Very friendly, great selection of niche music. Items from mainstream of different decades and…read moresubculture. Clothing items, patches, stickers, records, local music and free chill vibes. This place is historic for music advocacy and artistic expression. No box store could ever pull this off. Go for an experience and endeavor to support them.

Love this place has lots of records/vinyls with great service especially my favorite artist daft…read morepunk, have a few in brand new condition with great quality and sound and is great priced.

Unique selection. You can definitely find some hidden gems. My husband samples vinyls for making…read morebeats, and one of his favorite hobbies is crate digging. Ive been trying to get him to take a break and go to Batcave for some good music therapy and we were impressed by the owner's knowledge of the music in his shop as random a all the crates are. Super friendly and doesn't hover. We were the only ones in the shop at the time and he didn't distract by asking hundreds of questions, he just let us explore and answered questions as we had them. Highly recommend for good 'ole fashion treasure hunt. Owner provides business cards and invites you to call if you're looking for something specific--will even take requests to call you if he receives something you're looking for.

We visited this shop yesterday while exploring the north side of town for vintage spots, and I was…read morereally excited because it was my husband's birthday. The location in Artisan Alley is super cute, and from the outside the store looked promising. I was specifically hoping to find a meaningful vinyl for him. Unfortunately, the experience was disappointing. When we opened the door, there were records spread all over the floor and a person sitting on the ground sorting through them, making it difficult to even step inside the very small space. Between the uneven flooring and the clutter, it felt chaotic and uncomfortable to navigate. There was only one other couple inside, and honestly it already felt overcrowded. I understand small vintage shops can be eclectic, but this didn't feel organized at all. I even had to ask who the owner was because we were looking for something specific, and while he may have been busy dealing with a recent record purchase, he seemed distracted and not particularly interested in helping customers. I really wanted to love this place because it has charm and potential, but the overall experience felt stressful instead of enjoyable.

This place is a hidden gem by the Witte Museum. If you're in the mood for digging, you'll find a…read moregreat selection here. They even have a section dedicated to Numero Group releases, which I thought was super rad. If you want to try your hand at the bargain bin, there's a room with 50-cent records, too. There is a section near the front (you'll need to kneel) of clearance records underneath some New Arrivals. The folks who work here know and love music, so if you have any questions, I'm sure they'd be happy to chat about it.

Every visit to San Antonio I make it a point to come out to Crazy Rhythms records store to see…read moretheir unique selection of records. I always end up walking out with more than 2 records each visit as their pricing and selection is worth visiting each time. The layout of the shop is great. I recommend starting left side of the shop and work your way around to the right side. You will find all genres sorted out and organized in a very simple and easy to navigate way. Most of the newest arrivals (from folks who are selling or trading their records in) to the back left side. I like starting here just in case I end up finding something cool that just came in. It's a nice way to be able to see what came through to the shop in the last day or two and these records are always diverse in genre. I really enjoy the vintage collection the shop has as decor here. I have seen 8-track players, lunch boxes, older posters from classic albums, cassette players, and even some cool nostalgic childhood toys. I kept smiling at each vintage or throwback items I saw that often tells you "not for sale" or "NFS" stickers on it. As a record collector I take the condition of records seriously before purchasing. I am the annoying record collector who will slide the record out of the sleeve and bend it up to the light to check for scratches, dirt, dust, etc. The last few visits at Crazy Rhythms I have been purchasing and not checking the condition or quality because I trust what I am getting is going to be playable and no bumps/hiccups when I do play them. You will get very good to high-quality records here no doubt. Just heads up - every record collector should know that the cheaper the price (aka clearance or discounted items) usually the quality will suffer but THAT IS NOT THE CASE HERE. You will get better than great quality records and anything that is priced low is probably overstock, common record/selection, and is always priced fairly. You can trust in this record store. Trust. Parking is super easy - just pull right up to the front of the store or park in the private lot. Even when the tourist attractions are busy around the store you will most definitely be able to stop in without having to worry about parking. Parking is never a thing for me even when Fiesta is happening. Check out the selections I have picked up in the few times I have come thru in my photos.

I've decided to explore the city's used bookstores. It seems we have quite a few, and I wasn't…read moreaware of many of them. Nine lives books was one of them. It is located in a strip mall off Fredericksburg, and it won't be found unless ones looking for it, which I was. It is not a very big place, but it does have a lot of knickknacks, including an impressive collection of stickers, bookmarks, and vinyl records, to name a few. It actually is a pretty neat place. The books are used and for the most part they're very reasonably priced. They do not have an inventory of the books, so you do have to look through shelves, if looking for a particular title. And their staff is only one person at the cashier. Which is to say that you can browse to your heart's content, and discover some major reads. They also had quite a few boxes of books that were under one dollar or $.50. This is one of those places that I intend to return to, because of pricing and to support small businesses. I truly recommend visiting this place. It makes for a fun visit.

As someone who loves to buy books and collect them. I found this bookstores and wanted to support…read morethem. However, when walking in the store was very bc cramped. As someone who had a little one in a stroller, I was unable to move around the store, kept bumping into things, and was very uncomfortable. They had a large variety of books, but not a lot in each section. They had a lot of stacks of books behind within the store waiting to fill the empty shelves. The employee never talked to me the whole time my friend, child and I were in there. Needless to say, I wouldn't be coming back.

There are people who want to be pampered while shopping. Listening stations. Servant like customer…read moreservice etc, This is not a place for those shoppers. This is not a chain store with novelty items at the register. This is a shop that is kept nice, in order and might take you back in time to when you were a kid learning about music. You can dig through alphabetized bins and enjoy some casual music talk with the owner, if you please. This is genuinely of my favorite shops and recommend to any vinyl collectors when ever possible.

Pro: Wide selection…read moreof music, many genres represented, many treasures to be found. Cons: Dark, hot, dirty, cramped, ADA non-accessible. Little discernible organization - most LPs are just sitting in bulging, decomposing cardboard boxes or randomly stacked on top. Very few records are priced, so you've got to walk them down to the 1st floor, where the antique mall lady at the money cage will make up prices on the spot. Many great cratedigging finds turned out to be empty covers just shoved in with the actual vinyl. Honestly, in the total disarray and the mess and the chaos there's a real record store in there. But overall, what I saw was disrespectful to the LPs.

bad music :( not a lot to choose from there not a big variety. the record player was out of order…read more service was okay tho helped me see if they had what i was looking for but they didnt.

I found some great records the conditions of the vinyl was okay and the price reflected the…read morequality. If your pressed for time, call to see if they're open.

He has a good amount of Bronze Age titles. He gave good deals on the titles I purchased. He's open…read moreon the weekends at a local flea market like market. His space is is worth checking out!

From the owner: Tons of silver and bronze age comic books. High grade raw comics and graded books. The best…read moreselection of classic hip hop cds,dvds, and vinyl.