Wayside Music - companion to Cuneiform Records, just follow the links; highest possible recommendation
Forced Exposure - key outlet for your avant needs, whether out-jazz, minimalist techno, bedroom experimentation, or something unclassifiable; very fast and efficient
Downtown Music Gallery - great source for Zorn & Downtown musics along with a vast array of jazz, prog rock, punk, pop, experimentation and so forth that goes along with it; well-written updates and don't forget to check out their sale section
RRRecords, 23 Central St., Lowell MA 01852 - the website only covers releases on their own label but RRR is an essential and long-lived source for the true underground; free catalog & definitely worth checking out
Cadence - enormously extensive source for jazz and all its variants but particularly strong in post-New Thing developments
Dusty Groove - specializes in deep jazz, Brazillian, soundtracks, classic funk, Now Sound, out music, lounge, etc; the site makes for fascinating reading because it covers so much lesser-known jazz and other music that's passed over by most critics and publications; DG has not only the fastest service I've ever encountered but they're almost always the lowest priced
Aquarius Records - looks like a neighborhood store that found a second life on the Internet but their selection of truly independent rock, jazz and what-have-you is faultless, their e-mail updates (available on the site) are great reading, and the customer service is first-rate
Berkshire Record Outlet - excellent source for cut-outs, mostly classical (from Early Music up to Cage and electronics) but also some great jazz and world music if you're willing to hunt for them
Anomalous Records
? Stern's America, Descarga
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