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In Indianapolis, Record Store Day is a full weekend of celebrating vinyl – Indianapolis Business Journal
For the primary time since 2019, worldwide Report Retailer Day will observe its conventional format of being a single day wherein retailers promote limited-edition vinyl and a few retailers showcase stay music and DJs.
April 23 is that this yr’s Report Retailer Day, and shoppers can observe the vacation at native shops resembling Karma Data, Luna Music, Indy CD & Vinyl, Sq. Cat Vinyl and Irvington Vinyl & Books.
At Luna, DJs Rusty Redenbacher and Mr. Kinetik will present the soundtrack for sidewalk procuring exterior the shop at 5202 N. Faculty Ave.
At Sq. Cat Vinyl, 1054 Virginia Ave., the roster of indoor performers consists of Mark Tester, Rob Funkhouser, Airport Individuals and Mark Dippel.
And Irvington Vinyl & Books, 9 Johnson Ave., will current a trio of DJs: Duck Trash, Modest and Shaw Shank.
The occasion gained’t finish on Saturday. After Indy CD & Vinyl, 806 Broad Ripple Ave., welcomes clients for a full day of Report Retailer Day procuring, the enterprise will have fun its twentieth anniversary with a free outside live performance on April 24.
Rick Ziegler opened Indy CD & Vinyl in Might 2002, after closing the same retailer in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah. Annie Skinner, one among Indy CD & Vinyl’s current house owners, labored at Ziegler’s retailer in Salt Lake Metropolis and provided to assist Ziegler make the transfer.
Skinner, Andy Skinner (Annie’s husband) and Eric Davis bought the shop from Ziegler in 2014. To preview the Indy CD & Vinyl celebration, the Skinners fielded 5 questions through e mail and shared particulars of the 10-artist live performance lineup.
Annie, why did you’re taking the leap and transfer from Salt Lake Metropolis to Indianapolis with the file retailer?
Initially I used to be solely purported to be right here for a month to assist out Rick with the transfer from Salt Lake. I had simply completed my diploma in therapeutic massage remedy and I used to be headed down a really totally different path with the file retailer leaving Utah; nonetheless, I noticed a chance as soon as I arrived and fell in love with the town. I beloved that I used to be in a position to see so many bands that weren’t coming to Utah–particularly with the proximity to different huge cities that I wasn’t used to in Salt Lake, and I rapidly made mates right here. There’s a wealthy music historical past right here, a depth that was new to me and I actually was taken by Indy for that cause.
When do you know vinyl’s comeback was greater than a novelty or a fad? And the way did that have an effect on the best way the shop operated?
There’s a false impression that vinyl was gone and wanted a “comeback.” Granted, vinyl gross sales are certainly a lot greater now than 20 years in the past; nonetheless, they’ve all the time been in manufacturing and have all the time been a significant a part of this store.
Each of us had wholesome file collections after we met, and every of us had a long-term love affair with the format earlier than working on the store. What has modified, a particular motion that has cemented the gross sales numbers we’re seeing now, is the demographic. What as soon as was the realm of DJs, older males and punk & hardcore children has now evened out throughout all ages and orientations. At any given second in Indy CD & Vinyl you’ll see a variety of ages in addition to a fair quantity of consumers who’re female-identified and male-identified. The attraction of bodily media, particularly vinyl, throughout each demographic means the way forward for the format is secure and we will increase our stock with confidence.
What occurs on the warehouse you added in 2021?
Our warehouse is our off-site operations heart with workers working within the workplaces within the entrance of home, in addition to our used LP product storage. Now we have all of our unprocessed used vinyl there, roughly 500,000 items, and every single day (or each different day) we’re dropping off used data we have now bought on the retailer in Broad Ripple after which we decide up the shop-ready data our warehouse workers has cleaned, processed, graded, bagged, priced and listed in our point-of-sale stock and on-line.
It’s an enormous area with huge work occurring. It has been actually enjoyable to think about and create the area.
