It was not long into the author's career as a music educator that they noticed a considerable drop in their own recreational music listening. Any wisp of recreational music listening was typically an accompaniment to an activity or task rather than the main event. This changed dramatically around seven years ago, when a few of their colleagues invited the author to join a recreational music listening club. The group, affectionately named the Open Mind Record Grind, meets once monthly in the basement of one of its 12 or so members. At these listening sessions, each member of the group brings a few tunes to play. The experience, in a word, feels essential. The spirit of giving is also reflected in how group members feel a sense of responsibility toward supporting emerging and lesser-known artists.