Hours before dawn on Saturday morning, music junkies camped outside Waterloo Records, eager to make a killing at Record Store Day. Music lovers across the country are now enjoying their new prizes at home as they wait for next year.
We get it. There are a million-and-one places to buy records and other assorted music memorabilia in Austin. But in a city that thrives off of music consumption and appeals to an enormously diverse demographic of listeners, finding a store tailored to one’s taste is easier said than done. To take the stress out of finding the right place to shop and put the emphasis back on the joy of adding a new item to the collection, the ORANGE music staff gives its picks for the top music stores in Austin.