This summer, AJ Pacheco and his partner Tanya Gorbunova opened Pancakes Records. It’s a record store in North Astoria, Queens that doubles as a performance space. They’re bringing the community together with events featuring local musicians, comedians, and other performers. 

In this episode AJ talks to Epicenter reporter Hari Adivarekar about his journey in starting the business and mission to build a community around it. 

Stacking talent under one roof: https://epicenter-nyc.com/stacking-talent-under-one-roof/

Pancakes Records: https://pancakes-records.com/ Follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pancakes.records/ 

Epicenter-NYC membership: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=epicenternyc&campaign=7018a000000yJx6AA