Indeed, Flipville Records is still in operation (1936 N. Farwell Ave., 414/272-1131). The place is cram-packed with antique toys, board games, magic potions and vinyl. Somehow, the owner found room to put up an IPO flyer. Check it out. Bulls Eye Records (proud supporter of IPO) 1627 E. Irving Place Milwaukee, WI 414/223-3177 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:25:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Dan Franke To: audities@smoe.org Subject: Re: Record Stores-Milwaukee Message-ID: <936700.63465.qm@web37903.mail.mud.yahoo.com> 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