The Sound Garden
The Sound Garden is a group of independent music stores located in Syracuse, New York and Baltimore, Maryland. The Sound Garden was established in 1993 and was named the second best record store in the United States by Rolling Stone Magazine. [1] The owner of both locations is Bryan Burket.
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| Product type | Music |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bryan Burket |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1993 |
| Markets | United States |
| Website | www.sgrecordshop.com |
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History
The Sound Garden, which is located in Fells Point in Baltimore, Maryland, opened in 1993 in a small space across the street from its current location. The independent music store was quickly established as Baltimore's Best Independent Record Store. In 1994, The Sound Garden moved into its present location, which is a 6000 square foot warehouse where they carry an immense selection of music, movies, and CDs.[1] The stores have become a destination for tourists and visiting celebrities. The store’s walls are plastered with photos of employees posing with a variety of musical artists, most notably Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kanye West. [2]
Stock
The Sound Garden sells vinyl, CDs, DVDs, LPs, video games, Blu-Rays,[1] cassettes, and turntables. [3] They stock over 100,000 new and used CDs and DVDs. In addition to carrying new releases, they also carry imports, rare titles, and releases from smaller independent labels. The Sound Garden also sells posters, t-shirts, stickers, and books. [1] The Sound Garden specializes in hip-hop and rock genres. The Sound Garden actively participates in Record Store Day, a sequence of events to celebrate employees, customers, and musical artists. [4] The Sound Garden acquires around 15,000 products per month. [5]
Locations
Baltimore
The Sound Garden Baltimore is located at 1616 Thames Street and was opened in 1993. [3] The Baltimore store has outlasted regional chains like Kemp Mill and Waxie Maxie’s. It has faced competition from national retailers such as Best Buy, and thrived in an age where brick-and-mortar stores like Tower Records and Sam Goody were dominating the music market. The store has been awarded dozens of awards from local media and has been cited as one of the best record stores in the country by Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines. Both stores have hosted hundreds of in-store concerts and attracted incredibly devoted and diverse customers. [2]
Syracuse
The Sound Garden Syracuse is located at 310 Jefferson Street and was opened in December 1996. Controversy with the Syracuse store arose in 2013 when Syracuse Police started a citywide effort to stop thieves from selling stolen goods from larger retailers and selling them to the Syracuse-based store. This effort would force the Sound Garden to hire full-time employees to enter every product they bought from customers into an online police database. In April 2013, Burket announced he would have to close the Syracuse store after failing to convince the city council to reverse their efforts. [5] In May 2013, supporters of The Sound Garden stood outside the Syracuse City Hall in protest of these regulations. In June 2013, an unanimous vote approved legislation that will keep The Sound Garden record store in downtown Armory Square by freeing it from most of the regulations that other secondhand dealers must follow.
Live performances
The Sound Garden is known for its spontaneous in-store events. Previous artists include: All Time Low, Snail Mail, 1979, Waterparks, Major Lazer, Clipse, Robin Thicke, Tom Morello, Korn, Common, EPMD, Fishbone, Motorhead, Lupe Fiasco, Aloe Blacc, Beach House, Flogging Molly, Ludacris, Lyfe Jennings, Ben Lee, Raheem Devaughn, Rise Against, G. Love, Goo Goo Dolls, Lamb Of God, Powerman 5000, Talib Kweli, Valiant Thorr, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Kiefer Sutherland, and many more. [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Our Story". Facebook.LikeSiteName. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 December 2013, John Lewis (2013-12-01). "For the Record". Baltimore Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Home". www.sgrecordshop.com. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ↑ "ABOUT US". recordstoreday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Sound Garden record store says Syracuse ordinance could force it to close". syracuse. 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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