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Blues Part 1: Piedmont Blues

Jun 17, 2020 | Blog, Videos

Thoughts Before Diving In When we pulled this genre out of the jar, we were so excited it was the first. Writing it on the little piece of paper, we couldn’t stop saying “Piedmont blues” over and over, because it was fun to say and a beautiful, poetic phrase. We...

Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today to get through this genre-thing called “Life”

Jun 9, 2020 | Blog

Hello dear music friends. Bananas’ staff here. We love music and our staff have varying degrees of knowledge. We had an idea to start a blog series exploring the ever-expanding genres and sub-genres. What we did was look at a list of genres by one source (so far) and...

Join us for Tampa Bay Beer Week at the Independent Bar

Mar 14, 2020

Tampa Bay Beer Week – Slow down & take it easy! Saturday, March 14th we’ll focus on low ABV and easy-on-the-tummy favorites all day to end Tampa Bay Beer Week on a soft note. That evening we’ll feature mellow tunes and slow jams sponsored by our...

A Place to Bury Strangers Meet and Greet

Feb 9, 2020

Bananas Records is elated to announce a meet & greet / signing with noise rock icons, A Place To Bury Strangers! APTBS are touring through Florida and making a stop in St. Petersburg as the headliners for Freaklove II. Freaklove II is an “Alternative...

Bananas Records Store Tour

Jul 28, 2014 | Videos

With live music performed in the background, DJ Funktual takes you through our retail store that showcases a variety of music and...

Going Bananas

Sep 11, 2012 | Videos

A profile of the world’s largest record store, Bananas Records, located in St. Petersburg, Fla. Interviews provided by Doug and Michelle Allen. Videography by Paul Lockwood. The iconic record warehouse began as a book store, called Allen’s Bookstore. The...

World’s Largest Record Store

Feb 24, 2012 | Videos

Take a peek inside the world’s largest record store. With over 3.5 million records, you’re sure to find something that catches your ear. Our inventory is always changing, stop by our store often and check out the new, and old,...