Most industries don’t get their own holiday. There is no “shoe store day” or anything like that. But there is a Record Store Day, which, since 2007, has served as an international celebration of independent music shops that have weathered the shift toward digital downloads and mega-retailers to maintain the tradition of the neighborhood record store.
As evidenced by the chart on this page, the majority of music (we used full album sales for the graphic) is no longer purchased from the neighborhood record store, but rather online or from large retailers. Still, there are more than 700 independent record stores in the U.S. that participate in Record Store Day. One of those is 4,000 Holes, a Spokane shop that has been serving local audiophiles since 1989.
Bob Gallagher, the store’s owner, has many of the special Record Store Day releases — collections recorded or released by artists specially for the day — in stock and will also have in-store performances by local musicians beginning at noon.
“Record Store Day changed our life. Last year we had a line going around the block,” says Gallagher, adding that his store has undergone a resurgence of sorts due to the rise in popularity of vinyl records.
“We’re back to being a record store,” says Gallagher.
The Long Ear 2.3 mi. Coeur d Alene, ID
ABCDs (All The BEST CDs) 29.0 mi. Spokane, WA
RECORDED MEMORIES 29.0 mi. Spokane, WA
4000 Holes 30.4 mi. Spokane, WA
Unified Groove Merchants 30.4 mi. Spokane, WA
Apr 18, 2012 | Reply to this comment
Additionally, we have a (yummy) bake/craft sale with the proceeds going to Crohn´s & Colitis Foundation of America Northwest Region! Rocker Mike McCready, the lead guitarist for Pearl Jam has Crohn´s.
Stop by for some VERY LIMITED releases on vinyl.......(spin spin spin the black circle) including:
The Knack
Kimbra
311
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
Black Prairie
Brad
James Brown
Michael Buble
Richard Buckne
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
Byrds
Carolina Chocolate
Cause For Alarm
Gary Clark J
Clash
Cult
Luna Del Rey
DILLARD & CLARK
Dry The Rive
Flaming Lips/Mastodon
Jimmy Fallon
Flogging Molly
Florence & The Machine
Foster The People
Garbage
Grouplove
Dave Hause
Hives
HORRIBLE CROWES
Icky Blossoms
Jukebox The Ghost
Lemuria
Mariachi El Bronx
Bruno Mars
Mc5/Afrika Bambaataa
Sam Means
Miike Snow
Mynabirds
Neon Trees
Nightwish
Oberhofe
Ozzy
Shuggie Otis
Katy Perry
Pujol
Joey Ramone
Receiving End Of
Otis Redding & Aretha
PAUL REVERE & the Raiders
Chris Robinson
Caitlin Rose
Shabazz Palaces
Regina Spekto
Bruce Springsteen
Taking Back Sunday
Walk The Moon
Sara Watkins & Everly Brothers
Mike Watt & The Miss
Black Keys
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Dale Earnhardt J
Devo
Farrar/Johnson
Metallica
Misfits
Of Monsters & Men
Pistol Annies
Iggy Pop & The Stooges
Grace Potte
Pretty In Pink
Rainbow
Pete Townshend
Apr 21, 2012 | Reply to this comment