Groove Riders

Where did they go?! I started coming to Groove Riders in 2000. And LOVED LOVED this store.

Have to say that this is a pretty dope spot. Pretty sure it’s the only shop of it’s kind here in the valley, at least as far as I know.
Love to take a trip here to purchase event tickets and browse some of their clothing. Some pretty legit stuff for the most part. I will say however that their merchandise is marked up and overpriced a bit. The hours and service are kind of off too but I recommend just taking it for what it is — at the end of the day I’m appreciative to have a place like this close by that I can check out every once in a while.

really cool place! chill environment and people. they have everything from records to hair dye so check them out!

This store used to be a lot better, like 10 years ago unfortunately.
The location across Ventura was a much better spot to begin with, along with the awesome MEAR ONE piece that was on the back wall for so many years, I was dumbfounded when I found out it was gone.
This place used to be great to purchase tickets for raves, and the occasional junglist clothing. But it’s always been overpriced for the graff gear… I seem to remember paying way too much for a purple streak, and wished I’d just stole it from ‘em like everyone else did.
The records are pretty obscure, but I’m pretty sure that’s on purpose. How can you be underground if anyone can just go through your albums and know all of them. Kinda would defeat the purpose.
Even though I did really like the clothing (Hard to find a lot of the brands they have in stores, usually can only go online to iffy shops), it was a little expensive still.
…“50 dollars for a t-​shirt! I call that getting swindled and pimped. I call that getting tricked by business!!“
Anyhoo, it’s a nitchy/​scene kid shop, and if you aren’t young and have to go to every party cuz all your friends are gonna be there, you might not be too impressed. But if you recently discovered how wonderful and awesome all of the peole are that you meet at raves… you should like it here for at least 6 more months.
LOL

Came here for the first time to buy some event tickets. Found out the owner was Russian just like me so he even hooked it up a bit. I came back the next day to buy some outfits. Really good and reasonable pricing, wouldnt go anywhere else for rave related stuff

This place is awkward. First of all, the vinyl is mostly obscure singles. I think I found 5 lps total that werent obscure, and they were going around $ 18 each even though they were obviously used. When I asked the owner about them he told me that they were new and rare (not true). For the rest of the store, most of the sleeves were stored with the opening facing up, which makes it hard to flip through. ¹⁄₃ of it was stored like books so you have to browse through the spines. Half of it was on the floor, and some on the tables were blocked by boxes — a really strange setup.
The owner asked me twice for a cigarette. what I dont even…
There was other stuff here like graffiti supplies and clothing, but if youre driving out of your way to come check out the vinyl, just forget about it.

I went here a while back and they have a good variety of music but the customer service and «DJ School» was terrible. It seemed like everyone who works there thinks it’s the best place in the world to work while somehow simultaneously hating their jobs.
I don’t know if they still offer that school, but before you spend your money first take a look at the endless number of videos online that will teach you the basics of how to DJ. Instead of being hands-​on, the class spoke only of musical theory and basic beat-​matching which, again, can be found on a countless number of videos on the likes of YouTube, etc. You’re better off spending your money on actual turntables, mixers, and records instead of what the store offers.

LOVE THIS PLACE!
First and foremost, Groove Riders is one of the ONLY shops around the SFV area that carries the variety of cool stuff that they do: One of a Kind Clothing (Guys & Girls), Vinyl, CD’s, Posters, Hats, Animal Hats, ART/​GRAFF Supplies, Pipes, Event Tickets, Rave Lights, Bike Lights, Costumes, ECT… !
They host cool Day Events about once a month, where Local DJ’s will come and play their sets all day and they’ll usually be having some sort of sale, always a good time meeting new people and hearing BadAss music. Their sound system BUMPS~!
This place is Always a GOOD TIME!

Legendary record store. Great selection of vinyl, graff supplies, clothing and everything ravey! Chill staff and extremely knowledgable owner.

