Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn crushing news for music lovers, Rough Trade NYC will close its Williamsburg location in the spring and will relocate to another, yet-to-be announced city location in the summer.
Since its opening in 2013, the sprawling record store and its connected concert venue had been a mecca for thousands of music fans, but apparently the pandemic made its large location too financially challenging to maintain.During the intervening months, Rough Trade’s online record store, www.roughtrade.com, will continue to serve patrons with its emphasis on pre-orders, weekly new releases, exclusive editions and sale back catalogue.The current NYC store – a 10,000 square foot ex-warehouse building located between Kent and Wythe on.
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