New York City LIVE Exploring Chelsea Flea Market on Sunday

It’s National Coffee Day and we are highlighting New York City’s Auggie’s Coffee and Porto Rico Importing Co.

 

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Thank you everyone who dropped by A-1 Record Shop in the East Village, NYC last night for our VINYL NYC book signing. We really appreciate the love and support!

 

To celebrate the release of our new Vinyl NYC book, we will be having a book signing at A-1 Record Shop TONIGHT Friday, Sept. 26 from 6-8 PM

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Come by and meet James and Karla, check out their books and get a signed copy of Vinyl NYC from 6-8! @jaybusy_alphauno will be playing records and we will have free refreshments for you all. Pull up!

Thank you A-1 Records East Village NYC for hosting our VINYL NYC book signing!

 

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CBGB, this iconic club known as the birthplace of the American punk rock movement was founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973

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To celebrate the release of our new Vinyl NYC book, we will be having a book signing at A-1 Record Shop this Friday, Sept. 26 from 6-8 PM

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Join us for a walk through the Feast of San Gennaro!

 

Listen to us talk about our new “VINYL NYC" book and hear some of our music picks with host Dennis “The Menace” Scheyer

Listen to us talk about our new “VINYL NYC" book and hear some of our music picks with host Dennis “The Menace” Scheyer on his show “Just Another Menance Sunday” 99.1 KBUU L.A./Malibu now available to listen on MixCloud! https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioDennis/just-another-menace-sunda-1225-a-conversation-w-karla-and-james-murray-their-musical-sandwich/

Listen to us talk about our new book “Vinyl NYC” & our photography journey with our “musical sandwich” with host Dennis “The Menace” Scheyer on the radio today!

Listen to us talk about our new book “Vinyl NYC” & our photography journey with our “musical sandwich” with host Dennis “The Menace” Scheyer on the radio today!

KBUU 99.1 FM 8 PM EDT / 5 PM Pacific

Bombshell Radio 4 PM EDT / 1 PM Pacific

Indie SF 3 PM EDT / 11 AM Pacific

Listen here: https://menaceattic.com/sunday/index.php

Record Shop at 360 Van Brunt Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn is a true NYC hidden in plain sight gem.

 

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Listen to us on East Village Radio talk about our new “Vinyl NYC” book with DJ Elia on his show ‘Elia Vs. VINYL NYC with James & Karla Murray’.

Listen to us on East Village Radio talk about our new “Vinyl NYC” book with DJ Elia on his show ‘Elia Vs. VINYL NYC with James & Karla Murray’. We also played some of our favorite vinyl which we purchased from the shops featured in our book. Our vinyl loving rescue dog Hudson was with us too! Listen: https://www.mixcloud.com/EastVillageRadio/elia-vs-james-and-karla-murray-vinyl-nyc-book-on-evr-september-18-2025/#

To celebrate the release of their cookbook, Russ & Daughters have teamed up with the Lower East Side indie bookstore @ptknitwear on Orchard Street to launch Russ & Daughters Day this Saturday, September 20th

To celebrate the release of their cookbook, Russ & Daughters have teamed up with the Lower East Side indie bookstore @ptknitwear on Orchard Street to launch Russ & Daughters Day this Saturday, September 20th where you can join them for a full day of free events celebrating @russanddaughters and the LES community including free giveaways, a book signing and meet & greet with the owners & authors Niki Russ Federman & Josh Russ Tupper, a live open podcast recording and a neighborhood scavenger hunt where anyone can win big prizes.

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We will be live today from 2-3 PM as guests on East Village Radio talking about our new "Vinyl NYC" book with DJ Elia on his show 'Elia Vs. VINYL NYC

We will be live today from 2-3 PM as guests on East Village Radio talking about our new "Vinyl NYC" book with DJ Elia on his show 'Elia Vs. VINYL NYC with James & Karla Murray'. Our dog Hudson will be with us too! Be sure to tune in as we will be giving away a signed copy of our book and playing music from our vinyl collection which we purchased from the shops featured in "Vinyl NYC". Listen live: https://eastvillageradio.com/elia-vs/

We will be live tomorrow Thursday, September 18th from 2-3 PM as guests on East Village Radio

We will be live tomorrow Thursday, September 18th from 2-3 PM as guests on East Village Radio talking about our new "Vinyl NYC" book with DJ Elia on his show 'Elia Vs. VINYL NYC with James & Karla Murray'. Be sure to tune in as we will be giving away a signed copy of our book and playing music from our vinyl collection which we purchased from the shops featured in "Vinyl NYC". Listen live: https://eastvillageradio.com/elia-vs/

We are saddened to share the news that Yuji Yumeki, who founded Search & Destroy, a vintage, rock and roll and punk clothing shop on St. Marks Place in the East Village recently passed away.

 

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Thank you to The Record Store Day Podcast with Paul Myers!

Listen to us talk about our new VINYL NYC book starting at 29 minutes...
https://myerspodcasting.libsyn.com/the-rsd-podcasts-record-stores-and-photography-special
RSD Podcast's Record Stores And Photography Special Sept 16, 2025

Thank you everyone who attended our book talk & signing @roughtradenyc. It was so great to meet & connect via a shared love for vinyl!

 

We hope you can join us for our book talk & signing tonight Monday, Sept. 15 at 6 PM at Rough Trade Below at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on the Rink level of Rockefeller Center (directly facing the B/D/F/M subway).

We will be talking about the resurgence of indie vinyl record stores in the city and their importance to the community as well as signing books available for purchase. 

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