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| From | Dan Franke <deer_lick@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: Record Stores-Milwaukee |
| Date | Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:25:15 -0700 (PDT) |
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If you're in Milwaukee for IPO, Atomic Records is
right down the street (across the river) from
Linneman's - about a half-mile east. It's easily the
best record store in Milwaukee for indie music and the
occasional in-store. http://www.atomic-records.com/
(1813 E. Locust St)
If you're looking for used CDs & Vinyl, Bullseye
Records is the place. (Formerly Farwell Music, but
they moved & changed the name). It's slightly off the
beaten path, but not out of the way at all. I guess it
would be considered lower Eastside - Between Farwell &
Oakland (north of Brady St). I used to spend hours
digging through the dollar bins. Also, the best place
for Jazz records in town. (1627 E. Irving Pl.)
Right near there was Flipville, but I think they are
gone. (1936 N Farwell Ave)
Continuing South is the semi-chain store The Exclusive
Company. It has a good selection & cheaper prices
(Terry from Trolley & Nice Outfit works there). They
do some in-stores on occasion. (1669 N Farwell Ave)
If you're looking for vintage LP's or TONS of 45's,
Musical Memories is the place. Downtown, near the lake
- They have some unconventional hours and a surly old
guy is usually working, but this is where I found many
new wave singles, the Robbs' album and also a CD
compilation of all the Robbs' singles - that may not
have been sanctioned by anyone, but it's nice to know
someone preserved them for the masses. (833 E
Kilbourn Ave)
All of these are fairly close together and would be
considered "walk-able" in a larger city. Although,
round trip would be about 5 miles and with an armful
of albums, that can be a pain.
That should get you through the weekend. If you're on
the SouthSide, Rushmor is the indie store. Definitely
skews more towards the punk or metal. (2635 S
Kinnickinnic Ave). If you're in that general area, you
should definitely check out the Mexican Restaurants. I
consider them better than most of the Mexican I've had
since moving to Austin. Milwaukee is a very segregated
city & the Hispanic neighborhood is centered around
the restaurants in the 5th & National neighborhood.
There are about 6-8 in a very small area. My favorites
were La Perla and Botano's. If you want fast & cheap,
Conejito's is paper plates & picnic tables & worth
checking out - especially if you're with a group of
people.
This might also help you:
http://wisn.cityvoter.com/alist/shopping/records-and-cds
Dan
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