The preliminary cause for including the warehouse was to take strain off of the retail retailer and guarantee our workers who course of used vinyl are targeted, after which our store workers can present good customer support with out being distracted with work. It’s additionally good to have the ability to park in our storage once more now that the used LP overflow has been moved to the warehouse! To be clear, it’s a workspace, so our interior youngsters gained’t be throwing reveals or raves there, and it isn’t open to the general public to go digging.
How did you choose the artists who’re taking part in your anniversary celebration on April 24?
We selected artists and bands with whom we have now shut private relationships in addition to actually being followers of their music (Odonis Odonis, Kiddo, Lily & Madeleine, DJ Little City), artists we’ve had scheduled to play up to now however couldn’t due to the pandemic (Deserta), regional artists we take pleasure in and matched up with their tour routing (Choke Chain), artists we’re followers of and bands we needed to see play due to how they’ve splendidly represented our metropolis and the music and humanities communities right here (Jennie DeVoe, Clint Breeze & The Groove, Candy Poison Sufferer). We needed an eclectic combine with one thing for everybody, together with Dorin performing for the households to begin off the occasion at 11 a.m.
Right here’s a crystal ball query: How will your corporation be totally different at Indy CD & Vinyl’s twenty fifth anniversary?
Ask us once more after this weekend, after we’ve been in a position to atone for some sleep! Since COVID started, it feels just like the workload has been nonstop, at a breakneck pace. The speed of progress for the enterprise and workers has been intense, so after what we hope is a monumental weekend arising, we’re then going to sit down down with our store managers and plot out the reply to that very query. Development will likely be improbable if it serves our clients and this metropolis effectively, however not progress for progress’s sake, simply so as to add extra work. We’re extraordinarily excited to see what occurs.
Following Saturday’s blowout from the Los Angeles Chargers and a narrow victory from the Cincinnati Bengals over the Denver Broncos, the Indianapolis Colts‘ playoff chances are still alive heading into their final two contests of the season.
Yet, while the road for the Colts to go dancing in the postseason is feasible, it won’t be a simple feat.
With the Chargers’ 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots, they effectively lock themselves into the 7th playoff spot in the AFC, leaving one spot up for grabs between the Colts, Bengals, and Miami Dolphins.
The task for the Colts is simple across the upcoming two games: win out.
With the NFL’s 32nd-ranked strength of schedule against the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars, securing two wins down the stretch to go 9-8 on the season sounds simple enough. However, if the Colts want to find their way into that 7th seed, they’ll need some additional help, even if they win out.
Indianapolis will need to be in a three or four-way tie with the Broncos at a 9-8 record alongside the Bengals and/or the Dolphins in Week 18 to have what it takes to get the last spot in the AFC.
For that outcome to transpire, the Broncos will need to lose against the Kansas City Chiefs, along with either the Bengals defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers, or the Dolphins winning vs. both the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets to tie with the Colts. If that happens, while the Colts take care of their business– they’re in.
Bengals win. Which means if the Colts win out all they need next week is another Bengals win (Steelers) and another Broncos loss (Chiefs) and they’re the 7th seed and in the playoffs.
— Landon Oliver (@Landon3MR) December 29, 2024
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In the event of a multi-team tie in the standings, the deciding factor turns to each team’s win-loss record against their respective conference if they haven’t played head-to-head. For this case, Denver would have a 5-7 record against the AFC, Cincinnati would have a 6-6 record, and Indianapolis and Miami would tie at 7-5 if the Dolphins win out.
Since the Colts beat the Dolphins in Week 7, they have the head-to-head tiebreaker over Miami, so long as Indianapolis wins out over the final two weeks.
Simply put, a lot needs to go the Colts’ way over this week and next to make a last-ditch effort for a postseason run, but it’s far from out of the cards.
The first step to making such a miracle happen for Indianapolis lands on Sunday afternoon when Joe Flacco and the Colts travel to MetLife Stadium to take on the Giants at 1:00 PM.
