electricsnow Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 So I'm traveling to Jacksonville, Florida in a couple weeks and was wondering if anyone had suggestions on some cool places to check out. I'm looking for possibly some good microbreweries, record stores and restaurants. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I can help you out. there is a new music store at the beach that has vinyl. never been there but they seem to have a growing selection. its down in Atlantic beach young loud and,snotty - http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/young-loud-andsnotty/127067850666066 Bold city brewer is a cool spot in riverside (artsy area) - they have a little bar with games and shit. laid back cool little joint with good beers. http://www.boldcitybrewery.com/index.php Pizza joint - Moon River pizza near riverside http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/44/481200/restaurant/Westside/Moon-River-Pizza-Westside-Jacksonville I love this restaurant called CHEW in downtown jax. i used to rock lunches there all the time when i worked around the corner. kinda a trendy but really dope ass food that is pretty affordable... some of their dinner items can get pricey http://www.chewrestaurant.com/ Another brewery is this place... kinda new but heard it was pretty cool. i think they have a bar/tap room but dont know to much about it. Intuition Ale Works 720 King Street Jacksonville, FL 32204 www.intuitionale.com Wed-Fri 3pm-11pm Sat 12pm-11pm Brewery tours on Saturday at 1pm or by appointment. There is no other music stores in town, but Riverside and San marco has some cool stuff. both have cool oldschool movie theaters that play some good movies. they usually have midnight horror movies, or other indie type movies. http://www.sanmarcotheatre.com/index.html http://www.5pointstheatre.com/ No great art museums in town. The cummer museum has some decent stuff every once in a while but its hit or miss. Mostly history related exhibits - this is in riverside too www.cummer.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 if you wanna get tattooed hit up inksmith and rodgers on beach blvd and get tattooed by my boy kenny ford. dude is good plus he was my old roommate. http://www.inksmithtattoo.com/locations St. Augustine is just like 30 mins south and has some touristy type stuff to do with the Fort, fountain of youth, beaches, and little shopping areas. Show venues: www.freebirdlive.com - at the beach www.jackrabbitsonline.com - in san marco near downtown This shit hole has been getting more and more shows since the other venues have been closing Brewster's Pub 14003 Beach Boulevard Jacksonville, FL 32250-1541 (904) 223-9850 I have been gone from jax for 7 months so i am alittle out of touch, but i doubt anything has changed. Ill try to think up some other things to do around town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricsnow Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to getting out and checking some of this stuff out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffiend Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 There actually is a brand new record store downtown called Budget Records. I haven't been there yet, but one of the guys that runs it has run a few stores down here before. I'm not sure what he's got, but he usually has some decent stuff for a fair price. Budget Records 228 East Forsyth St Jacksonville, FL 32202 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 There actually is a brand new record store downtown called Budget Records. I haven't been there yet, but one of the guys that runs it has run a few stores down here before. I'm not sure what he's got, but he usually has some decent stuff for a fair price.Budget Records 228 East Forsyth St Jacksonville, FL 32202 Is it the same guy who had the shop near San Marco? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffiend Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 He used to run Weird Wax and Vinyl Frontier off Atlantic Blvd near 95. I don't know if he ever had a shop in San Marco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yeah thats the guy I was talking about. His shop was just outside of San Marco in St.Nicholas. I see him at the vinyl shows all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 yeah same dude. the place in San Marco was in the back of the skate shop. I dont know if you remember but here is what happened to that place: http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/082107/met_192977220.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I remember the skate shop being there but didn't know what happened to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yeah, go to Orlando! Park Ave CD's is one of the best record stores in the state! I was born and raised in Melbourne. If you go to the beach, stay in Jax or drive the two and a half hours to Cocoa Beach. Avoid Daytona. New Smyrna beach is nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricsnow Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Thanks for all the suggestions! So far we've gotten to check out Intuition Ale Works in Jacksonville and A1A Ale Works in St Augustine which also had delicious food. That fort in St Augustine is also one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 St. Augustine is the oldest city in the USA. But, they've probably told you that 800 times now once you cross county lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperduel Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Just for future reference let me post here. I'm Jonathan and I help run Budget Records in Downtown Jacksonville. We open not too long ago and the store was originally opened by my friend Ron Johnston and his former business Steve Parker (He was the owner of Weird Wax and Vinyl Frontier here in Jax and currently running a record store in St Augustine). The Dtown Jax store and the St Aug stores were once both related (Steve ran the St Aug store while Ron ran the Dtown Jax store, both under the Budget Records name). Because of personal business issues and many disagreements between the two owners, Steve and Ron split. Steve is renaming his St Aug store while the Dtown Jax store (where I help run) is still called Budget Records. Steve will not be coming back to Jax, he's saying in the St. Aug area. Now if you want to buy vinyl/CDs/tapes there's only two stores to visit in Jax: Budget Records 228 East Forsyth St Jacksonville, FL 32202 Open Tues-Sun, closed Mon Hours are usually Tues-Sat 11-7 while Sun is 12-5. and Yesterday and Todays 11041 Beach Boulevard Jacksonville, FL 32246 In the Beach Flea Market on Row A. Only open Fridays at 12-3 and Saturday/Sunday from 10-5. Now if you want to buy cheap vinyl visit Budget Records. If you want to pay money for pricer vinyl go to Yesterday and Todays. The store that I help run, Budget Records, we have tons of $1 boxes and many LPs for less than $5. Of course we have a little rarer LPs that cost a little higher than $5 but they are all reasonably price. Really pricer stuff will be in the $15-$20 range. Selection is all over the place so for those who want to look for treasures we are the store for you. Yesterday and Todays is run by my friend William. He is a good friend of mine but he runs his store his own way. He doesn't do no $1 boxes and all records are $5 and up. All common stuff that you normally find in the $1 bins are priced $5 and up to $8 if it is mint. He can have records that cost up to $100 in the store (British Press Electrical Ladyland is one example and I believe he wants $90 for it with the Jem import sticker on it). He does get really good stuff in the store but prepare to pay up for it. If you don't want to pay too much for records I don't believe this store is for you. Of course your mileage may vary and I would encourage you to visit both stores and make up your mind. Of course competition is best for both stores. Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curse74 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 There are more then two record stores in jacksonville.Young,loud,and snotty is located in Atlantic Beach 79 sailfish dr,32233.they have vinyl and some cds a killer punk selection and prices are good.Also they have lots of band t-shirts and skateboards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 what else is in jax besides Young Loud and Snotty and the new budget records? everything worth while closed down (cd exchange at the beach, the 2x stores that went out of business many years ago on the riverside strip, Inertia *both locations*, vinyl frontier, and even all the shitty used cd stores went under) I know there was a soul record store in arlington years ago but never checked it out. Curse, are you one of the dudes from Young, loud, and snotty? just curious. Also, from what i have heard there is a record show at Lomax this saturday afternoon incase anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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