Shandi's Music & More is an independent music store located in Canton, Illinois, and it doesn't give a damn what's popular or what it's supposed to be doing. Ever since it opened in October, 2000, it's become known for its irreverent attitude, rampant sarcasm, and how you can find just about anything you can imagine within its walls...
Seriously. The Shandi's staff are there because they LOVE mus
ic. That's what it's all about at the end of the day... not what's popular on the radio or what you're supposed to like, but the music that moves you and you feel in your heart. We have people who travel from as far away as Chicago and Tennessee -- hundreds of miles -- just to shop with us! In addition to having all kinds of rare items for the true music-lover, we actually CARE about music -- everything from 80's thrash metal to Kiss to Parliament Funkadelic. We barely know who Katy Perry is, but we can tell you stories about Aerosmith concerts gone wrong to why punk is such a great form of music. And if you're looking for vinyl, video games, DVD's, musical instruments, action figures, role-playing games, or just about anything else you can think of, you're in luck. We've sold everything from old comics to a rusty trombone (an actual instrument, mind you), and if you're looking for something rare... odds are we can get it for you. We also offer music lessons -- especially guitar lessons -- for those of you who want to MAKE music in addition to listening to it. But be warned...
We verbally prey on each other, the customers, and anybody else handy. We don't dress nice. We play our music too loud. But it's all in good fun... and that's what indie record stores are SUPPOSED to be about, isn't it?
