Seattle - Musical Nirvana
papa ray's vintage vinyl roadshow

Known as the birthplace of Grunge and Post-Punk Rock, it's a city of some vibrant record stores such as Pearl Jam & Brandi Carlisle's favorite - EASY STREET RECORDS, along with ZION'S GATE RECORDS, SONIC BOOM, LIGHT IN THE ATTIC, and we even managed a trip to the MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE, where they welcomed us and our cameras with welcoming arms.

Duration: 26 minutes and 59 seconds

Episode Number: 204

About Papa Ray's Vintage Vinyl Roadshow:

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?


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Sun, May 3 9:00 A.M. Florida     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, May 4 1:30 P.M. Florida     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, May 10 9:00 A.M. Jamaica     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, May 11 1:30 P.M. Jamaica     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, May 17 9:00 A.M. Rochester, NY     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, May 18 1:30 P.M. Rochester, NY     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, May 24 9:00 A.M. Chicago     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, May 25 1:00 P.M. Rochester, NY     NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, May 25 1:30 P.M. Chicago     NH Explore (11.2)


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