Southside Sound is located south of Edmonton's downtown district and excels in selling music that many other stores overlook. If you are into roots music such as alternative rock, blues, old-time and insurgent country, bluegrass, jazz, and classic folk, then this is the store for you. The largest section is by far the alternative rock section, with new titles coming in every week; the store... more

This is no chain record store. In fact, Southside focuses solely on the genres and artists that the big retailers tend to ignore. Thus, you'll find a good selection of blues, bluegrass, jazz and classic folk, plus an awesome array of alt rock. Southside has new and used stock, so sometimes you'll even come across something really rare that completes your collection (for now anyway).