Business Finds 'New Ways To Bring Music To The Community': Best Of 2025

Long Beach, California — Every community has its bright spots — the neighbors, businesses and local favorites that make it feel like home. As 2025 comes to a close, Patch and T-Mobile are recognizing the people, places and moments that made this year brighter in Long Beach through our Best of 2025 series.

This story was submitted by John Marquez, who nominated Fingerprints records. To share your own Best of 2025 nomination, click here to answer a few questions, and we’ll take it from there.

Who or what are you nominating for Best of 2025?

Fingerprints records

How did this person, place or experience make a difference in your life or community this year?

Always finds new ways to bring new music to the community and provides events with an interactive experience for music lovers

What would you like everyone in town to know about your nominee?

Rand Foster (owner) has been part of the Long Beach community for many years. He always looks for new ways to bring national and local music to the community in fun, thoughtful and interesting ways

If you could tell them one thing, what would it be?

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, enthusiasm and love of music to others

What’s something you love most about your town or community?

Small town feel for such a big city

We want to hear from you, too! Is there a restaurant, a contractor, a business, a person — even a place — that’s your pick for Best of 2025? Click here to answer a few questions, and your story could be featured on Patch.

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