March 04, 2007
Tension Head: R.I.P.
On a weekend in which I spent a chunk of both time than money on records - with visits to Vintage Vinyl, Record Exchange and the Czech Center's STL Record Show - I was foiled on one attempt.
Dropping by the tiny storefront that housed Cherokee's Tension Head, I noticed some partly-drawn blinds and a complete lack of stock in the magazine section. That, of course, boded ill for the rest of the store, which was 90% empty, based on a peep through the front glass.
We enjoyed Sherri Ford's attempts at bringing a "boutique-style" record store to the block, her commitment to the punk/metal scene and her consistent advocacy for the block. Maybe the wrong concept at the wrong time in the wrong stretch of street... who can say?
We pause to remember one of our past distributors, then, and wish Ford well in her next business endeavour. As well as hoping an interesting concept finds its way into the little space T.H. called home.