At the end of April, Citizen Vinyl will close its cafe, event space, and record store.
Founder and CEO Gar Ragland shared late Monday afternoon that after five years in business weathering a global pandemic and a local natural disaster, challenges have led Citizen Vinyl to “focus on the core segments of our business: vinyl manufacturing and studio recording.”
Both the record-pressing factory and Citizen Studios will remain inside the Citizen-Times building and tours will continue to be offered. As the team moves forward to focus on the music, there are plenty of projects on the horizon. Citizen Vinyl has a growing list of services offered, like creating sustainable BioVinyl records, developing its recently patented vinylkey® technology, and launching a record label to supplement its recording and engineering work.
Stop by through Wednesday, April 30 to raise one last Negroni, grab one last record, and attend one last event.
