Which will you attend?
Well, if you're like me and opted to save the truck load of cash it costs to attend the three days of sonic sauna, accommodations and of course the extra ticket for your lover, then you will likely want to do something fun to take your mind off of Coachella Depression. Record Store Day just might do the trick. Besides, it's supposed to be over 100 degrees at the Coachella Fest, so why not stay cool, and surf the local record stores?
Here are just some of the events happening in and around the Los Angeles area this Saturday. Be sure to load your smart phone up with social apps Beluga, Hurricane Party, Fast Society, FourSquare, GroupMe etc and connect with all your friends while they flip through newly released vinyl and rock out to local rock bands.
Get to Amoeba Hollywood early and get a free Ltd edition Record Store Day Tee from Anti and Epitaph Records and Family Industries. At 2pm, the legendary Henry Rollins will play DJ. Then head up Sunset to Echo Park's newest record dispensary, Origami Vinyl where they will fill their tiny store with hundreds of new releases and performances by the Growlers and a special Guest at 2pm. The Eagle Rock / Highland Park vinyl store, Wombleton Records, may not be an official Record Store Day store, but they will be open and offering tons of deals that you won't find at the other shops, like thousands of cheap records including $1 vinyl and discounts on some great imports not found anywhere in town. One of LA's oldest shops, Rockaway Records is also offering some great deals slashing as much as 50% on most items in store including vinyl, CD's, shirts, posters and more...but excluding all Record Store Day releases...and they've got over 300 RSD releases this Saturday. Rockaway is also raffling off a signed Alice Cooper guitar. For those of you in Orange County, head over to historic Fingerprints in Long Beach. This is definitely the hot spot in the OC on RSD with Fucked Up performing at 2pm and Foo Fighters at 5pm, although I hear this show is sold out. If you want a chance to win Foo Fighter tickets, Music Saves Lives is giving a pair away.
For those of you not living in sunny Southern California, visit www.RecordStoreDay.com for more locations closer to your hood.
Here are some records I suggest you grab this Saturday.
Belle Brigade The Belle Brigade LP, Black Angels Another Nice Pair (RED%Vinyl) 12", The Cars Sad Songs 7", Civil Wars Dance Me To the End of Love 7", Dengue Fever Cannibal Courtship LP, Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues 12", Fleetwood Mac Rumours (Deluxe)(2LP 180 Gram Vinyl 45RPM) LP, AND Villagers/Charlote Gainsbourg Memoir/Set The Tigers Free 7"
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