The US saw a 3.7% decline in record stores from 2019 to 2024, according to research firm IBISWorld. But Denver is bucking that trend. ⁠ ⁠ The titans in the scene — waxtraxdenver, twistandshoutdenver and blackandreaddenver — have stayed open for decades despite relocations and potentially risky expansions. And newcomers like drop.to.pop, cityrecordscolfax and invincible_vinyl have opened brand new storefronts, adding to a growing consensus that Denver’s record-store renaissance is still expanding.⁠ ⁠ Read more about Denver’s vinyl scene at the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ 📝: John Wenzel, The Denver Post ⁠ 📷: Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post // hyoung_ccc⁠ ⁠ #music #vinyl #recordstore #denvermusic #denver #arvada #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylrecords #recordcollection #recordstores