Radiohead band member stops by Columbus record store

Imagine going about your work day, restocking inventory, answering questions from customers, then wait–is that a famous rockstar in our shop??!

Spoonful Records on E State St downtown is a beloved spot for new vinyl records, CD, and even cassette tapes. Turns out the shop has an even bigger draw than us hyper-local music fans, as global rockstar Colin Greenwood of Radiohead walked in before his Columbus show. 

Touring with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood (brother to Radiohead’s guitarist Johnny Greenwood) popped into Spoonful Records before their performance later that evening at the Palace Theater, delighting the record store staff and store followers alike.

Greenwood posed for a photo opp for the record store’s Instagram at @spoonfulrecords, where the shop posted “We are still in disbelief!” Greenwood had previously announced plans to visit select indie bookstores around the country and sign his new version of “How to Disappear” during his tour, but his patronage at our downtown music spot was definitely a surprise.

As the weekend rolled on, Lary Mullins of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds also made an appearance at Spoonful Records before their show, in addition to Matthew Caws of Nada Surf making the store a shop on his record store crawl across North America. Caws also noted on his Instagram that he visited Used Kids Records on Summit St, Records Per Minute, Lost Weekend Records, and Magnolia Thunderpussy of N High St, posting “Ohio’s music culture is DEEP.”

We’re officially saying now to all future artists performing in Columbus: The invitation to browse our local stores is OPEN! And you never know, next time you’re looking for new albums, you might see a music legend.

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