Jet Black Cat Announces Store Closure

Sad news came out of Brisbane today: the beloved record store Jet Black Cat Music announced its closure.

Located on the corner of Thomas and Vulture Streets in Brisbane’s West End, the brick-and-mortar store will close down next month, but the owners said there are plans to shapeshift and take on a “new form.“ Despite the sad news, the store plans to continue to grow into a “new life” that spotlights great music, hosts events, and supports touring.

Earlier this year, the owners opened up about 2024 being the record store’s “most challenging yet” as a small business.

Jet Black Cat Music has hosted many incredible local and international acts, from Courtney Barnett to Weyes Blood to Angie McMahon and Julia Jacklin to Sharon Van Etten, Charli XCX, Sampa The Great, Marlon Williams, and stacks more.

The record store’s final day of regular trading will be Saturday, 28 December—late Christmas presents, anyone?—just before the store’s 14th birthday in January.

“This incarnation as a bricks and mortar indie record shop has given me (and I hope a few of you) some wonderful experiences, connections to great people and community and the biggest sweetheart of them all… music,” a post from Jet Black Cat Music’s owners reads.

“I’m eternally grateful to so many people who’ve contributed to the story and the beautiful thing we’ve collectively grown together and the local support in 4101. People make places great and JBCM and all that it embodies is a true testament to that, something I feel deeply proud of. The biggest loves of my life have walked through those doors and the most memorable and fun times have been had within those walls. THANK YOU!”

You can read the full post below.

Some big news from Jet Black Cat Music. We are shape shifting, moving on from our bricks & mortar shop in West End, and taking on a few form as we continue to grow into our new life which is all about bringing great music and people together through touring and events.

Jet Black Cat Music on the corner of Thomas & Vulture St in downtown West End has been the most wonderful and lengthy chapter of my life so far, WOW! The store has been a magical portal, we have hosted so many of my favourite artists such as Aldous Harding, Julia Jacklin, Angie McMahon, Dick Diver, Twerps, Courtney Barnett, Jen Cloher, Haley Heyndrickx, The Beth’s, M Ward, Weyes Blood, Sharon Van Etten, Frankie Cosmos, Sampa The Great, Marlon Williams, Phantastic Ferniture, Toro Y Moi,Dry Cleaning, Charli xcx, Marina Allen, Christian Lee Hutson, Big Scary, Floodlights….. and opened up a pathway into promoting tours and presenting great shows in far & wide locations.

Our final day of regular trade instore will be on December 28th, just before our 14th birthday in January. Not to mention 5 years before that slinging homemade baked goods and cds at the local Davies Park Markets every Saturday. This incarnation as a bricks and mortar indie. record shop has given me (and I hope a few of you) some wonderful experiences, connections to great people and community and the biggest sweetheart of them all… music. I’m eternally grateful to so many people who’ve contributed to the story and the beautiful thing we’ve collectively grown together and the local support in 4101. People make places great and JBCM and all that it embodies is a true testament to that, something I feel deeply proud of. The biggest loves of my life have walked through those doors and the most memorable and fun times have been had within those walls. THANK YOU !

So much has changed and it feels right and positive for us to embrace the change and shut up shop as a way of drawing a line under the end of a beautiful era. Every ending is a beginning… Our online shop will remain open 24/7 and the magic of pop ups, markets, festivals, listening parties and things that haven’t even been dream up yet will roll into the future.

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