Soundwaves

One of the Houston keepsake. 🫶 Warmest service ever!

Houston institution for decades with an absolutely amazing collection of CDs and LPs, including those hard to find albums. They have a great selection for your skateboarder too. The staff is very friendly - took the time to chat with customers, creating a real comfortable vibe. Jeff knows his stuff, as evidenced by the selection and conversation, and he can share some really great stories. Definitely worth a visit - there's something new every time!

Soundwaves has been around in Montrose longer than I can even remember. Going along the strip on Westheimer after Montrose you can find some of the best quirky items you’ll find in the whole city. Take a right on Montrose at that crossroads and you’ll find Soundwaves a city block down that way. A bulwark to the changes that Montrose has been undergoing some for the better or worse depending on whom you speak with on the matter. I find the high end condominiums and shopping centers to be a farce as for as I’m concerned. But Soundwaves has always been the best place you can go to find obscure bands, excellent video box sets, foreign films, and zines from the best minds around. Now they dedicate more than half of the establishment to surfing apparel and boards. Why I couldn’t say, but you gotta do what you gotta do, right? There is also a coffee shop as well inside. Any criticisms aside, this place is a must go for anyone seeing what Houston has to offer. I’d like to say to the current owners to hear my plea to go back to the ideas of old. Get a bigger LP selection, cater to underground sensibilities: imports from abroad, Death and Black Metal, Grindcore, Underground Hip Hop & Horrorc0re, Political Punk, D-beat, and Crust. Open your VHS DVD selection and go back to getting quirky titles to drink with your friends and watch. Be the place to sell used titles with good prices that encourages sellers to bring good things instead of selling online. People will pay a bit more to have the convenience of going to buy in person rather than paying shipping for online purchases. Encourage artists to paint murals again on the neighborhood street facing wall. Go back to being the store of the people. Houston will love you for it. You are still an amazing establishment and you’re amazing how you are right now. And it’s amazing to see that you’ve resisted the update of Montrose and stayed strong. People of Houston, give stores you want to remain open your patronage, without you they will close down and there’s no one to blame for our city being a grey soulless headstone to consumerism but ourselves. Let’s bring back the Montrose of the 90’s

I have not seen a Soundwaves in years! This place definitely brought back memories. Wide verity of music to shop for even got surf boards, clothes, skate boards, stickers and much more. The staff is so friendly and I’ll definitely be back.

This place has many things going without a clear focus. Not a first choice for vinyl. A large CD selection, surf wear coffee shop. This shop needs to decide what it’s focus is instead of taking a see what sticks plan . I revisited The coffee shop is gone.. COVID-19 protocols in place phone at door for admission. The service is good prices average. It just has the feeling of a place going out of business. The location is perfect ample parking good service.