Lucy Barks!

Lucy's Record Shop

Lucy Barks! is a documentary about Lucy’s Record Shop that was made by Stacy Goldate in the mid-90s when she was a student at Vanderbilt University. It’s one of only a few physical recordings of the shop and it really captures the look, feel and spirit of the place with footage from inside as well as outside on the front sidewalk (an important part of the community). It features the kids who went there and interviews and performances from bands like the Fun Girls From Mt. Pilot, Brown Towel, Crop Circle Hoax, Lois, Lambchop, Fecal Matter, Brainiac, the Frothy Shakes, Bikini Kill, Wally Pleasant, and Little Monkey on a Stick.

Thanks to Stacy and Michael Eades, Lucy Barks! is now available to rent or buy with proceeds going to Oasis Center and Nashville Launch Pad, two youth focused non-profits that embody the Lucy's guiding statement of "No racist, sexist or homophobic shit tolerated.”

So, hop on over to lucybarks.vhx.tv to take a look and help out two wonderful organizations.

Lucy Barks! Synopsis: “In the mid-90s, Nashville’s music scene sustained under the weight of country, singer-songwriter, and Christian contemporary music with very few options for anyone under 21 who preferred punk, grunge, and indie rock. That was, until a little record shop with the mantra “no racist, sexist, or homophobic shit tolerated” appeared on the scene. Lucy Barks! chronicles the heyday of Lucy’s Record Shop, the all-ages music venue that put Nashville on the touring map for bands like Bikini Kill, Cat Power, and Brainiac and became a flashpoint for a growing alternative music and art scene of its own.”