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The Horseshoe Faithful have spoken this holiday season, and only 24% of Indianapolis Colts fans believe that the franchise is headed in the right direction:
That is slightly up from 17% following the Colts’ home win last weekend against the lowly Tennessee Titans (3-12), but is well within the dregs of optimism. That being said, the Colts have gone 5-5 in their last 10 games, and their inability to beat any of the NFL’s better competition down the stretch this season will likely cost them a wild card playoff spot.
With the Los Angeles Chargers big road win at the New England Patriots on Saturday, the Colts have just a 9% now of making the playoffs.
In reality, their only win against the NFL’s better competition was at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers during Week 4. Otherwise, the Colts have beaten up against the league’s weaker competition, and also had a bad loss during Week 5 at Jacksonville.
Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson has already been ruled out for Sunday on the road against the New York Giants, meaning Indianapolis will turn to veteran Joe Flacco again.
Honestly, it feels like yet another lost season for Indianapolis, in an AFC South where the leading Houston Texans (9-7) haven’t been all that impressive for a consecutive season.
The Colts inability to capitalize in one of the league’s weakest divisions yet again is concerning, especially when it’s really been a ‘lost decade’ for the Colts collectively.
The Colts haven’t made the playoffs since 2020, and they haven’t won the AFC South since 2014, having the longest drought of any divisional team to do so.
Despite the turbulence faced by the Indianapolis Colts on both sides of the ball this season, they’ve still found their way into the late playoff push with just two games left in the year.
However, while the Colts might be alive in the hunt, they’ll have to iron out a few issues within their recent displays which may inevitably make or break their chances for a playoff spot for the first time since the 2020 season– especially on the offensive side of the football.
As ESPN and Aaron Schatz rattled off the most concerning stat trends within the NFL’s playoff bubble teams, the Colts had one of the most interesting to note of the bunch, and possibly the most impactful on the list– their pass offense.
“Pass offense is a pretty big category, but the entire concept is a problem for the Colts,” Schatz said in his rationale. “Indianapolis ranks between 13th and 15th in DVOA for run offense, run defense, pass defense, and special teams. But the Colts rank 25th in pass offense DVOA. If they don’t make the playoffs this season, the blame falls on the passing game.”
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The passing attack for the Colts has been nothing short of up-and-down across the entire season.
A rough start for Anthony Richardson eventually led to veteran backup Joe Flacco getting a couple of starting reps in the middle of the season. Then, Richardson returned to QB1 two weeks later to take the reins. Now leading into this week vs. the New York Giants, the situation under center is up in the air again as Richardson is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday’s contest.
It’s been a whirlwind on the offensive side. Yet, regardless of who’s taking the snaps on Sunday vs. the Giants, the Colts must be more efficient in their passing attack. Richardson throwing under a 50.0% completion rate for the year is far from sustainable to keep putting wins on the board, even as an elite threat in the run game.
In fact, Schatz mentions that the Colts’ passing offense has seen a bit of a drop-off in production from their short time with Flacco under center.
“Things have been worse with Anthony Richardson at quarterback than they were with Joe Flacco,” Schatz continued. “Richardson has incredible rushing skills and is also good at avoiding sacks. The problem is throwing the football. Richardson ranks 32nd out of 33 qualifying quarterbacks in passing EPA, barely ahead of the Titans’ Will Levis. Richardson is ridiculously behind every other qualifying QB in completion percentage. He’s completing 48% of his passes this season, while every other quarterback is above 60%.”
It’s no secret that Richardson’s development has been a project since being drafted two years ago, but with a second-to-last EPA per play right ahead of a now-benched Will Levis, something has to change fast.
Thankfully, easy matchups for the next two weeks against the Giants and the Jacksonville Jaguars can make a simple path for Richardson to perform well if he suits up. The fourth overall pick of the 2023 draft has shown clear flashes of talent and ability to be the franchise guy during parts of his first two years in the league, yet the details need some fine-tuning.
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