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Monocle pop-up at Citizen Vinyl.

Monocle: Live from Citizen Vinyl

May 5, 2023 9:44 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Over the last weekend in April, Citizen Vinyl had the pleasure of hosting Monocle — a Zurich-based round-the-clock global audio service featuring live shows and podcasts that cover news, entrepreneurship, culture, design, urbanism, media, and more. Monocle is also an international print publication, with an... View Article

Graphic design in red and gold of award for best music.

Stoobie award news

January 19, 2023 10:35 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

We’re thrilled to announce that Session Café and Bar won a Stoobie Award for Best Music. The high honor is bestowed by Stu Helm, the writer behind StuHelmFoodFan.com and Asheville Food Tours. “Alrighty, Y’all! It’s time for me to name the winners in every category... View Article

Citizen Vinyl Factory Celebrates Two Years of Production, Successful Growth

October 12, 2022 9:28 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Citizen Vinyl, North Carolina’s first vinyl record pressing plant, is celebrating its second year in production, along with the successful growth of its manufacturing capacity. The company’s transformative approach to manufacturing is helping expand access to high-quality vinyl records for musicians, record labels and distributors... View Article

Citizen Vinyl Floor

Citizen Vinyl Links Past And Present

September 27, 2022 9:52 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Your first steps inside Citizen Vinyl’s entryway are upon the surface of a colorful granite floor. The brass inlay outlines the counties of Western North Carolina that surround the mountain town of Asheville.  It’s a reminder of the building’s past, but that history still remains... View Article

Sanni Aurich: Staff Profile

August 5, 2021 11:21 am Published by Leave your thoughts

 from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer In the vinyl pressing plant, not all machines are made of steel.   Susanne Aurich is a manual press operator at Citizen Vinyl. Her components include endless stories gathered from two decades of van life, a... View Article

REPOST: Citizen Vinyl on the Radio

September 28, 2020 10:38 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Gar recently caught up with radio hosts Paul Foster (WNCW) and Matt Peiken (Blue Ridge Public Radio) to discuss all things Citizen Vinyl on the airwaves. You can stream both conversations down below! Friday Feature: Asheville’s Vinyl-Record Pressing Facility (WNCW) This Friday Feature Interview of... View Article

Repost: A Pressing Project

July 1, 2020 4:38 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

In October 2019, Capital at Play – an monthly entrepreneurship and business magazine based here in Western North Carolina – covered the Citizen Vinyl project in its ‘Insight’ column. You can read the entire article here. “In 2018 the sale of a familiar downtown Asheville... View Article