Welcome to Sonic Sherpa

Sonic Sherpa is an Australian record store that’s been brightening the Brisbane suburb of Stones Corner since 2015 (although the team has over a decade’s shared music retail experience from owning/running Skinnys in the Brisbane CBD back in the day).

We have a large and eclectic range of new and pre-loved vinyl on hand, as well as stocking turntables, CDs, books, DVDs and music-related t-shirts and paraphernalia. Sonic Sherpa also curates ranges for the region’s larger music festivals such as Splendour In The Grass, Falls Festival (Byron Bay), CMC Rocks, Gympie Muster, Tamworth Country Music Festival and many more such gatherings.

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sonic_sherpa

Indie record store in Stones Corner, Brisbane. Specialising in music'n'stuff.

IT’S HAPPENING! It’s a gorgeous Brissie day fo

IT’S HAPPENING!
It’s a gorgeous Brissie day for the fifth annual @briscomcup, there’s still time to get down to Everton Hills JAFC to see a team Brisbane musicians (The Rocking Horses) play a game of Aussie Rules against a team from 4ZZZ and the local music press (The Brisbane Lines), with live music from The Double Happiness, Melaleuca and Beddy Rays, with Belly as the day’s MC! It’s so much fun, get on down!
#briscomcup #evertonhillsjafc #today #therockinghorses #thebrisbanelines #comeondown #golines #sonicsherpa

WINTER VIBES ‘Tis a gorgeous Brissie winter day,

WINTER VIBES
‘Tis a gorgeous Brissie winter day, perfect for a lazy trip to the 4120 to browse for cool tunes (probably for heaps of other things as well but I’m quite openly agenda driven)…
#wintervibes #brisbanewinter #weekendclarity #musicretail #visitthe4120today #lazysaturday #agendadiversity #sonicsherpa

NEON JUNGLE! We just scored some copies of the epi

NEON JUNGLE!
We just scored some copies of the epic new album ‘Love Signs’ from much-loved local indie rockers @thejunglegiants (@amplifiremusic)! Their fourth album comes after a four year wait and was described by Rolling Stone as “moving further into sleeker, more dance driven territory”, and to sweeten the deal we have all the colour variants of neon yellow, neon orange, neon green and neon pink! Supporting the local scene has never been so colourful!
#thejunglegiants #lovesigns #amplifiremusic #fourthalbum #brisbaneindierock #brisindie #colouredvinyl #alltheneons #brisbanerules #sonicsherpa

COMM CUP THIS SUNDAY! This Sunday the Brisbane Rec

COMM CUP THIS SUNDAY!
This Sunday the Brisbane Reclink Community Cup returns to Everton Wolves Junior FC, and Belly has now been tapped to be the day's official MC! Come on down and see a team of Brisbane musicians The Rocking Horses - captain-coached by Powderfinger/The Church stalwart Ian Haug - take on a team of 4ZZZ legends and local media pundits The Brisbane Lines, led by former station manager (and Full Power Happy Hour guitarist) Grace Pashley, in an Aussie Rules footy match for the ages! Apart from the wonderful footy action there's live music on the day by Beddy Rays, Melaleuca and The Double Happiness, food stalls and bars and it's all pet friendly, plus all funds raised go to the excellent Reclink charity! See ya there!
#brisbanereclinkcommunitycup #commcup #sunday25july #evertonwolvesjuniorfc #talkingtoastranger #mcbelly #whatcouldgowrong #therockinghorses #thebrisbanelines #therecanbeonlyone #toomuchfun #seeyathere #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! Byron Bay psych rockers @theba

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
Byron Bay psych rockers @thebaberainbow are now four albums deep into their flamboyant journey, and new album ‘Changing Colours’ (@flightlessrecords) is perhaps the best recorded representation yet of their cruisy aesthetic! Find out why Earmilk offered that ‘Changing Colours’ “sees Babe Rainbow continue to grow upwards, chopping the weeds that once restrained them and grasping at the roots that keep them grounded among the top influences in psychedelic music”.
#catchotheday #baberainbow #changingcolours #flightlessrecords #byronbaypsych #getpsyched #growingupwards #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! Delighted to get some vinyl co

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
Delighted to get some vinyl copies of the new album ‘Golden Doubt’ by Melbourne-via-Tassie indie rockers @quiversss (out now through the great @spunkrecs)! I’ve had this album on high rotation for a while now and it’s a cracker, with carefree songs whose hooks lodge in your skull and refuse to be evicted, like some super-catchy brain squatters. Pitchfork compared the album to bands from yesteryear like The Smiths and The Go-Betweens, gushing that “the Melbourne jangle-pop quartet hits all the right ‘80s pleasure points with an understated sense of humour and anthemic songcraft”, do yourself the proverbial favour!
#catchotheday #quivers #goldendoubt #spunkrecords #melbourneindierock #janglepop #brainsquatters #checkit #sonicsherpa

