New underground record store Sisters in Christ opens on Freret Street
 

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Vinyl records are large, unwieldy, and, as anyone who?s ever hefted a milk crate full of them knows, very physically present. There was a time when these characteristics seemed like liabilities, but as technology strives to further alienate us from our music, shifting lately from locally stored MP3s to remote, server-dependent streaming, plenty of people crave vinyl?s warm sound, big gatefold covers and hands-on playback.? [ Read more ]

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