I signed up through a coupon website for my four children. They enjoyed it very much!! I felt like my kids were in good, capable, knowledgeable hands and I would have continued lessons except for the distance, we live about 30 minutes away. Thank you Turnpike Music Garage!!
A little hard to find, but owner was very helpful in my search for a solid-woods Classical guitar. Looked at a very nice A/Yari. Has some nice guitars, but he is limited by space constraints. If the f-ups in Washington and the greedy sob’s on Wall St would all drop dead, this store would have a good chance of growing.
Had an excellent selection of strings. Plan on visiting again soon.
I got My sons cello at this store and the bridge was broken and the stand
5. Rental Instrument, LLC of Westport
Address: 1242 Post Rd E 2nd Floor, Westport, CT 06880 , Southport , Connecticut , United States
We are so fortunate to have a local music school in the town of Westport (The Connecticut School of Music) that is affiliated with a music store/ rental company in nearby Norwalk. The Rental Instrument LLC carries a wide range of both band and string instruments, giving local families the great opportunity to select the instrument of their choice. It’s a one stop shop as they also provide the books and all other accessories that the schools require (they have been working with the different public schools for a long time that they know what each school would require with each instrument). You can pick up your instrument in Westport or you can take the short drive to Norwalk to get it. What’s more? They can deliver for free to schools in both Westchester and Fairfield Counties and even to some private schools in New York City! Both companies, the school and the rental, are owned by Ken Kuo, a world-renowned Cellist and he takes the business seriously. He is not only renting out instruments, he is also passing on his passion for music to the youth. He has a team of musicians and technicians who take very good care of each instrument they rent out so you are assured that you are getting a well-loved pre-rented instrument. Their house brand of instruments are made especially for them. Think of it as like getting a certified pre-owned car from the dealership! In the event that your rented instrument breaks during your contract, their in-house technicians can repair it in no time. Their price is very competitive and they have a big inventory of instruments and accessories so you’re guaranteed they have what you need. No need to shop around. You can even fill out a rental contract online, from the comforts of your home. This is about as good as it gets. That’s a promise!
Great service high quality instruments
My daughter was so happy with her violin. She says it looks brand new! It came in pristine condition. Even the case looked really clean! Thank you!
6. Music & Arts
Address: 413 Post Rd E, Westport, CT 06880 , Southport , Connecticut , United States
Good prices and very friendly and professional people working there. I’ll always check them when interested in buying something
Great service and super helpful! Everything you need for your musical needs.
I bought a new guitar at the store. I dealt with Chris who is very helpful and knowledgable. The customer service and overall experience were great.
Disappointing experience with stringed instrument rental. Picked up an instrument, brought it home for child (experienced player) to try and a string immediately broke, likely wound too tight or already compromised at the store. Brought it back the very next morning and was told I needed to buy a new string and have someone else attach/retune. Poor way to treat a customer.
Had a horrible experience renting with this store, they refused to help and to give me a refund even though it was their fault, and they did not processed the return properly. DO NOT RECOMMEND!
7. Beach Music LLC
Address: 1127 Fairfield Beach Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824 , Southport , Connecticut , United States
8. Vinyl Street Cafe
Address: 1895c Post Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824 , Southport , Connecticut , United States
Just discovered this sweet spot in westport and it’s excellent. The selection of new albums is brilliantly curated by the kind owner, Josh, who has broad and excellent taste in a variety of genres, new and old. Here you’ll find hip hop mixed in with metal, soul right next to folk and everything in between. And the coffee us excellent!
They say good things come in small packages and this place definitely doesn’t disappoint, don’t let the small size fool you. The selection is incredible and extremely organized, the owners Josh and Kitty are the best, just go here…You’ll be happy you did!
Variety of music
Nice selection, friendly staff. Tad more expensive than I’d like but still reasonable. Would recommend.
Great place for vinyl records
Drove 30 minutes on a Friday because their posted hours were 11:00AM to 8:00PM. Arrived at 7:15PM. Closed with no note to explain. What’s the point of having business hours?
9. 7-Eleven
Address: 3232 Post Rd, Southport, CT 06890 , Southport , Connecticut , United States
nice staff and Dillon loves slushees. especially with sprinkles and farts mixed in.