MO’ WAX!! Had a heap of new vinyl titles arrive

MO’ WAX!!
Had a heap of new vinyl titles arrive in the last few days, some well cool new titles plus some choice reissues and a couple we’re getting back in again because we like ‘em! This is literally the tip of the iceberg, come have a gander!
#newvinyl #quivers #tonesandi #noelgallagher #baberainbow #jeffbuckley #slyandthefamilystone #ziggyalberts #yungblud #thewho #firstaidkit #ninasimone #bobbygillespieandjehnnybeth #johnmayer #fleetwoodmac #lucindawilliams #madness #dreamtheater #opeth #atthegates #tothegrave #thegoonsax #topgun #starwars #nas #deadlight #oslow #ozzyosbourne #heapsmore #sonicsherpa

RSD2021 STRAGGLERS Still getting some belated RSD2

RSD2021 STRAGGLERS
Still getting some belated RSD2021 treasures turning up on the shop, this latest batch including limited edition, indie exclusive titles by the Ramones, The Cure, Deftones, Thrice, John Prine, Ed Sheeran, Jerry Dammers and Twenty One Pilots! The dream continues!
#rsdaustralia #rsd2021 #stragglers #ramones #thecure #deftones #edsheeran #thrice #jerrydammers #johnprine #twentyonepilots #bequick #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! It seems like yesterday that U

CATCH O’ THE DAY! This 2003 album by US rock leg

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
This 2003 album by US rock legends @supersuckers has the slightly NSFW title ‘Motherfuckers’ Be Trippin’ (apparently an in-joke with their equally rad touring partners New Bomb Turks), but don’t be put off by that silliness because this is one of the great rock records of the noughties! It’s still defiantly punk at heart and rocks like hell, but even veers towards Cheap Trick-esque power pop in places, with tracks like ‘Pretty Fucked Up’, ‘Bubblegum And Beer’ and ‘A Good Night For My Drinkin’’ some of the catchiest in their awesome armoury. I have a signed poster of this bad boy framed in my house, highly recommended if you love your rock lowdown and dirty!
#catchotheday #supersuckers #motherfuckersbetrippin #thegreatestrocknrollbandintheworld #noughtiesclassic #hardpop #lowdownanddirty #checkit #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! The 2020 fourth album ‘Snaps

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
The 2020 fourth album ‘Snapshot Of A Beginner’ (@jagjaguwar) by Halifax indie rockers @napeyes is an absolute belter, cruisy, erudite tunes delivered with irreverent conviction making for a super enjoyable listen. US tastemakers Paste summed it up nicely, saying “‘Snapshot Of A Beginner’ wants to have fun, whether through the swaying, airy scheme of its most danceable tracks or the up-tempo noodling of its energetic ones. Finding greater artistic value in the weirdness is a bonus”.
#catchotheday #napeyes #snapshotofabeginner #jagjaguwar #halifaxnovascotia #indierock #killeralbum #artisticvalueintheweirdness #sonicsherpa

RESTLESS DREAM DROPPING SOON! A collaboration betw

RESTLESS DREAM DROPPING SOON!
A collaboration between Kamilaroi elder Uncle Bob Weatherall, Brisbane band @halfwaygram and @williambartonmusic , 'Restless Dream' is a stunning new performance piece. A reflection of Uncle Bob’s efforts to repatriate Aboriginal remains from museums and institutions around the world, this musical production frames the rich landscapes of stories his essential work has uncovered. Combining contemporary music, traditional Kamilaroi language and spoken word, 'Restless Dream' centres reclamation and truth-telling around the ongoing injustices towards Aboriginal people.
DUE DUE: 27 August
COST: $50 (including special limited edition tote bag)
NB the entire team is launching 'Restless Dream' at two very special shows at The Tivoli on Sunday 19 September (2.30pm and 6.30pm) as part of @brisbanefestival, tickets via Ticketmaster.
#preorder #restlessdream #friday27august #unclebobweatherall #halfway #williambarton #queenslandsfinest #indiginousvoices #reclamationstories #launches #brisbanefestival #thetivoli #sunday19september #twoshows #donnotmiss #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! Been really getting into the i

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
Been really getting into the indie rock goodness of the recent second album ‘What’s Growing’ by excellent Christchurch outfit Wurld Series, continuing the fine tradition of South Island musical magic first conjured by their Flying Nun forebears all those moons ago. They owe an equal sonic debt to ‘90s US outfits like Pavement, GBV and Lilys but ultimately their lo-fi charm is all their own, hence the notoriously cantankerous Pitchfork offering that “the New Zealand indie rock band’s thoughtful, witty and brief songs pit surrealism against the malaise of workday life”. Highly recommended!
#catchotheday #wurldseries #whatsgrowing #osborneagain #kiwiindierock #southislandmagic #flyingnun #90sindievibes #highlyrecommended #sonicsherpa

