Trio hopes to prove Salem isn’t “So Lame” with new record store

So Lame Records owners Andrea Jenkins, left, Joshua Blanchard and Doug Kuzmanoff outside the store on Northeast High Street on Tuesday, Aug. 23 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)

When Doug Kuzmanoff moved to Salem almost a decade ago, his first stop was at Ranch Records.

Coming to the city from Chicago, Kuzmanoff knew the store would be his best bet for meeting like-minded people to chat about bands and plug into the local music scene.

So when Ranch closed its doors in 2020, Kuzmanoff started talking with some friends.

“I don’t want to live in a town without a record store,” Joshua Blanchard,…

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