The Tracks & Tales Guide Venues

From Paris to Tokyo, New York to São Paulo, Tracks & Tales venue listings chart the world’s listening culture one room at a time. Each listing highlights a single listening bar, vinyl café or sound-focused space where music is given the attention it deserves. Written close to the source and updated as scenes evolve, they document the venues where the art of listening is still alive.

Mojo's Vinyl Bar, Highwood — A Listening Bar Built Around the Queue

Mojo's Vinyl Bar, Highwood — A Listening Bar Built Around the Queue

Mojo's Vinyl Bar in Highwood, Illinois, has 5,000+ records guests can queue themselves, a Klipsch La Scala sound syst...
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Harmony Hi-Fi, Cleveland — A Vinyl Listening Bar on Fulton Road

Harmony Hi-Fi, Cleveland — A Vinyl Listening Bar on Fulton Road

A sushi counter once held this room in Ohio City. Now a McIntosh system, full album sides and cocktails named for son...
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Clique Records, Seoul: A White Room Above Euljiro

Clique Records, Seoul: A White Room Above Euljiro

Three floors above the lighting wholesalers of Euljiro 3-ga, Clique Records has spent eleven years hanging dance reco...
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St. Lui, Christchurch — Side One, Across the Road

St. Lui, Christchurch — Side One, Across the Road

St. Lui is a new vinyl listening bar on Cashel Street, Christchurch, with a hi-fi system, acoustic panelling, a fire ...
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DJ Bar Bridge Shinjuku — Tokyo

DJ Bar Bridge Shinjuku — Tokyo

DJ Bar Bridge Shibuya is a tenth-floor DJ bar overlooking Shibuya Crossing, with a Rey Audio sound system, long-runni...
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Maru Hi-Fi, Newcastle — The Quiet Door on Union Street

Maru Hi-Fi, Newcastle — The Quiet Door on Union Street

Maru Hi-Fi is a jazz kissa-inspired listening bar in Newcastle West, NSW, with a 10,000-record collection, Tannoy Wes...
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