Record Store Day was meant to celebrate local indie retailers and keep them open. On Saturday, vinyl enthusiasts will squeeze into record shops across the area and scoop up a ton of limited edition records, enjoy giveaways and take in performances from local bands.
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Bands that call the Bay area home would be grateful if you picked up some of the vinyl they've put on the shelves, too. With that in mind, CL compiled a list of 20 pieces to look out for on Record Store Day 2018. See the full list here, and listen to music from one of the selections below.
Vaginasore Jr. — This Here Peninsula If you’ve ever played drunk therapist or screamed “Nice blinker asshole!,” then you need this 2009 ADD Records release from Dave Decker, Joe Paez, Richie Lawler and Russ Van Cleave in your collection. It’s pure indie punk in the vein of Against Me! or Superchunk, and Razorcake’s Dave Rohm once wrote, “It’s like sacrilege, but I have to say it… I like VSJR better than DSJR.”
This article appears in Apr 12-19, 2018.