Located at 70 Rue Baudrière in Angers, France, Home Wax is a cool, little shop decked wall to wall with vintage concert posters and flyers, vinyl LPs, skateboard decks, and all sorts of other cool stuff.
That’s just one section of one wall in this place. They had, of course, pulled out stuff relating to the Levitation France festival happening there at the time of my visit, thus the Sonic Youth (with Kim Gordon playing there) and Snapped Ankles albums (although Snapped Ankles had to cancel their set at this year’s festival).
The place is a small heaven for collectors of groovy vinyl, including an impressive jazz section and a section just for local artists.
I mentioned skateboard decks. They had some Ramones-themed ones behind the front counter. Angers, with its many hills and parks, if probably a skateboarder’s paradise, and Home Wax is happy to cater to such folks.
Be sure to swing in there if you’re ever in town. It’s a cool shop. I’m sure I’ll return there next year for Levitation France 2023.
Keep your mind open.
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