Sandpoint, Idaho
7B Grooves
502 Cedar St, Ste. E, Sandpoint, ID 83864
Record shopping in Idaho
Idaho built American indie rock around Boise's Built to Spill, sent Josh Ritter out of Moscow as one of the country's most respected folk songwriters, and produced Paul Revere & the Raiders out of the late-1950s Boise garage scene. Treefort Music Fest has anchored downtown Boise every March since 2012, drawing the kind of indie touring crowd that used to bypass the Gem State entirely. The Record Exchange has been Idaho's largest independent music store since 1977, while The Long Ear in Coeur d'Alene runs 53 years deep with the store cat Major Tom on the counter. Sonic Boom Records expanded into Ketchum in 2024 as a Seattle sister-shop, Spin Records relocated from Petaluma to Boise under Kirk Heydt, and Modern Sounds runs sister shops in Boise and Twin Falls. Budget Audio & Video has held Pocatello since the Budget Tapes & Records era 35-plus years ago, Old Town Juke Box keeps the Kress Building stocked, 7B Grooves anchors Sandpoint, and Revolver in Moscow splits vintage clothing with vinyl. Ride 84 across the Snake River Plain, drive 95 up the panhandle, and see what the Gem State has been keeping in the bins.
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BEYOND IDAHO: VINYL JOURNEYS FROM THE GEM STATE
As the last track wraps up in the Gem State, every shop you flipped through today is just one stop on a much wider Mountain West and Pacific Northwest circuit. The Snake River runs through the southern desert, the panhandle climbs toward the Selkirks, and Idaho's six bordering states put Montana skiing, Wyoming's national parks, and the Pacific Northwest indie scene all within a single day's drive.
Montana Record Stores: Cross east into Montana, where Missoula and Bozeman's college shops anchor the state's indie scene, Billings carries a small but real used-record market, and the Big Sky resort towns put record digging next to ski lodges in winter.
Wyoming Record Stores: Drop southeast into Wyoming, where Jackson Hole's resort shops carry country and folk for the visitor crowd, Cheyenne and Casper run more workaday digs, and the state's small population belies a steady local-music scene through the college and ski-town network.
Utah Record Stores: Roll south into Utah, where Salt Lake City's record shops run deep on indie and mainland US music, Provo's BYU college scene catches the Wasatch Front, and the state's growing Pacific Islander population keeps Polynesian music close to home.
Nevada Record Stores: Travel south to Nevada, where Las Vegas shops dig deep into lounge, soundtrack rarities, and casino-era pop, the Zia Records satellite locations in Vegas bring the Arizona chain across the state line, and Reno's downtown stores stock Bay Area indie pressings.
Oregon Record Stores: Head west into Oregon, where Portland's Mississippi Records anchors a globally respected reissue label and storefront, Music Millennium has run since 1969 as Portland's oldest, Jackpot Records carries the Southeast Portland indie scene, and the Eugene college shops fill in the Willamette Valley.
Washington Record Stores: Swing northwest into Washington, where Seattle's Easy Street and Sonic Boom anchor the Pacific Northwest dig, Sub Pop Records' label legacy keeps grunge and its descendants on the shelf, and Olympia's K Records lineage carries the indie circuit.
Colorado Record Stores: Fly southeast to Colorado, where Denver's Twist & Shout anchors one of the country's most respected indies, Boulder's Bart's Record Shop runs the college-town dig, and the Rockies pull Idaho skiers down for the bigger-mountain weeks when Sun Valley and Schweitzer fill up.
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Happy hunting, and we'll see you in the next stack!
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