Sisters in Christ Records

We stock everything. Ideally, we're looking for records that aren't scratched and are playable, but we can take a look at anything you have.

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Interview with Sisters in Christ Records

What identity have you been building at Sisters in Christ?

I think a better description is that you'll find civilian music in a store that predominantly focuses on underground music. Honestly, I just stock to taste with an almost total disregard for business sense. I love punk and hardcore, but my tastes in those genres can be very specific or obscure. None of the shops in town completely scratch the itch I have, so it would make sense for Sisters to fill that gap. When we opened, I was partnered up with Michael Moises who veered more towards proto punk and its indie adjacents; his great taste can absolutely still be seen throughout the store. My protege Cary Darbonne has a great ear for electronic, industrial, and experimental folk, so they've managed to bring another dimension to the shop. I'd like to think that everyone who has put their fingerprint on creating Sisters in Christ has eclectic tastes that would certainly cross into mainstream, civilian music and literature — so, of course, there's going to be at least some of that stuff filtering its way into the racks. I always tell people that the ultimate goal is for the shop to be some kind of cross between a 60s head shop and a 90s infoshop but look like grandma's house.

What else near Sisters in Christ is worth visiting?

We're in a residential area of Magazine, so there's not too much that's interesting for a typical tourist other than the incredible New Orleans houses. Tattoo-a-go-go is a few blocks away for anyone trying to commemorate their visit with the help of some of the city's best tattoo artists. Congregation Coffee and Cherry are two great coffee shops within a few blocks on either side of us. And if anyone needs to mail their Sisters haul home, we're conveniently located next door to a great independent shipping store and USPS affiliate called Parcels and Post.

Who comes through a punk/hardcore-forward shop in New Orleans?

Thankfully, we have an incredibly diverse crowd, even among our regulars. I'm only surprised when I clock someone as being a civilian, but they end up pulling out some wild and obscure stuff. But that generally leads to some really fun conversations.

How do you handle records you do not really need?

Honestly, when folks bring in records, books, vhs, whatever to trade or sell — we generally take everything. We just don't pay very much if it ends up being stuff that's getting chucked into the dollar bin or outside into the Little Free Library or donated to one of our friends' shops or organizations. A big draw for us with carrying used items is avoiding waste, so if we can keep stuff out of the dumpster, we definitely will. The only difficulty with those conversations with sellers is when they think they're sitting on a goldmine, but, in fact, it's just junk. But we're always happy to suggest other stores to bring them to for another offer, or other outlets to try selling them off. We hate even seeing trash end up in the trash!

What underground records turn out to be worth more than sellers expect?

A record they'd almost leave behind that you're always glad to see?

Definitely old punk and hardcore stuff. It's usually just the super random stuff in a collection that ends up being worth some money — the old Elliott Smith 7" or some weird pressing or a random popular record that's out of print. When we're out hunting, it's the random 45 or weirdo private press LPs that we've picked up because they look interesting, and then their value ends up being shocking.

How do sellers choose between cash and credit at SinC?

We're just as happy paying cash as giving someone credit, so there's never really a time when we're trying to convince someone to do either. The trade-ins are pretty evenly split between folks tidying up their personal collections or just getting rid of everything because of a mood or a change in their personal habits. We've been on both sides of that, so we don't judge!

What collection has stuck with you most?

I don't know about wild, but I'm always super excited to get punk and hardcore that's in my 90s wheelhouse. My good friend Eric Martinez sold us the last of his collection that he had been rebuilding from Katrina. Now, this is one of my good friends who I came up with as a teenager, so we share a similar taste in punk, indie, hardcore, emo, etc. It was an absolute blast going through his stuff — all the old Lookout! releases, Archers of Loaf, Lifetime, Fracture, Soophie Nun Squad, Culture, Pg99, Talib Kweli, and so on. A few of his records definitely live at my house now! Likewise, my pal Michael Ottinger brought down a chunk of his collection before a big move, and it was full of all the old Ebullition, French Emo, 90s Florida hardcore, etc. that I love. I'll take cheap records I actually give a crap about over money-makers any day of the week. If I could get more cheap Kill the Man Who Questions and less Grateful Dead boxed sets, I'd be over the moon.

Where should visitors look for New Orleans punk and underground shows?

NOLADIY.org

Last updated: 2026-09-10

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