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Black Dots

Black Dots' June 2013 opening in the basement of a Lafayette Avenue flat was so audacious in the face of steeply declining sales of tangible music that the Buffalo News devoted a lengthy article to it, and the fact that they've now expanded to a much larger location is more remarkable still. The store is named for the groundbreaking 1979 debut by D.C. punkers Bad Brains, and aptly so: Black Dots deals exclusively in new and used punk, hardcore, and indie releases on vinyl and cassette, as well as a selection of stickers, patches and band t-shirts. Even the hand-scrawled logo, reminiscent of an old-school concert flyer, screams "punk rock".

Address: 368 Grant St.
Getting there: Metro Bus 3, 7 or 26
Hours: Mon-Sat noon-8PM, Sun noon-5PM
Phone: +17167250010
Website: blackdotsbuffalo.shop (opens in a new tab)

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