The future is unwritten, but if Anna and Chris Brozek have anything to do about it, 2010 will not mark the end of an era for independent record stores ...

Contrary to widespread "the sky is falling!" reports, independent record stores aren't all being pushed toward extinction.

My Morning Jacket (EP) Wilco (DVD) Iron Wine (CD) Hank III (LPs) Misfits (LP) Unkle (LP) Queen (EP) Poison the Well (CD) Gomez (7-inch) Modest Mouse (7-inch) Sonic Youth (7-inch) These Arms Are Snakes (7-inch) Regina Spektor (LP) Slayer (7-inch)...

When's the last time you stepped inside a record store? It may have been a while if you've been getting most of your music online.

Remember when record shopping was fun? City Weekly sure does—we do it every week! We’ll even show you how stopping into a locally owned and operated music store can be as easy as—but