Have Gun, Will Travel plays Gasparilla Music Festival at Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa, Florida on March 11, 2017. Credit: Daryl Bowen c/o Gasparilla Music Festival

Have Gun, Will Travel plays Gasparilla Music Festival at Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa, Florida on March 11, 2017. Credit: Anthony Martino c/o Gasparilla Music Festival

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.

Have Gun, Will Travel — Science From An Easy Chair White copies of this album from the Bradenton Americana heroes were pressed in Nashville, and the triumphant record still stands proud three years after its initial release.

This article appears in Apr 12-19, 2018.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...