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It’s that time again.  Tomorrow, Saturday, April 16^th, is Record Store Day, the one day a year we join together to celebrate the uniqueness and the supreme audio knowledge of our local old-school independent music merchants.  As usual, your Los Angeles-area record meccas will play host to a slew of in-store concerts, DJ sets, and sell a ton of exclusive RSD releases.  Listed below are the best of the bunch.

Amoeba – Hollywood

DJ Sets and Record Signing:

12 NOON – Evidence
2 PM – Henry Rollins
4 PM – F*cked Up

Other Noteworthy Events:

Amoeba Hollywood will hold exclusive Record Store Day releases behind the front counters. Line will form outside store no earlier than 8am on Saturday morning.

11 AM – 4 PM – Limited edition Record Store Day t-shirts from Anti- and Epitaph Records & Family Industries.  Live silk-screening! Make a $5-$10 sliding scale donation to Doctors Without Borders, choose your design, and get your limited-edition t-shirt!

2 PM – Beastie Boys Pre-order for Hot Sauce Committee Part Two.
Pre-order the new album (out May 3rd on Capitol Records ) and receive a FREE pair of tickets to the theatrical screening of their new long-form video!
DATES: April 17, April 18, April 19
TIMES: 12:15 pm & 1pm
LOCATION: Laemmle’s Fallbrook 7, 6731 Fallbrook Ave, West Hills, 91307

Record Store Day gift bag giveaway (with purchase, while supplies last)

Fingerprints Music – Long Beach

In-Store Concerts:

2 PM – Keith Morris (DJ Set)
5 PM – Foo Fighters (SOLD OUT – Absolutely no walk up entry)
7 PM – Brett Dennen*

*As of this posting there is still room on the guest list for Brett Dennen, but space is filling up quickly and RSVP is required. Please call the store for details: (562) 433-4996

Other Noteworthy Events:

6 AM – Fingerprints opens

7 AM – Beastie Boys Pre-order for Hot Sauce Committee Part Two.
Pre-order the new album (out May 3rd on Capitol Records ) and receive a FREE pair of tickets to the theatrical screening of their new long-form video!
DATES: April 17, April 18, April 19
TIMES: 12:15 pm & 1pm
LOCATION: Laemmle’s Fallbrook 7, 6731 Fallbrook Ave, West Hills, 91307

2 PM – 3 PM – F*cked Up work the counter and make musical suggestions

Please note: Fingerprints Records will be closed during the in-store events.

Origami Vinyl

In-Store Concerts:

2 PM – Secret Guest
8 PM – The Growlers

Other Noteworthy Events:

Store opens at 10 AM

Check here for a complete list of participating stores, and here for the complete list of limited edition vinyl Record Store Day releases.

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