Moondog Music

«Let’s go to Dubuque honey!» Why i said that, i don’t know. We went though and had a great time. We had the opportunity to go to Moondog, as we’re both Music obsessed, and it was the only Record store we could find. After driving out of the City a few miles, we ended up in Hell. You know! Mall Hell. Moondog’s located in the middle of this. That’s ok. It’s totally worth your time to stop here if you do nothing else! Lots of new and used records,…AND a ton more in the back store room, AND they have it all listed on an in house computer. The staff were the friendliest and not a shred of snobbery to be seen.

My boyfriend and I went to Dubuque on a whim a couple weeks ago. We wanted to check out some record stores, and this seemed to be the only place in the city that sells vinyl. We were hoping it would be in a cool, walkable neighborhood with good restaurants and shops nearby. Sadly, it’s in a giant strip mall on a very busy cars-​only road with lots of chain stores. That said, Moondog Music stands out as a gem in what is otherwise a retail wasteland.
They have a vast selection of CDs, some music posters, incense, and a nice collection of both new and used vinyl, with lots more in a storeroom – if you’re looking for something you don’t see in the bins, they are happy to check the computer to see if they have it in the storeroom.
I was pretty impressed with the record selection, and the prices were fair. I had to restrain myself from spending all my cash on records. I walked out of there with five records, and the owner (who’s a really friendly guy) threw in protective record sleeves, which was a nice bonus – seriously, why don’t other record stores do this?
I don’t know when or whether I’ll ever find myself in Dubuque again, but if I do, I’ll definitely make a stop at Moondog Music.

Du Buque is a pretty boring town. However this store makes DuPuke so unique. This is by far one of the coolest independent store i’ve been to.
They have cool posters, an amazing cd collection, incense, all band related materials.
The owner knows his music too.
Every time i’m in DuBuque, I spend time browsing that store for an hour or so.

They have a huge selection of incense!

I know their isn’t much to do in Dubuque but this place just doesn’t cut it for me. It smells like hippie’s are sitting on my shoulder and for an independent store the prices are pretty high. I don’t like the smell of incense and am not a pot smoker so maybe that is why I’m not fond of this place. Oh well