Here a video Tribute to the store:

http://vimeo.com/57490732

Here is a video tribute to the store.

do well and prosper Matt, you rock!
michael adams

do well and prosper Matt, you rock!
michael adams

as much as it seems he tried to maybe venture off in LA or NYC considering Seattle has slowly become gentrified. LA & NYC are 2 of the most gentrified cities in the country...

Maybe I'm getting to be an old man, but a future without music stores like this one feels meek to me. I feel like it's a receding of the community as places like this disappear - especially when you consider what's taking their places. In exchange for the local music store you get an out of state big bank to take its space, and now look to iTunes for your music. Who would you rather interact with in your neighborhood? Who brings more culture to the community? A record store or a bank that arguably gives nothing back to the community in its presence. So instead you interact with a computer to get your music.

A friend of mine who recently moved here from New York was just commenting about how he discovered this store when he first moved to Seattle 4 months ago and thought "wow! we don't have stores like this back home. They've all gone away." And here we are 4 months later, and this landmark spot on the corner is being flipped into an out of state big bank.

Music is at the root of this city. So when I see it receding in our communities, I feel concerned. And, I don't think I'm the only one sharing this viewpoint. I've expanded that thought here:

http://www.fellowtravelermusic.com/2013/…