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Alex Rodriguez, owner of Los Angeles' Record Safari and a lifelong vinyl collector, curates the largest-known festival record store at Coachella, which saw increased foot traffic during the 2025 festival's opening weekend due to extreme heat and the shop's air conditioning. The store, fully stocked for Record Store Day, attracted customers ranging from devoted vinyl enthusiasts to younger festival-goers for whom records are a novel experience. Rodriguez notes that while some buy vinyl for the album art, many younger visitors are discovering the format for the first time, having grown up with digital music. As DJ Record Safari, Rodriguez has also performed at Coachella since 2012, opening for artists like Weezer during this year's event. The festival's emphasis on vinyl underscores a broader revival of physical music formats among new generations. Rodriguez's journey and the unique culture of the store were also featured in the 2020 documentary 'Record Safari.'