Go crate-digging away from the downtown rush at End of an Ear, a beloved South Austin record shop with an adventurous musical point of view. The racks move from new releases and affordable classics to experimental sounds, jazz, punk, metal, electronic music, soundtracks, and hard-to-find pressings, with CDs, equipment, movies, and books adding to the hunt. Helpful staff and a relaxed atmosphere make it rewarding to chase a rare want-list title as to leave with a surprise recommendation.