A popular independent vinyl shop is expanding and expected to open a listening bar soon in downtown Macon.

Fresh Produce Records at 567 Cherry St. is flooded to its brim with an abundance of analog media, from floor and wall to ceiling, making it difficult to browse through the shop.

Co-owners William Dantzler and William Rutledge recently rented out a storefront next door so Fresh Produce can double in size. It’s currently under construction.

“The goal is to hit something along the lines of like an Amoeba (Music) that’s out in like L.A., Berkeley,” Dantzler said, referencing the largest indie record shop in the world.

The new side will have a full service bar with alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, refrigerators full of drinks, current and new inventory, more events and possibly

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