Rat Hole

This place was a bit of a drive but I saw this place on tiktok and wanted to go. It was worth the drive. There is always a risk that what your looking for isn’t all there but it’s about the people that work there. And me and my bf had an amazing experience. My new hobby has been finding new record stores and I would definitely be going back again. My bf got a record player and they let us test it and have a listen too and showed us how to use it properly. And then I was able to pick up our first record. 10/10 will make a trip out there again. 💜💜💜Also found a cool ghost shirt that I had to pick up

My friend and I stopped by Rat Hole yesterday and the store is awesome! They have a wide variety of records to choose from. The staff is very knowledgable and friendly. The store owner, Chris, was personable and willing to help. They also have neat stickers and pins for purchase, I will definitely be returning!

These stores are a dying breed and I’m not referring to the vinyl aspect. Back in the 90s there was a bunch of these independent music stores where you could get obscure band merch, albums, videos etc. I was super excited to find out there was one in Riverside! I went in on my lunch break to check it out and ended up spending way too much time in there (that’s not a bad thing I suppose).They were fairly busy even though they had just opened but the employees were very tentative to everyone in there. I honestly don’t have anything negative to say, the prices were good on pretty much everything, wide variety of genres, formats, merch etc. I was hoping to find some out of print albums but was not able to, considering they were very specific and from bands that were never “huge” and aren’t even together anymore I understood it was a long shot.Anyway… if you’re looking for that nostalgic record store vibe this is the spot! I’ll definitely be back, don’t sleep on this place.

Prices aren't fair, definitely gives you the classic cramped record store vibe.

It seems like a dumb but in fact it is a great LP store. Found a lot of great LP and T shirt. Definitely will go back again