. . . is less than two weeks away.  Mark your calendars for April 14!

This Saturday night (03/31/12), come on out and see Shangri-la owner Jared and staffer J.D. in live rock action at the Hi-Tone to support a really good cause. GrowMemphis is a new non-profit in Memphis that supports urban farms and gardens in the area and also advocates for local food policy changes. www.growmemphis.org Again, the […]

C’mon out and see Shangri-La owner Jared’s new pop/rock band, Wuvbirds this Friday, 02/10/12 at 10 pm.  Fun will be had!

Top Ten LOCAL Best Sellers of 2011 (in no particular order). 1.  Memphis Heat DVD 2. Amy LaVere Stranger Me CD/LP 3. Jack Oblivian Rat City CD/LP 4. The Bo-Keys Got to Get Back! CD/LP 5. Charles “Packy” Axton Late Late Party CD/LP 6. Dirty Streets Movements CD 7. Limes Tarantula CD/LP 8. Big Star […]

Hey there, folks – we’ve got TONS of hot-off-the-press vinyl in stock right now, and more new stuff is arriving daily.   Here’s a small sample of what’s in the bins: Louivin Brothers Satan Is Real, Magnetic Fields Holiday, She & Him A Very She & Him Christmas, Beastie Boys Hot Sauce Two, Florence + […]

Yes – the mighty STAFF (Tim, Geoff and Tripp) will be playing a FREE show at Shangri-La Records on Friday, December 9, 5 – 7 p.m. As an added bonus, everything in the store will be 20% off during the show. Come see a great Memphis rock band for free and save money on your holiday […]

Hello, hello!  We hope everybody had a terrific Thanksgiving and is surviving the Christmas season so far.  We have just a few quick store updates to pass along. The Black Friday Record Store Day event was a huge success!  Thanks to everyone who came out and bought records.  We still have a few RSD items […]

First off – happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Now, as you may have guessed, we are participating in the Record Store Day “Black Friday” event.  Here are just a few of the exclusive titles we’ll have for sale starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 25. . . Wheedles Groove 45s box set Black Keys “Lonely Boy” […]

1.  Bike Lanes-Victory! As you may have heard, the resolution to add bike lanes to Madison Ave has passed!  We were behind this all the way . . . so much so, that on Monday (before said resolution had passed) we decided to place the following ad in this week’s Memphis Flyer: A moot point […]

Quick update on the Rock for Love goings on in the store this year . . . for the third straight year, Shangri-La Records is proud to host the Rock for Love Day Party on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 1 – 5 p.m.  This is a FREE SHOW featuring the talents of Bake Sale, the […]

Memphis art/indie-rockers The Warble will play a free show at Shangri-La Records on Friday, July 29 at 6 p.m.  The show will be family and bike friendly, and we’ll be offering the usual 20% discount.  Come out and see one of our favorite local bands!

Hey everybody – Shangri-La Records will be closed on Monday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.  We will  be open regular hours on Sunday, July 3rd (1-5 p.m.) and Tuesday, July 5th (12-7 p.m.). Stay safe, y’all . . . U-S-A, U-S-A!

Mark your calendars, folks – the Rock for Love day show returns to Shangri-La for a third consecutive year on August 20! If you don’t already know, Rock for Love is a festival of live music benefiting the Church Health Center produced in partnership with Makeshift Music.  Now in its fifth year, Rock for Love […]

Greetings, friends of Shangri-La. First off, we want to let everyone out there in internet-land know that we are surviving the torrential floodwaters/wrath of God just fine . . . in all truth, the water never came anywhere near us.  (Or most of the city, for that matter.  Don’t believe everything you see on the […]

This just in: We are quite proud to announce that Rolling Stone magazine (yes, THE Rolling Stone) has dubbed Shangri-La Records as one of the best record stores in the entire USA!  Check it out right here. We also congratulate our pals over at Goner for making the list as well.  Big score for Memphis […]

Hello, Shangri-la patrons!  A quick word on this Saturday’s Record Store Day (RSD): We will be participating in RSD, and we ordered a TON of stuff! But we have no idea what we’ll get until late Friday night. All stores are served on a lottery basis, and we pretty much get whatever we get – […]