Sunday, October 29, 2006
Record Show in Rochester, NY
I was recently told that the best record store in Rochester, NY (or in all of western NY for that matter) will be having one of their record shows just in time for my arrival. It's the collectors' show (open to everyone) put on 3-4 times a year at Village Gate Square in Rochester, NY and hosted by The Bop Shop, a fantastic place for new and used vinyl and, of course, CDs too. The owner and proprietor Tom Kohn is an avid music lover and collector, and his employees are the most musically knowledgeable I've ever met (some are great musicians too). Tom knows jazz like the back of his hand and I've been privy to his great collection of some of the most bizarre and hilarious recordings he's ever found. For you fans of Songs in the Key of Z (The Bop Shop probably has it), I've heard the entire album of Touchy by Luie Luie, so eat your hearts out!
