unique stories and archival footage of bands such as Nirvana, Norah Jones, Insane Clown Posse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wilco, Jack Black & Tenacious D, etc. What was your first LP?
| Mon, Apr 13 | 1:00 P.M. |
Rochester, NY
NH Explore (11.2)
We visit Rochester NY, the home of the impressive 13,000 square foot store, Record Archives. |
| Mon, Apr 13 | 1:30 P.M. |
Chicago
NH Explore (11.2)
Our crew goes to the Windy City stopping by Dusty Grooves, Shuga's, Out Of The Past, and a store that really beckons to the past, Beverly's. |
| Sun, Apr 19 | 9:00 A.M. |
Blues for the 21st Century
NHPBS (11.1)
American music is heavily laced with the DNA of The Blues. |
| Mon, Apr 20 | 1:00 P.M. |
Chicago
NH Explore (11.2)
Our crew goes to the Windy City stopping by Dusty Grooves, Shuga's, Out Of The Past, and a store that really beckons to the past, Beverly's. |
| Mon, Apr 20 | 1:30 P.M. |
Blues for the 21st Century
NH Explore (11.2)
American music is heavily laced with the DNA of The Blues. |
| Sun, Apr 26 | 9:00 A.M. |
Memphis
NHPBS (11.1)
That town on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi, is a wash in the legacy of Blues, Soul, & Rock 'n Roll. |
| Mon, Apr 27 | 1:00 P.M. |
Blues for the 21st Century
NH Explore (11.2)
American music is heavily laced with the DNA of The Blues. |
| Mon, Apr 27 | 1:30 P.M. |
Memphis
NH Explore (11.2)
That town on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi, is a wash in the legacy of Blues, Soul, & Rock 'n Roll. |
| Sun, May 3 | 9:00 A.M. |
Florida
NHPBS (11.1)
While in Florida, we begin our vinyl journey in Florida's West Coast, home of Daddy Kool Records, opened in 1985, built as Tampa Bay's best in new releases for vinyl, CDs, and cassettes. |
| Mon, May 4 | 1:00 P.M. |
Memphis
NH Explore (11.2)
That town on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi, is a wash in the legacy of Blues, Soul, & Rock 'n Roll. |
| Mon, May 4 | 1:30 P.M. |
Florida
NH Explore (11.2)
While in Florida, we begin our vinyl journey in Florida's West Coast, home of Daddy Kool Records, opened in 1985, built as Tampa Bay's best in new releases for vinyl, CDs, and cassettes. |
| Sun, May 10 | 9:00 A.M. |
Jamaica
NHPBS (11.1)
By the early 1970s, Papa Ray was a fan of Jamaica's contribution to world music, reggae. |
| Mon, May 11 | 1:30 P.M. |
Jamaica
NH Explore (11.2)
By the early 1970s, Papa Ray was a fan of Jamaica's contribution to world music, reggae. |
| Sun, May 17 | 9:00 A.M. |
Rochester, NY
NHPBS (11.1)
We visit Rochester NY, the home of the impressive 13,000 square foot store, Record Archives. |
| Mon, May 18 | 1:30 P.M. |
Rochester, NY
NH Explore (11.2)
We visit Rochester NY, the home of the impressive 13,000 square foot store, Record Archives. |
| Sun, May 24 | 9:00 A.M. |
Chicago
NHPBS (11.1)
Our crew goes to the Windy City stopping by Dusty Grooves, Shuga's, Out Of The Past, and a store that really beckons to the past, Beverly's. |
| Mon, May 25 | 1:00 P.M. |
Rochester, NY
NH Explore (11.2)
We visit Rochester NY, the home of the impressive 13,000 square foot store, Record Archives. |
| Mon, May 25 | 1:30 P.M. |
Chicago
NH Explore (11.2)
Our crew goes to the Windy City stopping by Dusty Grooves, Shuga's, Out Of The Past, and a store that really beckons to the past, Beverly's. |
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