The Lucy’s Record Shop Podcast

Hear the stories behind the legendary 90’s Nashville record store and all-ages punk rock club.

“Lucy’s Record Shop has been gone more than three times as long as it existed at 1707 Church Street, but there's a generation of Nashvillians that can't pass this stretch of the street without thinking of it. That just shows the mythic status of the store and music venue that was here for a little less than six years during the ‘90s and specialized in punk and indie music.”

Randy Fox, Nashville Musical History Tour

In the summer of 1992, Lucy’s Record Shop opened in the sleepy southern city of Nashville, TN. Over the next six years, this fiercely independent store and all-ages punk club became a home for kids looking for belonging and creative freedom – a place where young people could discover music, find their voices, play in a band, speak out for what they believe in and help shape a grassroots community that welcomed anyone who needed somewhere to call home.

It’s hard to find the perfect words to capture all the different types of people who came through Lucy’s, but it’s easy to remember what so many of them shared. Often uncomfortable or unwelcome within the dominant and oppressive power and class structures of traditional southern homes, schools, and churches, they were searching for a place where they could be themselves – where they could bond over shared values, take comfort in shared experiences, and feel encouraged in their music, art, writing, and activism. So it was no surprise that an independent record shop boldly declaring “No racist, sexist, or homophobic shit tolerated” became exactly the place they needed.

Join shop owner Mary Mancini as she sits down with the kids and young adults who made Lucy’s so special and discovers how their DIY ethic, unfettered creativity, and deep sense of community left a lasting mark on Nashville and its underground music scene.


Welcome to Lucy’s Record Shop.

 

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Email mary@lucysrecordshop.com.

Black and White photo of Lucy the Weimaraner dog at Lucy's Record Shop

Lucy

 

Host - Mary Mancini

Thirty years ago Mary Mancini moved from New York City to Nashville and opened Lucy’s, a record store and all-ages punk club. Since Lucy’s closed in 1998, Mary has worked in film, radio, technology, advocacy, and politics.

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