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. Chicago's record stores have survived the mass merchandisers who used the top titles of the day as 'loss leaders'. They have a scrappy reputation: as one store owner put it, "We're all individuals, we're not joiners -we couldn't even put together a record shoppe baseball league in the city - We're just too damn competitive." A distinctive city with iconic distinctive stores.
Duration: 29 minutes and 0 seconds
Episode Number: 303
| Sun, Apr 19 | 9:00 A.M. | Chicago NHPBS (11.1) |
| Mon, Apr 20 | 1:30 P.M. | Chicago NH Explore (11.2) |
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?
| Sun, Apr 5 | 9:00 A.M. | Jamaica NHPBS (11.1) |
| Mon, Apr 6 | 1:30 P.M. | Jamaica NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sun, Apr 12 | 9:00 A.M. | New Orleans NHPBS (11.1) |
| Mon, Apr 13 | 1:00 P.M. | Jamaica NH Explore (11.2) |
| Mon, Apr 13 | 1:30 P.M. | New Orleans NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sun, Apr 19 | 9:00 A.M. | Chicago NHPBS (11.1) |
| Mon, Apr 20 | 1:00 P.M. | New Orleans NH Explore (11.2) |
| Mon, Apr 20 | 1:30 P.M. | Chicago NH Explore (11.2) |
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