The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina • 81

14 weekend Friday April 16 1993 Stores HUH Join us Inside or on our patio deck (or great specials g-f SOUTHWEST You'll Feast With Variety Just As We Do In The West Ribeyes BBQ Ribs Seafoods Salads Sandwiches Enchiladas Quesadillas 7701 Leadmine Road Raleigh 6768895 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Records is scheduled to open in Cary's Salt Box Village this year Starship Records Tapes 3500 Roxboro Road Durham 220-7773 Selection: About 15000 total titles on CD and cassette mostly and rap The store carries some vinyl singles and a large selection of cassette singles but no used records Prices: $1499 CD and $999 cassette for Jodeci and Garth Brooks The store didnt have Wynton Marsalis or Dinosaur Jr Return policy: With receipt defective merchandise can be exchanged for store credit Special services: TicketMaster outlet Other locations: 1487 Garner's Station Blvd Garner 772-2570 TracksRecord Bar Capital Boulevard Baby Superstore Emporium Plaza Raleigh 878-9697 Selection: Formerly Durham-based and now owned by Super-club in Atlanta this 7000-square-foot store carries more than 20000 titles on CD and cassette and about 300 12-inch singles No vinyl or used records Prices: $1499 CD and $999 cassette for Jodeci $1299 CD and $899 cassette for Garth Brooks and Dinosaur CD and $1898 cassette for Wynton Marsalis Return policy: With receipt you can get a refund or exchange if you're not satisfied with something Special services: TicketMaster outlet Other locations: In Raleigh Crabtree Valley Mall (782-5861) North Hills Mall (787-6959) Cameron Village (832-7563) Celebrations at Six Forks (870-8779) In Durham South Square Mall (489-1719) Northgate Mall (286-9115) In Chapel Hill University Mall (967-6438) 131 Franklin St (942-5273) East Gate Shopping Center (967-1255) Ferry Road Raleigh 831-2300 Specialty selection: Another good alternative music store with about 4000 titles (about 10 percent of them imports) on new and used CD cassette and vinyl Prices: $1295 CD and $845 cassette for Jodeci $12'J5 CD and $945 cassette for Garth Brooks $1195 CD and $745 cassette for Dinosaur Jr $2195 CD for Wynton Marsalis (cassette was not in stock) Barter policy: Store buys and trades used records for cash or credit Return policy: Defective merchandise can be returned for cash or credit Special services: The Record Exchange publishes a free monthly magazine The Music Monitor Most of the writing is submitted by customers and employees of the chain's 14 stores in North Carolina and Virginia The store also sponsors occasional free in-store acoustic concerts Other locations: 6325 Falls of the Neuse Road Raleigh (876-1199) School Kids Records 144 Franklin St Chapel Hill 929-7766 Specialtyselection: One of the flagship stores of the Triangle's alternative scene School Kids carries about 10000 titles many of them imports and obscure local and independent-label releases on new and used CD cassette and vinyl (The Raleigh Hillsborough Street location is bigger with about 17000 titles) Prices: $1399 CD and $799 cassette for Jodeci Garth Brooks and Dinosaur Jr $1999 CD and $1199 cassette for Wynton Marsalis Barter policy: The store buys and trades used records for cash or credit Return policy: With receipt defective merchandise can be returned for store credit Special services: Advance tickets for shows at the Cat's Cradle nightclub Other locations 2516 Hillsborough St Raleigh (821-7766) Quail Corners Shopping Center Raleigh (872-1666) A fourth School Kids All ABC Privileges GRILL BAR DREW BARRYMORE 33 9 1 -AL CWTW 7KKQ74 Continued from previous page Receipt is required other locations: Coconuts is affiliated with the Tape World stores at North Hills Mall in Raleigh (781-4043) andNorthgate Mall in Durham (286-2408) Musicland Crabtree Valley Mall Raleigh 782-3655 Selection: This Minneapolis-based chain also includes Sam Goody stores It stocks about 5000 titles on CD and cassette The store does not carry vinyl or used records Prices: $1499 CD and $999 cassette for Jodeci $1599 CD and $1099 cassette for Garth Brooks $1599 CD and $999 cassette for Dinosaur Jr $2399 CD and $1899 cassette for Wynton Marsalis Return policy: With receipt unopened merchandise can be returned for cash within 30 days of purchase opened defective merchandise can be exchanged for store credit only Other locations: Cary Town Center 1105 Walnut St (469-2722 Bl Poindexter Records 718 Ninth St Durham 286-1852 Specialtyselection: About 8000 titles on CD cassette and vinyl including numerous local and independent-label releases Owned by Johnny Quest bassist Jack Campbell Poindexter is one of the key stores in the local scene Prices: $1321 CD and $849 cassette for Jodeci $1321 CD and $896 cassette for Garth Brooks $1321 CD and $896 cassette for Dinosaur Jr $2170 CD and $1604 cassette for Wynton Marsalis Barter policy The store buys and trades used records for store credit only Return policy: With receipt defective merchandise and unopened merchandise can be exchanged for store credit only Special services: Advance tickets for shows at the Cat's Cradle nightclub in Chapel Hill and some events at Duke University venues Record Exchange 2233 Avent On the beat Continued from page 11 half the number of shows in 1987 That contributed to a loss of more than $1 million Smith Center business has picked up this year with six concerts booked there already But it's hard to imagine the market expanding further to accommodate another arena "There are only so many acts and events out there" says Cellar Door's Howard "I wouldn't tell NC State not to do it since its primary purpose will be for basketball But these buildings will have to roll up their sleeves diversify and find a different niche "If they're all just going for the same artists it won't work" A A teenager who's seen too much and a cop who's seen it all Iwm-JIPCH a 31-8036 LIT 1 Imlml toiiiDLv EL- em? cannon CTuitESiiit I moms beshveo CLUB NOTES: It looks as if Raleigh's Garage is closing after all Lease renegotiations between club owner Gene Hornick manager Tim Flaherty and building owner Leon Capetano collapsed and the club is out of money The locks had been changed by last Friday so Flaherty says he broke in to open for Beatless' musical rendition of "Passion Play" That was the Garage's last show The Garage's demise scotched a series of club benefit shows this week and such road shows as Ba-sehead scheduled for April 28 It also leaves the Triangle's alternative scene in dire straits since the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill is scheduled to close May 19 "This is supposedly such a great music scene but no one really supports it" says Flaherty "Peo-'ple don't go out to hear bands ex- jept for certain ones they'vcal- i ready heard about" DOUBLE-TEAM DEALS: Lots of record labels are interested in Triangle bands But none are more interested than Sony Records and Alias who have signed two Triangle bands apiece Sony has added Dig to its roster Dig Doug Jervey Nantucket's Kenny Soule and Mr Potato-head's Bobby is set to go into the studio in August with producer John Custer who writes the band's material The label's initial Triangle signing was Cry of Love whose album "Brothers" (also produced by Custer) is due out next month As for San Francisco-based Alias it recently signed a deal with Small Archers of Loaf (whose Eric Bachmann also used to play in Small ironically enough) are also on the label i I ti.