Waterloo Records
Waterloo has been Austin's musical living room since 1982.
Downtown · 600A N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
Texas music · Country · Blues · Indie · Psych
Austin's scene runs on country, psych, blues and a fiercely local indie strain. Waterloo carries the city on its shoulders.
Why Waterloo
Waterloo is everything a great American record store should be: deep new and used, knowledgeable staff, in-stores from real artists, and a Texas-music section that takes its job seriously.
What to dig for
Texas psych (13th Floor Elevators-era), outlaw country, blues, Tejano, and a strong reissue program from labels like Numero and Light in the Attic.
After Waterloo
End of an Ear in South Austin for second-hand depth. Breakaway Records on Burnet for soul and jazz. Antone's Record Shop for blues.
Also worth your afternoon
- · End of an Ear
- · Breakaway Records
- · Antone's Record Shop
- · Friends of Sound
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