Lordy Lordy, Val's Halla is Forty
Legendary Oak Park record store will celebrate 40 years in business with a blowout celebration. Before you go, give a shout-out to an Oak Park icon.
Maybe you've walked into Val's Halla and gotten schooled in some relatively obscure genre by proprietor Val Camilletti or store manager Shayne Blakey. Maybe you walked out of the store with an album you didn't know you had to have. Or maybe you just dove into the crates and scored some tunes. Either way, the chances are the music emanating from Val's Halla has touched your life somehow. We want to hear about it. Halla-Palooza, the two-day music fest and sale commemorating the store's 40th anniversary, takes place July 28-29. Here's a link to the complete lineup so far. To help celebrate the milestone, we're asking readers young and old to leave a comment here. So tell us the best album you've bought from Val's Halla and why it's your …
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Dana Kristy
7:10 am on Saturday, July 28, 2012
I agree, too many to count! Love discovering the many releases of Ry Cooder, Toots and the Maytals, the intriguing and varied interpretations of classical works like my favorite Sonata in B# minor, and the ENDLESS array of children's music from around the globe! If you had an interest in ANY particular kind of music, you could get an advanced degree in everything you ever needed to know about it … more ›