If you've been desperate to physically flip through some vinyl albums while searching for your next find — and just pretending to do so in crates at home really wasn't cutting it — there's some good news: Northside's Shake It Records has reopened to in-person shopping.
Since March, they've been doing online orders, limited delivery and some curbside pick-up, but as of Monday (June 1), they're now open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
In order to keep shoppers and themselves safe during the pandemic, they're asking customers to wear a mask — "It's literally the least we could do. (We're quite fond of our parents & grandparents)" — and to try to social distance in the shop. They will be sanitizing and wiping down surfaces and limiting the amount of humans inside as well.
It also looks like they've remodeled a bit and moved some vinyl (and possibly Billy) up from the basement during their closure.
Hi Shake It Friends...The support we have received over the last 2 plus months has been nothing short of inspiring. We...
Posted by Shake It Records on Monday, June 1, 2020
In addition to reopening with some COVID-19 safety protocols in place, Shake It is also selling a "Kindly Distance 6 LPs" T-shirt, so you can let everyone know you both appreciate good music and not dying from infectious diseases.
The shirt, which costs $14.99, asks anyone around you to observe a distance of 6 LPs from your corporeal form. All of the proceeds from the limited-edition tee will go to Churches Active in Northside (CAIN), typically the beneficiary of Shake It's Record Store Day food drive. The funds will help CAIN's Emergency Food Pantry and their other relief programs.
Buy the shirt at shakeitrecords.com. It will ship in mid-June.
