“In Austin, Vinyl Is Still Vital” -The New York Times

Here’s a nice article I just discovered on The New York Times online. I realize this is a few weeks old, which is 35 in internet years, but it’s still a good read. The only thing that chaffs me is the blatant omission of Backspin Records on Airport Blvd. - one of the realest vinyl shops in town. Do your research Mr. Joel “New York” Weickgenant!

-Ryan

Ben Sklar for The New York Times

In Austin, Vinyl Is Still Vital 

By JOEL T. WEICKGENANT
Published: March 8, 2009
The New York Times

STANDING on the wrong side of “full capacity” didn’t discourage the dozens of Andrew Bird fans gathered outside the singer’s show at Waterloo Records in Austin last month.

Clustered around doors opened onto the parking lot, they listened as Mr. Bird’s voice soared over his signature string-enhanced compositions. Some were blissed out, eyes closed, while others craned to see past the open doors; one woman pressed a camera phone between posters of Cruiserweight and Conor Oberst, straining for a good shot.

As the annual South by Southwest festival takes over Austin — this year, from March 13 to 22 — music lovers will flock to the city, partly to take in all that live music, but also to indulge in that increasingly rare sight: stores that still sell records.

It’s this synergistic relationship between Austin’s record dealers and the dedicated hordes still willing to pay for limited-edition vinyl that makes the city a destination for record lovers.

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