Records. Artists. Culture. Community.
San Francisco Bay Area
A home for music
beyond the stream.
A nonprofit record store and music-culture hub by Lyrical Opposition.
Physical music. Independent artists. A place for discovery and connection.
Now / Next
Find us now / San Bruno
Lyrical Vinyl is temporarily based at The Shops at Tanforan, with pop-up events and a self-service record store inside Atelier for Healing’s showroom.
During the showroom’s business hours, browse the categorized record bins, scan the QR codes, and complete your purchase before taking your records home. The smart store operates without a dedicated cashier.
Confirm showroom hours before visiting ↗Our next home / Coming soon
Lyrical Opposition has joined Mercy Housing and The Hub, Sunnydale’s retail village corridor. Our forthcoming permanent Lyrical Vinyl location is at 1557 Sunnydale Avenue, San Francisco.
We’re looking forward to welcoming you there. An opening date has not yet been announced.
Follow for opening updates ↗Our former Brisbane store closed in December 2025. Its photographs and stories remain part of the Lyrical Vinyl archive.
01 / More than a record
Streaming makes music easy to access. Physical music invites us to stay a little longer.
Read the sleeve. Follow the credits. Find an artist you didn’t know. Lyrical Vinyl connects music discovery to artist support, cultural preservation, and the people who make a scene.
Side A / 01
Find physical music through our existing record shop. Follow your curiosity across hip-hop, jazz, soul, pop, and more.
Browse records on Square ↗Side A / 02
Meet independent artists, explore Bay Area music, and follow the stories behind the work.
Explore music ↗Side A / 03
Music can bring a room together. Our archive holds live recordings, artist conversations, and community moments.
Around the music ↗02 / Listening notes
Discover releases by artists in the Lyrical Opposition ecosystem. These are listening recommendations, not a list of physical stock.
A collection to build together
Bay Area music deserves to be preserved, discoverable, and physically present.
Our long-term vision is a collection of local releases and the materials around them: records, CDs, cassettes, zines, flyers, photographs, and oral histories.
A growing record of artists, neighborhoods, and scenes. We’re shaping the collection and welcoming conversations about what belongs in it.
Talk with us about the collection ↗03 / Music + memory
A record holds more than sound. It carries the work of an artist, the traces of a scene, and something of the place that made it possible.
That attention to music and memory connects with Lyrical Opposition’s wider work documenting culture and the communities that shape it.
04 / Around the music
From a Brisbane sidewalk sale to a band’s live recording, these moments are part of Lyrical Vinyl’s story.
Next on the calendar
Watch for music-centered gatherings, listening experiences, and artist events as they are announced.
Friday, August 22, 2025 · 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Event details ↗Sunday, September 28, 2025 · 5:00 PM 7:00 PM
Event details ↗05 / Artist sustainability
Artists need ways for their work to circulate, earn income, and remain discoverable.
Lyrical Vinyl is building another piece of that support. Future possibilities may include carrying independent releases, consignment, artist merchandise, and release gatherings. Arrangements will be discussed individually as they develop.
Introduce your music or an idea for a collaboration. Mention Lyrical Vinyl in your inquiry so we can understand what you have in mind.
Artist inquiries ↗Part of something larger
Lyrical Vinyl is an artist-support and earned-income venture of Lyrical Opposition. It is designed to help sustain our charitable work supporting artists, creative opportunities, cultural programming, and community experiences.
Alongside the four core programs, Vinyl creates another way to support artists and build community around music.
Learn. Create. Gather. Share. ↗Support the work
Help Lyrical Opposition support artists, preserve culture, and make space for community. Donations support LO’s nonprofit work and are separate from record purchases.
Support Lyrical Opposition ↗