Baltimore has had a long, rich history of record shops. 40 years ago, the city region had over 15 stores selling records. Here's how they were described in a city guide called Bawlamer: An Informal Guide To A Livelier Baltimore from 1974, published by the Citizens Planning and Housing Association. Athenaikon Music Center (4717 Eastern Ave.) Greek records, periodicals, and cookbooks. A must for budding belly dancers. Downtown Sounds (529 N. Howard St.) In the heart of downtown shopping district. Records and tapes. The sounds were from Broadway to soul. For The Record, Inc. (Howard & Fayette St., 217 E. Baltimore St., Reisterstown Road Plaza) Baltimore's discount record shop. Sales weekly, largest collection of contemporary records. Excellent stock of standards, folk, classical, and "old rock". The staff was knowledgeable and helpful in all areas. Italia Kanta (3512 E. Lombard St. ) A converted rowhouse in the heart of Highlandtown, this...
People come into the shop all the time and ask, "Where's your romance section?" We repress the urge to ask, "What kind of bookstore are you mistaking us for?" Instead, we say, "Sorry, we don't have a romance section." So as a compromise, or perhaps just to further confuse things, we decided our 2025 theme would be our take: Bad Love. OUR 2025 BAD LOVE READING LIST January - So Late In The Day - Claire Keegan February - Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath March - Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder Libro.fm AudioBook April - Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer Libro.fm AudioBook May - This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar / Max Gladstone Libro.fm AudioBook June - Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon Libro.fm AudioBook July - Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier Libro.fm AudioBook August - Crash by J.G. Ballard Libro.fm AudioBook September - The Price Of Salt by Patricia Highsmith Libro.fm AudioBook October - ...
Atomic Books turns 21 years old this year, and we have some exciting new plans to help us celebrate becoming a legal adult. This Spring, our friends next door at doubledutch boutique are moving into a new location on the 1000 block of W 36th St. We and Celebrated Summer will be expanding into 3616 Falls Rd. Atomic Books will be the entire first floor of the Oddfellows Building. One side of the first floor will be used and rare books and records, continuing our focus of contemporary art, graphic novels, small press literary fiction. Celebrated Summer will continue to carry punk, metal, indie, soul, reggae and have room to stock more new releases in vinyl. And also, we're adding a listening station! In the back of the current Atomic Books location, the space of the record store and our office will be converted into a bar area for our events and clubs. We’re calling it the Dead Poets Society and it will be open during store hours. Dead Poets Society will also be a bottle sh...
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