Dusty Groove is a record store based in Chicago that specializes in Jazz, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, R&B, Blues, and many more genres. If you are in Chicago, make sure to stop into their storefront but if not, make sure to check out their website! Something that makes Dusty Groove unique is that their online inventory of new and used records is always up to date and ever changing. Listen in to hear all about this and more as I chat with the owner of Dusty Groove, Rick Wojcik.

Artist, teacher, and singer/songwriter Carly Lyon is a creative at heart. In this episode of Records Near Me, we talk about the art that inspires us, the joy of a blind buy while record shopping and so much more. Her new song Can't Lift the Needle is out now and stay tuned to the end of the podcast to hear the backstory behind it.

Check out her website here: https://www.redhivestudio.com/

Producer: Paige Faucett

Intro Theme by: Carlyon

This record store in Norcross, Georgia is a getaway for local music lovers. It's full of albums and equipment with memorabilia lining the walls and concert videos playing on TVs that make you feel as though you've stepped into a museum. Founder of nx vinyl, Ron Orrell, tells us all about his love of music and how he's passing it down and sharing it with the community. We are joined by Mark Price, current employee who worked at a major record label for over 25 years. As you can imagine, these two have plenty of stories to share and you can hear them all in this episode of Records Near Me.

Producer: Paige Faucett

Intro theme recorded by: The Asymptomatics

Outro theme recorded by: Sean Maloney

Check out nx vinyl: https://www.nxvinyl.com/

Flat Tired are an indie roots rock band based in Atlanta. Check out what they’re all about in this episode of Records Near Me! I sat down with Griffin Miller, Emma Shibley, and Blake Objartel to chat about our favorite albums and record stores as well as their participation in Spencer Strider's Vinyl Record Giveaway with the Atlanta Braves. Stay tuned until the end for some behind the scenes stories!

intro theme song recorded by: Griffin Miller

outro theme song recorded by: Sean Maloney

Discover Flat Tired: https://linktr.ee/flattired?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacXcUp2oQ1pjV1ZE7I_TUomEh6ad8nk3I3qhz6MiKJ1Uc4zx0OitdkNp83y2A_aem_XVDrWPxUuaYFEGB0hfag5g

Echo Base is a record pressing plant in Athens, Georgia. They are a local business and an essential part of the vibrant music scene there. I sat down with founder Michael Greig Thomas, head of pressing and maintenance Max Talkovich, and artist/label development specials Kaitlin Berry to talk all about the sense of community that music creates and that Echo Base is such a huge part of. They press records for big artists and growing artists as well with options to help local musicians, such as crowd funding. Make sure to check out their website: https://www.echobase.com/

Intro theme song remixed by Max Talkovich

Outro theme song recorded by Sean Maloney

Be a fly on the wall during this conversation with Ted Ross, professional record dealer and owner of Waterloo Sunset Records in Marietta, Georgia. Step inside the store that is keeping the fun of foraging through records alive. You never know what kind of hidden gems you will find here! Listen to Ted and I chat about the lore of the store, our favorite albums and music-related books, and even some songs we consider to be guilty pleasures

Producer: Paige Faucett

Intro Theme: Atticus Roness

Outro Theme: Sean Maloney

Once thought lost forever, this episode has been recovered from oblivion! Featuring an archival interview with Sean Barry, the assistant manager of Comeback Vinyl, a record store in downtown Alpharetta, Georgia that is modernizing the record store experience.

Why is vinyl making a comeback?

What is an audiophile pressing?

Is black vinyl better than colored vinyl?

Sean will reveal all the answers. Listen in on two music fans talking music.

Producer: Paige Faucett

Intro Theme: The Asymptomatics

Outro Theme : Sean Maloney

Check out their website: https://comebackvinyl.com/

What goes on in the Green Room of Star Bar in Atlanta before a show?

I'm joined by Bobcat (a one man band who dropped his cab driver life and has been playing on the road ever since), as well as Irish folk rock band The Muckers, the Chip McGuire Band, and the Stepmoms in a conversation of all things making music, touring, and collecting records.

Do you remember the first album you ever bought on vinyl?

Producer: Paige Faucett

Intro Theme: Bobcat

Outro Theme: Sean Maloney