It’s finally here…THE PURGENING! Our fall day party and sale features the debut show of The Downsprouts (Kate Crowder returns!), Super Low (check out their self-titled 2019 album!) and new friends from NOLA, Silver Synthetic! As always, we’ll have thousands of LPs, 45s, CDs, and more at bargain basement prices as well as 20% off […]
We’re celebrating Record Store Day (Saturday, April 13) in a big way again this year, getting in tons of limited edition titles from a wide variety of distributors, including some UK RSD releases. We’ll open up around 9 am, but folks start lining up early so be sure to set your clock. If you’re a […]
The annual Black Friday Record Store Day is almost here so here’s a look at our hours over this weekend. Thursday, November 22: CLOSED for Thanksgiving! Friday, November 23: Open 9 am – 5 pm for Record Store Day! We are going to have tons of LPs, 10″s, and 7″s from the RSD Black Friday […]
Shangri-La is turning 30 this year and we’re going to celebrate with a big show at the Levitt Shell on Thursday, October 18, featuring Kelley Anderson & the Crystal Shrine! If you have somehow missed Kelley’s performances at the shop or recently at Cooper York Fest, then this is your last chance to catch her before […]
With Sweat Fest 4 recently in the books, we’re ecstatic to announce as part of our ongoing 30th anniversary celebrations that we’re sponsoring Kelley Anderson‘s Crystal Shrine show at the Levitt Shell for the fall concert series! Kelley is one of our absolute favorites and this show is not to be missed! We’re so pumped […]
Hey hey, it’s that time o’ year again! Blazing Tunes and Scorching Deals! Check out our amazing SWEAT FEST 4 line-up (and killer poster from Tripp Lamkins): 2:00 pm WESLI SNYPES : Khari Wynn’s Punk/Prog/RnB nightmare! These guys tore up CANVAS earlier this month for their one-and-only show. We talked them out of retirement! Not […]
Memphis Concrete Festival brings together some of the best new electronic and experimental acts from Memphis and across the country. This year we’re hosting a pre-fest live show in coordination with festival founder Robert Traxler’s release of a compilation of artists from both this year and last year’s fests. The live performance will be at […]
Hard to believe, but it’s already April and Record Store Day is a few weeks off. We just finished blowing it out for Fool Fest 2 (check Instagram for pics), but we’re already gearing up for another big day. In addition to the LUDICROUS amount of limited edition Record Store Day exclusive LPs and 45s that […]
It’s hard to believe it, but 2017 is coming to a close and the holidaze are upon us! This one has been a wild ride but at least it’s had a killer soundtrack, with all kinds of great new and reissued records released throughout the year. We’re stocked to the gills with LPs, CDs, 45s, […]
‘Tis the season and we’re ready to celebrate the holidays with you! This week we’ve got a couple events that you can participate in – one at the shop on Thursday, December 14, and another on Saturday, December 16 at Memphis Made Brewery on Cooper. Join us at Shangri-La at 5:30 pm on Thursday, December […]
This Friday, November 24, marks Black Friday and once again we’ll be participating in the international Record Store Day sale. This year we salute 10 years of RSD along with indie artists and labels by celebrating with tons of new limited edition releases as well as reissues of previously hard to find rarities. In particular, […]
We’ll be closed for Labor Day this coming Monday, September 4. We’ll be open as usual on Sunday, September 3 from 1-5 pm and again on Tuesday, September 5 at noon. Have a great weekend!
This Saturday, July 1st, join us for Shangri-La’s third annual Sweat Fest Extravaganza! Normally this event takes place at the famous Shangri-La Stadium (the parking lot), but we’ve been keeping a “weather-eye” on this weekend and it’s looking very dicey – right now a 90% chance of rain Saturday. NOT TO WORRY THOUGH! Skinny […]
Come join us as our friends at Goner Records and the Stax Museum present the Second Annual SOULSVILLE RECORD SWAP on Saturday June 17, at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, ground zero for much of the great Memphis music. We’ll be on site with a bunch of classic soul gems and a wide array of […]
Chris Milam‘s new album, “Kids These Days” is now available via Namesake Records and we’re celebrating with a special in store performance. This acoustic performance will also feature special guest cellist extraordinaire Elen Wroten. So May 26th, stop by after work and grab your copy of the record about which Bob Mehr praised “a song […]
This year marks the 10 year anniversary of Record Store Day and we’re having a big party to celebrate! Tons of limited edition LPs and 7″s will be available from artists, labels and distributors far and wide. There are always some gems in the bunch, but this year has a lot of great stuff that […]
This year’s PURGEFEST has been renamed FOOL FEST for obvious reasons, not the least of which, it falls on APRIL FOOL’S DAY! Assuming we’re all still around in a few weeks (a big assumption), we’ll have a HUGE SALE including THOUSANDS of BARGAIN LPs, 45s, CDs and more. The awesome FREE MUSIC starts at 2 […]
Shangri-La Records owner, Jared McStay, has a song in the Commercial Appeal’s “Top 100 Songs about Memphis” list. The Simpletones’ “Blue Blood Blister” came in at #46 on the list! Unfortunately, no cd or digital copy of this song exists (yet, we’re working on that!), and only 500 7”s were ever pressed by the great […]
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