4 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MUSIC
THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 26,2002
Lawrence music outlets provide variety of options
By Justin Henning
jhenning@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Have a hankering for a song on the radio? Maybe you want to check out a local band you saw on a whim. Below is a list of Lawrence retailers who have been quizzed on their colorful play lists.
Whatever the rationale, good music has a different definition for every pair of ears. So follow the beat in your brain and use this list to make your new favorite song a permanent part of you music montage.
Hastings
1900 W.23rd Street.
Phone: 832-0719
Types of music carried: All types including local music
Formats sold: Mostly CDs, some used some cassette tapes
What makes it unique: According to a store employee, "It's the entertainment superstore, what more could you want?"
Been in Lawrence since: 1991
Why students would shop here: "We have lots of good deals and prices every day."
Memorable customer question: "Do you have that one album that they were talking about on TV last week?"
Love Garden
9361/2 Massachusetts
Phone: 843-1551
Types of music carried: Punk rock, indie, hip hop, techno, some country and bluegrass, 1950s and '60s cult music
Formats sold: New and used CDs and vinyl
What makes it unique: "It's the only place with such a huge vinyl selection and we have cats in the store."
Been in Lawrence since: 1989
Why students should shop here: "We're so nice."
Memorable customer question:"Any customer who says 'I heard this one song', then tries to sing it and asks us what it is."
7th Heaven
1000 Massachusetts Street #D
Phone: 843-3630
Types of music carried: Everything but classical
Formats sold: Just CDs, but can order vinyl
What makes it unique: Carries anything from mainstream music to indie and underground music
Been in Lawrence since: 1999
Why students should shop here:"We have a wide selection of music and a lot of things pertaining to music. You can listen to anything before buying it."
Memorable customer question: "Someone who asks where a music section is and they are standing right in front of it."
Kief's Downtown Music
823 Massachusetts Street
Phone: 843-9111
Types of music carried: Anything but classical.
Formats sold: New and used CDs, and a small section of new and collectible vinyl
What makes it unique: "We have two full-time staff members who have 45 years of combined music experience. We service the individual as a person, not money walking through the door."
Been in Lawrence since: 1959
Why students should shop here: Great selection, fair pricing, lots of unique imports and indie items
Memorable customer question: "An elderly gentleman asked where we had our '78s." (Those have not been made for about 50 years.)
Super Target
Types of music carried: "We carry anything."
Formats sold: CDs
3201 Iowa
What makes it unique: "Its cleanliness over other retail stores."
Phone: 832-0660
Been in Lawrence since: 1996
Why students should shop here: "It's an all-encompassing store. It has everything here."
Memorable customer question: "Any parent or grandparent who asks me if a CD is 'appropriate'."
Kmart
3106 Iowa
Phone: 841-3700
Types of music sold: "Everything."
Formats sold: CDs and some cassette tapes
What makes it unique:"We carry some exclusive items like the new N'Sync single."
Been in Lawrence since: mid-1970s
Why students should shop here: "We have good bargains and low prices."
Memorable customer question: "People who ask me if we still sell records."
Wal-Mart
3300 Iowa
Types of music carried: "We carry everything."
Phone: 832-8600
What makes it unique:"All albums are edited for content, and we have no CDs with parental advisories."
Music formats: CDs and cassettes
Why students should shop here: "We're cheap and we have a decent selection."
Operated in Lawrence since: "It's been here a long time"
Memorable customer question: "People who stand in front of what they are looking for and ask me where it is."
Borders Books, Music & Cafe
700 New Hampshire
Phone: 331-3226
Types of music carried: "We have all kinds."
Music formats: CDs
What makes it unique:"We have terrific selection and lots of listening stations."
Whystudents should shop here:"Great prices on new releases."
Been in Lawrence since:1997
Memorable customer question: "Any complicated question about classical music."
Heard on the Hill
Where do you get your music?
"Some music from Borders or 7th Heaven. Others I get from concerts or festivals."
Allison Ramsey, St. Louis sophomore.
"I have no money. I burn my music." Ellen Montgomery, Overland Park sophomore.
Piero Eugster, Bogotá, Colombia, sophomore.
"7th Heaven or Kiefs."
"Best Buy." Christie Ogbonna, Wichita freshman.
"KaZaA. Then I burn them on a CD."
Adam Ladd, St. Louis junior.
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