Since the longtime Bop Street Records closed, Ballardâs main drags have only one record store. Luckily, itâs one of the best in the city. At Sonic Boom youâll find a big catalogueâboth deep and rangingâalong with excellent in-store concerts (when such things are allowed).
This little shop lives in the back of Chocolat Vitale, which sells chocolates, coffees, and other fineries. With relatively few crates, Stumbletown manages to cram a lot of albums many vinyl buyers will seek (if they donât own them already), like Roxy Music, the Replacements, and Wu-Tang Clan. Bonus: It smells like chocolate and coffee instead of dust.