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Somerville and Porter Square Crawl

A trio north of Cambridge: a Union Square shop with a bar built in, a jazz-and-blues used shop on Broadway and a Porter Square punk shop.

Walkable · 3 stops · about 2.3 miles. Every stop is close enough to walk. The whole route is about 3 miles or less, so you can leave the car behind. What do route types mean?

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The 3 stops

  1. 1. Vinyl Index

    Bow Market, Union Square · Indie/Rock, Hip-Hop, General · $$

    Record shop in Union Square's Bow Market stocking new releases, reissues and used vinyl, with a cocktail bar built into the shop.

    Tip: Closed Mondays; Thursday to Saturday it stays open until 11 PM, which suits a browse-and-drink evening.

    1 Bow Mkt Wy #25, Somerville, MA 02143, USA

    Hours
    MondayClosed
    Tuesday11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Wednesday11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Thursday11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
    Friday11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
    Saturday11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
    Sunday11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    See it in the app Map +1 617-764-3667

  2. 2. Stereo Jack's Records

    Davis Square area, Broadway · Jazz, General, Blues · $$

    Used-record shop with strong jazz, blues and psych stock plus a selection of 78s and music books.

    Tip: Hours run 11 AM to 7 PM most days, with an earlier 10 AM opening on weekends.

    736 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02144, USA

    Hours
    Monday11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Tuesday11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Wednesday11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Thursday11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Friday11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Saturday10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Sunday10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    See it in the app Map +1 617-764-0284

  3. 3. Big Dig Records

    Porter Square · Punk/Indie, Rock · $

    Independent Mass Ave shop with used vinyl, cassettes and CDs, with a punk bin and a dedicated rockabilly bin, and a habit of putting free finds out front.

    Tip: Open late most evenings, so it is easy to add after dinner in Porter Square.

    2325 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA

    Hours
    Monday12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Tuesday12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Wednesday12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Thursday12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Friday12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Saturday12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Sunday12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    See it in the app Map +1 617-864-2583

Hours and details come from public listings and may have changed. Small shops often keep short or irregular hours, so check or call before a long trip. See something wrong? Use Still open? in the app and we will look into it.

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