CHICAGO — If you’re looking for a way to support your local economy, go visit an independently owned record store near you. Saturday, April 12, is Record Store Day, a global event that celebrates the ...

For many collectors of those spinning plastic discs of joy known as vinyl records, Record Store Day is better than Christmas. Every April (and Black Friday), music lovers emerge from their winter ...

Tom “Papa” Ray has never had to look far to find a friend—especially when there’s a record spinning in the background. “If you went to a city tomorrow where you didn’t know a single person, but you ...