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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

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Record Store Day this Saturday, April 18

Posted by Leilani Polk on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 6:49 PM

This Saturday marks the second annual Record Store Day, a national salute to the more than 700 indie music stores located across the country and the positive impact they make on their communities. In honor of the event, several Bay area stores are offerings specials and carrying limited edition, exclusive Record Store Day releases.

Daddy Kool gives 10 percent off all new albums and 20 percent off all used inventory, and hosts some yet-to-be-announced activities.

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Other area stores, like Sound Exchange, Mojo Books & Music and Vinyl Fever, have stocked up on an array of exclusive Record Store Day releases available only at indie stores. Amid the offerings are an array of split 7”-ers, including a double 7” of live tracks from Atlanta and Edinburgh by Tom Waits and Lucinda Williams, and a split 7'' featuring covers of songs from Warner Bros.’ back catalog – Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarfs performing Madonna's "Borderline," and The Black Keys doing Captain Beefheart's "Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles." Guided By Voices re-releases its Hold On Hope LP with three bonus tracks, My Morning Jacket offers a limited run CD and double 10" vinyl release recorded live in Louisville at Ear X-tacy record store, and Wilco makes its forthcoming concert DVD, Ashes of American Flags, available solely to indie stores and on its website on Record Store Day. Other exclusive RSD vinyl releases come from Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Mastodon, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Jane’s Addiction, The Stooges, Modest Mouse, Slayer, The Decemberists and Black Kids, among many others.

Mojo Books & Music offers all manner of freebies and releases, 10 percent off everything in the store, spins by DJ Sam Esser, and live performances by Have Gun, Will Travel, Surfer Blood, and an acoustic set by Drew Cutler of Lush Progress.

Vinyl Fever takes it a step further and offers a collection of 3,500 unusual, collectible records from thousands of LPs the store recently snagged from a music industry veteran, which includes 61 Apple label albums by non-Beatles groups. DJs will be playing select cuts from the vintage albums, and Vinyl Fever also hosts a live in-store performances by New Roman Times. free DeLosa's pizza and PBR, hourly drawings with prizes, and a special guest appearance by Tampa Tribune music critic Curtis Ross. Bring nonperishable food donations for America's Second Harvest of Tampa Bay.

Sat., April 18: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Vinyl Fever, 4110 Henderson Blvd., Tampa, 813-289-8399; 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Daddy Kool, 538 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-822-5665; 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Mojo Books & Music, 2558 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, 813-971-9717; and 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sound Exchange, Tampa, 813-978-9316. Call the individual stores for more info.

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In-store concerts at Mojo Books & Music: 2:00pm: Have Gun, Will Travel 3:00pm: Surfer Blood 7:00pm: Drew Cutler (acoustic) 7:45pm: Matt Butcher (acoustic) Check these artists out at myspace -- we think you'll enjoy.

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Posted by Melanie on April 16, 2009 at 12:12 AM

We at MOJO also have added Matt Butcher to our performance list.He will play around 7pm

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Posted by Melanie on April 16, 2009 at 8:10 AM

excellent - I needed a good excuse to leave campus..

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Posted by B.Treotch on April 16, 2009 at 11:53 AM

I want the Lips and Keys thing so bad. I dont have a record player, tho.

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Posted by Leilani Polk on April 16, 2009 at 3:49 PM

i scored everything i wanted at record store day... including the lips 7" went on RSD tour - hit vinyl fever, mojo and daddy kools.

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