Mostly nice staff, but one extremely rude and condescending young dude brings the grade down. I got ignored for 2 minutes the other day for the crime of listening to music while waiting to be rung out (and given a lecture not to listen to music while in line), and have had other issues being talked down to for literally no reason. I just want to be left alone!
Will not come here again (a shame, the other guys are very nice).
If I could give 0 stars I would. I asked the cashier to get some hot food for me, the food on the rollers. She prepared my order without gloves. Which was gross but I figured she didn’t really touch the food so I let it go (all during a pandemic). I also grabbed some chips and a drink. When I got to the register to pay, while I was putting my card into the machine I see her put her finger inside her collar and then use it to pick her nose. After seeing this I was extremely uncomfortable buying the prepared food. So I told her I did not want it anymore because she hadn’t worn gloves. She got upset and took everything I had in the counter back and started to cancel the entire order while looking very annoyed at me. I couldn’t believe that she was upset at me after seeing what I saw so I just left. I will NEVER go back to this location again
Rude cashier. Don’t buy anything here unless you want to get judged out loud for whatever it is you buy. Spend your money elsewhere.
10. Edition Musicus
Address: 25 Walls Dr, Fairfield, CT 06824 , Southport , Connecticut , United States
We love our music classes with miss Bizzy! Every morning, the girls say “is it a music class day?” and the days I get to say yes they spend the whole day looking forward to it. There are a lot of different teachers at this location and they all have a different vibe, so if you don’t immediately mesh with the teacher of the class you’re at, I suggest you don’t give up and give it another shot with a different teacher.
I have done 2 of the classes now for my son. Both were just OK. The teachers definitely vary in quality. The songs are all actually pretty bad, but they’re repetitive so the children do learn week over week. One teacher played only recordings for half the class and sang the other half, which was pretty disappointing. I found two other music classes nearby that are much higher quality, more engaging, better songs, etc. The admin/management behind Music Together is also not very helpful nor friendly. Really long messages, hard to figure out what you need to know, etc. Overall, just OK… I will continue to do it if I can’t find something else to fill his schedule, but I can’t strongly recommend it to anyone.
12. Carousel Thrift Shop
Address: 524 Pequot Ave, Southport, CT 06890 , Southport , Connecticut , United States
I am a regular shopper at this fabulous thrift shop! The always have fresh stock, glass, porcelains, silver, dishes, collectibles, jewelry, books, DVD’s, CDs, baskets, linen, furniture and of course, gently used high end clothes! I love the Carousel Thrift Shop!
Great finds.
Always great finds.
Can find some great finds
I was very disappointed going to this thrift store. The prices were very high. $150 for a used Eileen Fisher jacket. If you are on a budget look elsewhere. I heard one of the volunteers say she wasn’t putting out a pair of Diane Von furstenburg pants because pants were on sale today. They want top dollar for the items they are getting for free. I will not return. There’s so many other great thrift stores and you will pay a fraction of the price.
13. Foxtrot Home
Address: 362 Pequot Ave, Southport, CT 06890 , Southport , Connecticut , United States
It was a wonderful experience. We met Peter Creighton on a Saturday morning and he gave us great guidance and enough room to try a few pianos before making a decision. He was really informative and patient with us and in the end, we selected a used baby grand that my daughter absolutely LOVES! It was really helpful to know that we could one day trade up for another piano. He arranged for the delivery and everything went very smoothly. We sent him photos of the piano in its new home. Highly recommend Faust Harrison Pianos, Fairfield Store.
Steve Salerno was terrific. Took thorough time with us and was very thoughtful about listening to what was of interest to us. He didn’t push us into a decision. We are also very thrilled with our first piano tuning. The report back to us was extremely helpful. If you are interested in purchasing a new or used piano, Faust Harrison is the best place you can possibly visit.
Erica is a magician! She connected me to my piano and i think she actually used a magic wand. Actually, it took about 1/2 hour, testing 5-10 uprights and the right one was obvious. The studio is lovely, with beautiful pianos to fit many tastes. My thanks to H/F and especially Erica who made a confusing task a pleasure.
Helpful and friendly service that was informative
15. The Gig Center at Westport
Address: 1572 Post Rd E, Westport, CT 06880 , Southport , Connecticut , United States
