The annual Record Store Day is tomorrow (Saturday, April 16th).

Here are some events taking place in the Minneapolis area:

As usual, we may be swinging by Electric Fetus in Minneapolis to pick up some exclusive 7”.

The store has organized a free show:

10:30 a.m. – DJ Jake Rudh of Transmission
Noon – The Honeydogs
1:30 p.m. – Prairie Fire Lady Choir
3:00 p.m. – I Self Devine/Muja Messiah
4:30 p.m. – Magic Castles

Other Fun Stuff

• Free goodie bags with purchase (while supplies last)
• Hourly giveaways, including Electric Fetus gift cards and t-shirts, concert tickets, vinyl & more (must be present to win)
• Special Electric Fetus Record Store Day poster designed by Josh Krohn – free with a $50 purchase while supplies last
• Sue McLean & Associates will be in-store with Music In The Zoo goodies and giveaways.

DEAD MEDIA RECORDS
dead-media.org

This year Dead Media and Radio K have partnered up to help their Record Store Day event.

In addition to the free show, all used records in the store will receive 15% off its price.

Live performances by our favorite local bands:

Kitten Forever
Rupert Angleyes
Animal Lover
Naive Sense
Pale Spectre

DJ Sets from our favorite local record labels:

No Problem Records
F*** Mtn. Ltd. Release
Night People Records
Forged Artifacts
MJ MJ Records

ROAD RUNNER RECORDS
landspeedrecords.com

Road Runner Records is celebrating their 30 years of selling records.

Details:

Come help us celebrate 30 years of your favorite southside record store!

Free custom Roadrunner RSD 2016 T-Shirt with $100 purchase (or $20 each, while supplies last).

Opening at 9:00 am for the special RSD releases. We feature the friendliest, fastest-moving line in town.

Tons of recently arrived used records, making their debut on RSD.

Backyard semi-acoustic fest with friends from:

The Starfolk
Kinda Kinky
Ye Ye Pow
Runes Av Vaskeri
The Carpetbaggers

Weenie Roast and adult beverages, also out back.

FLASHLIGHT VINYL
flashlightvinyl.com

Flashlight Vinyl is actually doing a two-day celebration for RSD.

Details:

Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally.

Saturday

2 p.m.: Jill and the New Gruv
5 p.m.: Marah in the Mainsail
8 p.m.: DJ Marino
10 p.m.: Egypto Knuckles
Midnight: DJ Snuggles

Sunday

1 p.m.: Travis Ramin
3 p.m.: Carnage The Executioner

HYMIES RECORDS
hymiesrecords.com

The sixth annual Hymies Record Store Day block party is tomorrow.

39th Avenue Stage

11:00 AM Charlie Parr
12:30 PM Tree Party
1:30 PM Mike Munson
3:00 PM Bruise Violet
4:30 PM Black Market Brass
6:00 PM What Tyrants

Hymie’s Records Stage

12:00 PM Crankshaft
2:00 PM Chastity Brown
3:30 PM Ben Weaver
5:30 PM Corpse Reviver
7:00 PM Narco States
8:30 PM Shadow in the Cracks

Our goal again this year is to make the day more of a celebration of local music. Each and every performer here tomorrow is someone we really love and admire!