My first experience here at Grooveriders was exceptional but I don’t know what happened but during my attempts to purchase Beyond Wonderland ticket this week, I realized the issues that this tiny store has. First of all, they never pick up their phone; it just rings and rings and ends up going to their answering machine which holds up their phone line for the next 5 minutes with a busy tone. Secondly, the owner tells me that Beyond tickets would be available on Tuesday and that I should swing by the afternoon to pick it up. I tried calling the store to make sure they have it but surprisingly (sarcasm) the phone doesn’t work. Luckily I work nearby so I go during my lunch break and he tells me that they’re actually coming out the next day. Already dissatisfied with their services, I tried to give them one more try the next day. I called and called again the next day to get the same results: no one picking up the phone. I go again during my lunch break and I find this long line in front of the store for the Beyond Wonderland tickets. I wait about 10 minutes and then all of a sudden, I see a line of people exiting the store furiously mumbling that the price of the tickets here were $ 85.00 and ONLY CASH. This I found ridiculous for 1. These tickets were still $ 65.00 online and 2. Apparently when the store opened, the tickets were at $ 55.00 just like it was online but in a span of 20 mins, they raised it by $ 35.00. I understand that you can scalp these tickets IF the event was sold out but to inflate the prices for your selfish benefits and to make it cash so you can undercut the vendor. Shame on you Grooveriders. I ended up going back to work and purchased my tickets from Insomniac for cheaper and better service.

OK, I’ve been coming here for quite some time now. I usually purchase tickets for events here just to have the ticket at hand and not do it through the internet and have to pick up at will call or print something out.
Let me just say, the staff really needs to kick it up a couple notches. Sometimes I’ll walk in and there will be no one attending the store. What if I was there to steal? Would’ve been a piece of cake! THEY NEVER PICK UP THE PHONE! WHY DO YOU HAVE A BUSINESS LINE AND NOT PROVIDE BUSINESS. THAT’S STUPID!
The owner’s pretty nice. I hate that I have to bash him on here but it must be done.
I don’t know if he was having a bad day or if he was just not all there but I came in to purchase a ticket for a rave that was in San Bernardino and I guess he forgot to submit my information so when I actually arrived at the rave on the day of, they wouldn’t let me in because they said that I had a ticket with no information. He forgot to scan the ticket so it basically looked like I had a brand new ticket with no evidence of it being purchased. I basically had to buy another ticket there to get in. I had already driven all the way up there. Would not make any sense to just turn back, right ?
Anyway, I was stuck in San Ber with a blank ticket so I had to put $ 70.00 down, on top of the gas I had already put in my car, plus drinks, plus parking, and food. THANKS! –_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​–
Anyways, if you buy a ticket here, make sure it went through. Would hate what happened to me, happen to you.
Anyway, they sell rave attire, graff items, and also records. Oh and the tickets-​_​_​–

Ditto, Take that hot topics. Cool little spot with unique stuff to buy. Bought Pink Floyd THE WALL on vinyl and it was way affordable and great condition. The people that work there are super chill and the rock great music

I went on a Saturday at 8pm and there is a sign that states their hours and it clearly says closes at 9… that was disappointing since I was in the mood to buy something for my husband.

Cheap rave tickets. Take that ticketmaster service fees!
They also have lots of dj gear and some cool clothing.

Groove Riders! No one has Unilocaled this yet? What the…
You can buy on their website but you can also check out their store. It’s small but they have what you need. Vinyl mats, clothes, shoes, vinyls, DJ’s sampling music, art supplies (darn taggers!), cds, etc. They do not carry everything in their store front since they have lots of new inventory all the time, but they carry alot on their site.
I came here on Saturday to look for Soulseeker for my Secret Santa gift (electronica vinyl) and found my friend Alex [DJ Spunk] here! I didn’t even know he worked here! hahaha… I am such a nerd. Who the heck knew? Anywhoo, Alex found Soulseeker for me and we looked for John O’Callahan but they had run out. Since they didn’t have the second vinyl, I bought a gift certificate as part 2 of my gift.
The owner/​manager is Russian, just like my buddy Alex and they are hilarious together! They sound like an old married couple. hahaha… If you are ever in the neighborhood, want to check out some beats, or just want to pop into a record store, come to Groove Riders [Grooveriders]!
They have hip hop, electronica, etc. :)