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2024 Year-End Recap: Music Events and Highlights

At this time every year, we like to give a year-end recap.  2024 started off rather hectically as we were in the middle of moving the store (AGAIN!) and finishing renovations of our new current location. Since then, we’ve welcomed back our loyal customers and met many new folks who love music and enjoy listening to music on vinyl. We’ve held some great events along the way too! Here’s what 2024 looked like.  We look forward to many exciting events in 2025!

February

Ribbon Cutting & Grand Reopening

Our reopening was delayed a bit, but we were finally able to cut the ribbon and open our doors on February 17th! Woo-hoo!

March, April, May

Band Fan Nights

We held a series of Band Fan Nights where we enjoyed live concert clips from classic rock bands on the big screen and held lively discussions about the groups and their performances.

March-December

Listening Parties

In 2024, we were excited to host a number of Album Release/Listening Parties.  Previews of new music from The Black Crowes, Pearl Jam, Twenty One Pilots, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Post Malone, Coldplay, and the “Wicked” soundtrack were well attended by fans. We gave out a lot of cool promotional materials and raffled off a number of special items from the bands.

April

Record Store Day

Our Record Store Day celebration included Exclusives, RSD First titles, and Small Run/Regional Titles plus a pop-up shop featuring rock ‘n’ roll pillows by Tamme Handmade. 

May

Album Release with Jay Byham

We hosted an Album Release Party for singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jay Byham‘s new record, “Postcards Along The Way,” with an acoustic performance by Jay, David Uosikkinen (The Hooters), and Steve Butler (Smash Palace), who are both featured on the new album.

June

Cannoli Day

We held a meet and greet with Finding Shelter Animal Rescue’s adoptable dog Cannoli and Steve Morrison from WMMR’s Preston & Steve Show.

September

Meet & Greet with Eli Waltz

We held a Meet and greet with folksinger, songwriter, and bandleader Eli Waltz to celebrate the release of his new solo album, “October Julep.”

October

Kids’ Music Day

In the fall, we celebrated Kids Music Day with a children’s craft project and sale.

November

Record Store Day Black Friday

We celebrated Record Store Day Black Friday with a live acoustic performance by singer/songwriter Ponté, snacks and drinks, and a great selection of special titles exclusive to indie record stores.

Eli Waltz Meet & Greet

Meet and greet folksinger, songwriter, and bandleader Eli Waltz at Vinyl Revival on Friday, September 20th at 3:30 p.m.!

Waltz will perform at Harmonie Hall in Philadelphia with Zach Zaitlin to celebrate the release of his new solo album, “October Julep” on Thursday, September 19th.  He pays a visit to Lansdowne the next day to meet fans.  He’ll have copies of his new album, and we’ll give it a listen!

Eli Waltz is a traveler and American folk artist who focuses the sum of his experiences on the road into a sound reminiscent of a different time. His music draws from the musical traditions of American Blues, Folk, “rock ‘n’ roll” and Chinese guqin music; his lyrics are inspired by the poets of the Beat Generation.

He is heralded for his philosophical lyricism, unconventional chord progressions and hard-hitting harmonica solos. He weaves in traditional Chinese music–inspired by months and years living in Beijing and Yunnan as a working musician–and even classical music to create a signature folk sound.

He has earned comparisons to musicians ranging from Ray Lamontagne to Colter Wall to Gregory Alan Isakov, and he aims to build upon and honor the legacies of his all-time favorites: Townes Van Zandt, John Lee Hooker, John Fahey and Bob Dylan.

Waltz has shared the stage with nationally-recognized artists including Willie Carlise, Andrew Combs and Rett Madison and his music has received praise from Sir Paul McCartney among other musical heroes.

He is part of a new wave of up-and-coming American Blues and Folk artists.

Check out his Spotify page.

“Postcards Along The Way” Album Release Party with Jay Byham

Join us for an Album Release Party for singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jay Byham‘s new record, “Postcards Along The Way,” on Saturday, May 11th at 2 p.m.

Come meet Jay, pick up a copy of the album, and hear him play some of his new songs.

We’re excited to announce that joining in Jay’s acoustic set will be David Uosikkinen (The Hooters)  and Steve Butler (Smash Palace), who are both featured on the new album.

The album, which came out on May 4th on ITP Entertainment label is filled with 10 hit-sounding songs!

The Pittsburgh native’s new album was co-written and produced by Smash Palace‘s Steve Butler and comes out on the heels of his self-titled debut EP, which garnered praise and recognition from Little Steven’s Underground Garage, who played his first two singles in heavy rotation!

It’s been said he sounds like James Taylor fronting Badfinger!

Listen for yourself to this college dropout rockstar-gonna-be and get won over to this fresh new take on ’60s/’70s rock and pop sound. You won’t be disappointed!

ATEEZ Listening Party

Join us on Saturday, December 2nd at 1 p.m., for an ATEEZ Listening Party!

We’ll listen to their new album, THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL, in its entirety.  First attendees will receive temporary tattoo packs and mini-posters (while supplies last). Plus, we’ll host a trivia contest with a grand prize!

We’ll have CDs available for purchase at the event.

ATEEZ, referred to as the ‘Global Performance Idols’ by Korean media and dubbed the ‘4th Generation Leaders’ by the Korean Ministry of Culture, boasts over 6 million global album sales and 5 consecutive #1 Billboard World Albums chart-toppers. Their June 2023 release, ‘THE WORLD EP.2: OUTLAW, ‘ debuted at #2 on Billboard 200, breaking their previous record of #3. It charted for 5 consecutive weeks, selling over 100, 000 copies in the U.S. in the first week of sales, with global sales surpassing 1.7 million units to date.

ATEEZ has received accolades such as MAMA’s Worldwide Fans’ Choice Award (2019, 2020), TMA’s Artist of the Year (2021, 2022), and Seoul Music Award’s Main Award (2021, 2022).