Traveling Hobbyist

I Travel For Records

New Arrivals

Easy Street Records – Seattle, Washington

Only a few record stores across the country have earned elite status. The entire west coast of the United States has maybe three such stores; record shops that not only offer a large and great selection of music but are cultural icons in their own right. Shops as amazing and important as Seattle’s Easy Street…
Northwest Grooves – Newport, Oregon

On my first trip to the Oregon Coast, it was the kind of cold and dreary day I had come to expect and love since moving to Oregon. The rain sort ambled from the sky in a passive-aggressive manner and the ever-present sea breeze of Newport blew the gentle drops righto not my glasses rendering…
Time Machine Records – Grants Pass, Oregon

Perhaps the best thing about shopping at record stores in small towns like Grants Pass, Oregon, is the small number of hands that pass through the new arrivals bin compared to other shops. Albums that would last mere minutes at Music Millennium or Twist and Shout can sit for days or weeks in the bins…
Vinyl Revolutions – Grants Pass, Oregon

Vinyl Revolutions New York City, Nashville, Los Angeles, Grants Pass? OK, maybe one of these is not like the other but just because a town is small and has an arts scene that is on the…shall we say underdeveloped side, doesn’t mean it should be completely ignored. Grants Pass is a small town, if you…

The Cost of a Vinyl Record Set up

Vinyl records have been around for a very long time, but in the last 10 years, the hobby has undergone some pretty major changes. Although the medium looked to be dying out for many years, it has recently made a massive comeback. Tons of people are just now getting into the hobby of record collecting…
Vinyl Record Storage: From the Best to the Good Enough

Once you have visited enough record stores and amassed enough records, the big question that needs answering is: How should I store vinyl records? Not only do you want to find a vinyl record storage solution that is aesthetically pleasing for your specific listening space but it also needs to protect your precious records from…
Colorados Best Record Stores: Beyond Denver

It’s easy to get sidetracked doing silly things like hiking or drinking copious amounts of microbrews when you’re in the Centennial State, but tons of amazing record stores are well worth your time between hitting the dispensaries and the ski slopes. Although Denver is very much the cultural center of the state and it has…
The Best Record Stores in the United States

There are many things that can make a record store great. The selection, the store’s place in the local music scene, and of course the people. Everyone has that special record store in their life, and I’m sure the record store you are thinking about now is indeed the best record store in the world,…