Get ready for Record Store Day this Saturday, April 18th. Started in 2007 to promote independent record stores, it has grown into a celebration of independent music and the hearty souls that support it.
Across the country and around the world Independent Record Stores will be hosting special in-store performances. You’ll likely find me at the flagship Newbury Comics in Boston for the Low Anthem and Sarah Borges. Other quick picks are:
- Bottle Rockets @ Euclid Records (St. Louis, MO)
- Mark Olson & Gary Louris (of the Jayhawks) @ Waterloo Records (Austin, TX)
- Del McCoury, Charlie Louvin, Black Joe Lewis, Avett Brothers @ Grimey’s (Nashville, TN)
Stores will also be featuring tons of exclusive and limited edition merchandise, including:
- Wilco – Ashes Of The American Flags DVD
- Bruce Springsteen – 7″ “What Love best online casino Can Do”/”A Night With the Jersey Devil
- Derek Trucks – Already Live EP five previously unreleased live tracks from the 2008 tour
- Flaming Lips/Black Keys – split 7″ “Borderline”/”Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles”
- Gaslight Anthem – Live from Park Ave 10″ – 6 tracks
- Jenny Lewis/Elvis Costello – 7″ “Carpet Baggers”/”Go Away”
- Pavement – “Live in Germany 1988” LP unreleased show from 1988
- Tift Merritt – Buckingham Solo CD recorded live at a church
- Tom Waits “Live from the Glitterdome” – 7″ live tracks from Atlanta & Edinburgh
About the author: Mild-mannered corporate executive by day, excitable Twangville denizen by night.