SUNDAY IN THE HOOD It’s a lazy Brisbane winter S

SUNDAY IN THE HOOD
It’s a lazy Brisbane winter Sunday in the 4120, the perfect day for a laidback, cathartic crate dig to find the perfect soundtrack for your life. Good tunes improve any circumstance good or bad (like some idiot stealing our table from the front of the shop) here dispensing aural cure alls ‘til 4pm…
#sundayfunday #brisbanewinter #lazyweekend #musicfixeseverything #auralcureall #notableblues #lifegoeson #4120forlife #sonicsherpa

CIVIL RSD It’s been a comparatively civil affair

CIVIL RSD
It’s been a comparatively civil affair today on the second @rsdaustralia drop with heaps of peeps through the door still but everyone masked up and incognito and doing the whole social distancing thing, well played y’all! Still heaps of cool shit left, open ‘til 4pm!
#rsdaustralia #rsd2021 #droptwo #itshappening #civilaffair #sociallydistant #limitededition #indieexclusive #gosaints #sonicsherpa

RSD DROP 2 AHOY! Don’t forget that the second @r

RSD DROP 2 AHOY!
Don’t forget that the second @rsdaustralia drop for 2021 is on tomorrow and we’re open from 8am, if you’re a fan of limited edition indie exclusive collectibles then the early bird gets the worm! Don’t forget your mask!
#rsdaustralia #rsd2021 #drop2 #saturday17july #openfrom8am #limitededition #indieexclusive #vinylvinylvinyl #covidsafe #seeyatomorrow #sonicsherpa

GIMME GIMMIE #2! A lot of great local releases hav

GIMME GIMMIE #2!
A lot of great local releases have landed today, including the second issue of the stunning @gimmiegimmiegimmiezine which Bianca and Jhonny were lovely enough to personally deliver! It’s a brilliant read as well as being beautifully laid out - plus it’s got local avant-garde outfit Guppy on the cover - grab a copy while stocks last (we also grabbed the last two copies of issue #1 for those late to the party)!
#gimmiegimmiegimmiezine #gimmezine #issuetwo #qualitymusicjournalism #highendzine #uncoveringtheunderground #thanksguys #seqrules #sonicsherpa

TOO EASY DZ! The killer local releases just keep a

TOO EASY DZ!
The killer local releases just keep a-comin’, with local thrash hoons @dzdeathrays taking their Brissie house party sensibilities to the wider world with killer new album ‘Positive Rising: Part 2’ (out through the great @iohyouforever)! The boys are now five albums deep in their uncompromisingly fun dance-punk journey, and while this album is slightly darker than the first part of this quasi-conceptual pairing but it’s still a positive vibe - it even says so in the title - and the vinyl comes in two different colour variants! You gotta stay positive people!
#dzdeathrays #positiverisingpart2 #iohyou #brisbanelegends #dancepunk #housepartyanimals #thinklocal #sonicsherpa

LOCALS ONLY! Two great Brisbane albums land today

LOCALS ONLY!
Two great Brisbane albums land today courtesy long-standing local powerhouse Valve Records, namely ‘The Golden Path’ by @benzahbo (aka Ben Ely) and ‘Omega Chemicals’ by @hotmagnets (aka Simon Graydon)! Both of these blokes are legends of the local scene and veterans of excellent bands of all persuasions - Ben with Pangaea, Regurgitator, It’s Magnetic and more, Simon with Sekiden and Undead Apes - and both these lifers have brought all of these years of experience and inspiration to their awesome new projects! Brisbane, the musical gift that keeps on giving!
#newvinyl #brisbanevinyl #benely #thegoldenpath #recycledcolourvinyl #hotmagnets #omegachemicals #clearvinyl #limitededition #valverecords #brisbanerules #thinklocal #sonicsherpa

LISTEN TO DJ RANGA! We have a new batch of Audio-T

LISTEN TO DJ RANGA!
We have a new batch of Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT turntables which have Bluetooth capabilities and make an awesome entry point for your vinyl adventures! Whenever you buy a turntable in the shop you score a free record cleaning kit and 10% off your initial vinyl splurge - spend big and save on the cost of your turntable - and as DJ RANGA loves to say you can’t spin wax if you haven’t got a wax spinner! Would a mullet that wondrous not speak the truth? Sherpa up!
#turntables #audiotechnica #bluetoothcapability #waxspinners #djranga #mulletofglory #mulletover #sherpaup #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! Totally pumped to get some cop

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
Totally pumped to get some copies of the killer new 2-LP opus ‘Pedestrian Life’ by wonderful Brisbane-bred indie rock outfit Dag (aka @dasti.nastasi) which is out through the equally wonderful Brisbane born @bedroomsuckrecords! It’s a killer collection of heartfelt jangle which Dusted Magazine compared to Dick Diver and The Stroppies and called “one of the best outsider pop albums of the year and what should go down as the definitive double album of dolewave”! Give it a crack it’s a ripper!
#catchotheday #dag #dagband #pedestrianlife #bedroomsuckrecords #epicdoublealbum #ozindierock #brisbanefromafar #definitivedolewave #checkit #sonicsherpa

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