Sleeping Pills at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on September 23, 2016. Credit: Anthony Martino

Sleeping Pills at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on September 23, 2016. Credit: Anthony Martino

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.

Sleeping Pills — A Maze In A Wave Phil Taylor seems to always be working on new music, and Tampa Bay fans of the dark, Buzzcocks and Johnny Thunders-influenced rock he makes under the Sleeping Pills moniker are lucky to always have the opportunity to buy it on vinyl.

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...