Atlanta's Criminal Records Avoids Closure

In September Atlanta’s Criminal Records owner Eric Levin, a co-creator of Record Store Day, said that the store was expected to close as soon as this month if something drastic didn’t happen. November is here, and we’re glad to report that Criminal Records has avoided an expected closure.   read more

Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood Added to Criminal Records’ Benefit Concert

As previously reported, Orange Amplifiers’ benefit concert in support of Criminal Records is planned for Oct. 15 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Ga. A press release for the record store has now announced that Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers will play the event with fellow DBT members Brad Morgan and Jay Gonzalez.   read more

Benefit Announced For Atlanta's Criminal Records

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Co-Founder of Record Store Day's Atlanta Store Expected to Close

Criminal Records, one of Atlanta’s largest independent record stores, is expected to close as soon as November. The store's owner, Eric Levin confirmed that the retailer, which owes a sizable debt to the IRS, is planning on liquidating its inventory. Levin is very active in the record retail community; He's one of the co-founders of Record Store Day and the founder of the Alliance of Independent Media Stores, and his name even appears on that letter from independent retailers to Jay-Z and Kanye West.  read more