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It's a record store by day, but the employees lose their High Fidelity music-snob attitudes and reveal themselves as the scene boosters they really are by night, when they open up the old house to live music after retail hours. From death metal to free jazz, Sound Exchange hosts performances that are always mind-expanding, far beyond the mainstream and that can't be found anywhere else in the city. Or, as they put it in their own words, "Presenting unlistenable music to an uncaring public for 25 years. Does your band make people run from the room? Book a show with us." (BYOB)

2008 | Best Vintage Record Store

Sound Exchange has been slanging rare and collectible records to Houston's stone-cold junkies for years now. And those junkies have good reason to be repeat customers; the incredibly fresh selection and well-priced bins of '60s psychedelic music... More >
2007 | Best Music Store

This Montrose-area establishment has been supplying local music snobs with the most epicurean of sounds for years now. No matter if you're looking for the latest vinyl release from an obscure noise band or a self-manufactured CD by a local group,... More >
2006 | Best Place to Buy CDs by Local Musicians

Sound Exchange might not have the widest selection of local music � the place is too small for that � but it's still the best spot to buy the stuff. That's because the staff there knows local music like no other salespeople anywhere, and th... More >
2005 | Best Vintage LPs

"Back in the day -- 1977 -- Houston was a sleepy cow-town, known mostly for petroleum-related businesses, serial killers with "Wayne' in their name, and the Astrodome..." So begins the epic saga of Sound Exchange, as told on its extremely... More >
2005 | Best Place to Buy CDs by Local Musicians

You just witnessed an awesome set by one of Houston's many local bands, and now you're freaking out because there was no merchandise available. No fear, local music lover, Sound Exchange is here. This music hotspot lets local bands hawk their... More >

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Houston Press Reviews and News

Local Motion at Sound Exchange

By Chris Gray | Thu, March 27, 2008

Sound Exchange 1846 Richmond, 713-666-5555 1. Dirtbombs, We Have You Surrounded (LP/CD) 2. The Judy's, Washarama (CD) 3. Hearts of Animals, Hearts of Animals (7") 4. Hellhammer, Demon Entrails (LP/CD) 5. Black Mountain, In the Future (LP/CD)... More >
Local Motion at Sound Exchange

By Chris Gray | Thu, February 28, 2008

Sound Exchange 1846 Richmond, 713-666-5555 1. Times New Viking, Rip It Off (LP/CD) 2. Hate Eternal, Fury & Flames 3. Hearts of Animals, 7" 4. CoCoComa, s/t (LP/CD) 5. LSD Pond, s/t (CD) 6. Hellhammer, Demon Entrails (LP/CD) 7. Disfear, L... More >
Local Motion at Sound Exchange

By Chris Gray | Thu, January 31, 2008

Sound Exchange 1846 Richmond, 713-666-5555 1. Cat Power, Jukebox (LP/CD) 2. Robert Wyatt, Comic Opera (LP) 3. Horna, Sotahuuto (CD) 4. Various Artists, Thrashing Like a Maniac (CD) 5. Six Organs of Admittance, Shelter From the Ash (LP/CD) ... More >
Local Motion

By Chris Gray | Thu, January 03, 2008

Sound Exchange 1846 Richmond, 713-666-5555 1. Vashti Bunyan, Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind (LP/CD) 2. Les Rallizes Denudes, Yodo Go-A- Go-Go (CD) 3. Fatal Flying Guilloteens, Quantum Fucking (CD) 4. Magik Markers, Boss (LP) 5. Carbo... More >
Local Motion

By Chris Gray | Thu, December 06, 2007

Sound Exchange 1846 Richmond 713-666-5555 1. Six Organs of Admittance, Shelter From The Ash 2. Insect Warfare, World Extermination 3. Faust, s/t (reissue) 4. Bobb Trimble, Harvest Of Dreams 5. Ptolemaic Terrascope, issue No. 36 6. Velvet ... More >

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tdawg07

| Mon, June 07, 2010

good bar, no cover, good drink specials great peeople

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lisakellybrew

| Fri, April 30, 2010

I used to shop there religiously but not so much lately. In the past Cactus had a better selection but since they moved to that rat hole Sound Exchange is kickin' their ass on selection.

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junkerdesigns

| Thu, August 06, 2009

All the best vinyl I ever got, always willing to bargain. Super informative and always will point in the right direction to get your hard to find vinyl.

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houstonpressbestof

| Wed, May 06, 2009

Sound Exchange has been slanging rare and collectible records to Houston's stone-cold junkies for years now. And those junkies have good reason to be repeat customers; the incredibly fresh selection and well-priced bins of '60s psychedelic music and soul are hard to beat. And the two owners are courteous enough � or fiendish enough � to regularly slip you some hip sounds from their secret stash. You'll most likely leave the place as high as can be with a fat sack of vinyl under your arm and a little coin left over in your wallet.

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