Locally owned small businesses are essential to our economy and are proven to help our communities build wealth, job opportunities, and stronger social networks, while decreasing income inequality.
The recent COVID-relief bill is a great example of how federal policy can step in to help small businesses in a state of emergency. Local policy has the most direct line to cultivate local businesses in your community. Policies such as micro-financing programs, zoning, real estate costs, and incentives to developers or landlords support the local economy.
In addition to paying attention to where your local elected officials stand on policy that impacts small businesses, you can also use your consumer power to buy from local stores.
As we continue to honor #WomensHistoryMonth we’ve put together a state-by-state guide on local women-owned record stores - check it out & see who you can help support in your own community!
And don’t forget to see if you have a local election in 2021!
STATE-BY-STATE RECORD STORE LIST:
Alabama
- Vertical House Records (Huntsville, AL) @verticalhouserecords
- Ashley Vaughn - co-owner
Arizona
- Stinkweeds Records (Phoenix, AZ) @stinkweedsrecords
- Kimber Lanning - owner
Arkansas
- Mojo’s Records (Eureka Springs, AK) @mojosrecordseureka
- Morgan Haney - owner
California
- Permanent Records (Los Angeles, CA) @permanentrecordsla
- Liz Tooley - co-owner
- Vinyl Sage (Riverside, CA) @vinylsageshop
- Tina Bold - owner
Colorado
- The Bizarre Bazaar (Fort Collins, CO) @focobizarre
- Jane Makarchuk - owner
Connecticut
- Tumbleweeds (Niantic, CT) @tumbleweedsct
- Tara Wyatt - owner
Delaware
- Yesterday's Fish - Vintage Vinyl (Lewes, DE)
- Sharon Fulton - co-owner
Florida
- Sweat Records (Miami, FL) @sweatrecords
- Lolo Reskin - owner
Georgia
- Habersham Records (Macon, GA)
- Phillis Habersham Malone - owner
Hawaii
- The Vintage Hawaii - Antiques & Collectibles @thevintagehawaii
- Cindy Bauer - owner
Idaho
- Revolver Vintage Boutique & Record Store (Moscow, ID) @revolvermoscow
- Courtney Siebken - owner
Illinois
- Out of The Past Records (Chicago, IL) @outofthepastrecords
- Charlie Joe and Marie Henderson - owners
- Val's Halla Records (Oak Park, IL) @valshalla
- Val Camilletti - owner
Indiana
- Irvington Vinyl & Books (Indianapolis, IN) @irvingtonvinylandbooks
- Elysia Smith - owner
Kansas
- Sisters of Sound Records (Manhattan, KS) @sosrecords
- Sarah & Leah Cunnick - owners
Kentucky
- Terrapin Station (Murray, KT) @terrapinstationmky
- Valerie Hancock and Bobby Copeland - owners
Louisiana
- Pop Shop Records (Baton Rouge, LA) @popshoprecords
- Kerry Beary - owner
- Peaches Records (New Orleans, LA), @PeachesRecords
- Shirani Rea - owner
Maryland
- Sonidos Music Shop (Beltville, MD) @sonidos.musicshop
- Claudia Mendiola-Duran - owner
Massachusetts
- Deep Thoughts JP (Jamaica Plain, MA) @deepthoughtsjp
- Alaina Stamatis - co-owner
Michigan
- The Record Lounge (East Lansing, MI) @recordlounge
- Heather Frarey - owner
Minnesota
- Electric Fetus (Minneapolis, MN) @electricfetusmpls
- Stephanie Covart - owner
Mississippi
- Little Big Store (Raymond, MS)
- Betty Strachan - owner
Missouri
- Mills Record Company (Kansas City, MO) @millsrecords
- Judy Mills - owner
- Records with Merritt (Kansas City, MO) @recordswithmerritt
- Marion Merritt - owner
Montana
- Oxford Hotel Antiques (Billings, MT) @oxfordantiquesmt
- Alexandra Gregory - co-owner
Nebraska
- Homer’s Music and Gifts (Omaha, NE) @homersmusic
- Sue Weidner - owner
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Nevada
- Ridiculous Records (Las Vegas, NV) @ridiculousrecordslv
- Shawna Ballman - owner
New Hampshire
- Doggone Records (Pembroke, NH) @doggonerecords
- Tami Brown - owner
New Jersey
- Music Country (Cliffside Park, NJ) Music Country
- Joan Demarest - owner
New Mexico
- Hi-Phy Records (Albuquerque, NM) @hiphyrecords
- Jenny Gordon - owner
New York
- Vinyl Fantasy Records and Comics (Brooklyn, NY) @vinylfantasybk
- Ilana Engel - owner
North Carolina
- Sound Off Records & Hi-Fi (Raleigh, NC) @soundoff_hifi
- Anna Cassano - owner
- The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop (Raleigh, NC) @thepourhouse
- Lacie Lindstaedt - owner
North Dakota
- Vinyl Giant Records @vinylgiantrecordstore
- Erica Sponsler - co-owner
Ohio
- Brittany’s Record Shop (Cleveland, OH) @brittanysrecordshop
- Brittany Benton - owner
Oklahoma
- Dig It Boutique (Oklahoma City, OK) @digitokc
- Amanda Martinez - owner
Oregon
- 2nd Avenue Records (Portland, OR) @2ndaverecords
- Kathy Hagen - co-owner
Pennsylvania
- Melusina Records (Hermitage, PA) @melusinarecords
- Martina Holliday - owner
Rhode Island
- Kangaroo CD's & Tapes (North Providence, RI)
- Linda Bowen - owner
South Dakota
- Total Drag (Sioux Falls, SD) @totaldragrecords
- Liz Nissen - co-owner
Tennessee
- Luna Record Shop (Franklin, TN) @lunarecordshop
- Brenna Gentry & Calvert Gentry McMahan - co-owners/curators
Texas
- Serious Sounds (Houston, TX) @serioussounds
- Marketta "Music Lady" Rodriguez - owner
- Curious Collections Vinyl Records and More (Bryan/College Station, TX) @curiouscollectionsvinylrecords
- Mary House - owner
Virgina
- Small Friends Records & Books (Richmond, VA) @smallfriendrnb
- Zoe Golden - co-owner
West Virginia
- Budget Tapes & Records (Charleston, WV) @budgettapeswv
- Priscilla Pope - co-owner
Wisconsin
- Strictly Discs (Madison, WI) @strictlydiscs
- Angie Roloff - owner
Washington D.C.
- Songbyrd Music House & Cafe ( Washington, D.C.) @songbyrddc
- Alisha Edmonson - co-owner