Diggin in Austin

SLurg

I'm going to visit my wife's family in Austin next week. I've never been there. Anyone has suggestions on shops diggers should not miss ?I'm after jazz, brazilian music, funk, old and current local hip hop.

nrich

I suggest getting in touch with the two people from this board that keep that relatively dry town dry.

Are you from France? If so, I would recommend bringing some local trades along.

hobo_d

i would check out End of an Ear http://endofanear.com/main.html

also Antones is a worthy stop as well

waterloo just reset their vinyl section so they have a grip of dollar and two dollar bins going right now but i think its been hit pretty hard
(convention was just down here and all the out of towners hit the shops hard)

SLurg

yeah I know about the convention... If only i could take 4 weeks of vacation !

djcoolhands

pm or email me: [email]djcoolhands@hotmail.com[/email]

i'll see if I can help you out. I probably have jazz and funk to sell you.

you'll also want to visit another board member aleit and buy from him.

billbradley

Here are some stores I'd recommend, in no particular order.

Waterloo - 600 N Lamar Blvd # A, Austin, 78703 - (512) 474-2500
Antone's - 2928 Guadalupe St, Austin, 78705 - (512) 322-0660
Sound on Sound - 106 E North Loop Blvd, Austin, TX (512) 371-9980
Snake Eyes Vinyl - 1211 E 7th St, Austin, TX (512) 220-7019
End of an Ear - 2209 S 1st St, Austin, TX (512) 462-6008
DJ Dojo - across the street from End of an Ear

SLurg

Thanks to everybody for the recommendations. I wouldn't describe any city with a store like Antone's as dry ! I would add a few stores I liked :
Music Mania, next to Fiesta supermarket, 3909 D North IH 35, if you have a couple of hours to spend browsing through tons of unorganized 45 (that's what diggin is about anyway)

Cheapo on Lamar & 10th, don't expect to find anything mint or near mint though

Piranha in Round Rock, 1208 N. IH 35, it's like 5 minutes out of Austin, but they really have a nice selection of vinyl

Half Price Books 5555 Lamar, not impressive, but i manage to find a couple of early 80's british pop I was after.

GenePontecorvo

Thanks to everybody for the recommendations. I wouldn't describe any city with a store like Antone's as dry ! I would add a few stores I liked :
Music Mania, next to Fiesta supermarket, 3909 D North IH 35, if you have a couple of hours to spend browsing through tons of unorganized 45 (that's what diggin is about anyway)

Cheapo on Lamar & 10th, don't expect to find anything mint or near mint though

Piranha in Round Rock, 1208 N. IH 35, it's like 5 minutes out of Austin, but they really have a nice selection of vinyl

Half Price Books 5555 Lamar, not impressive, but i manage to find a couple of early 80's british pop I was after.

Plus, MusicMania has your hook-up for screw tapes and southern hiphop mixes.

Sounds like I need to make a trek to Williamson County. Look out for the cops!

hobo_d

Thanks to everybody for the recommendations. I wouldn't describe any city with a store like Antone's as dry ! I would add a few stores I liked :
Music Mania, next to Fiesta supermarket, 3909 D North IH 35, if you have a couple of hours to spend browsing through tons of unorganized 45 (that's what diggin is about anyway)

Cheapo on Lamar & 10th, don't expect to find anything mint or near mint though

Piranha in Round Rock, 1208 N. IH 35, it's like 5 minutes out of Austin, but they really have a nice selection of vinyl

Half Price Books 5555 Lamar, not impressive, but i manage to find a couple of early 80's british pop I was after.

Plus, MusicMania has your hook-up for screw tapes and southern hiphop mixes.

Sounds like I need to make a trek to Williamson County. Look out for the cops!

travis county holmes

GenePontecorvo

yeah, i stay in travis county. was talkin bout that pirannha shop he mentioned in RR/WilCo.

hobo_d

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idiot alert on myself





this is what happens when yr shift starts at 5am

SLurg

Plus, MusicMania has your hook-up for screw tapes and southern hiphop mixes.

Yeah, they have a nice collection of Z Ro albums !

billbradley

Music Mania, next to Fiesta supermarket, 3909 D North IH 35, if you have a couple of hours to spend browsing through tons of unorganized 45 (that's what diggin is about anyway)

I haven't heard of anyone digging out any 45s that were worth anything out of there. Anyone on here have any luck in there?

djcoolhands

waste of your time bill.

pointman

Music Mania, next to Fiesta supermarket, 3909 D North IH 35, if you have a couple of hours to spend browsing through tons of unorganized 45 (that's what diggin is about anyway)

I haven't heard of anyone digging out any 45s that were worth anything out of there. Anyone on here have any luck in there?

Many a year ago... yes I did.

aleit

waste of your time bill.