Kendra Morris who plays Daddy Kool Records in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 20, 2024. Credit: Photo by Rosie Cohe via Anniversary Group

Vinyl has long been back in vogue. Big box stores like Target carry it, and even Taylor Swift is releasing four different versions of her new album on the medium.

Still, the local record store remains something of an endangered species despite being the personification of all that is good about music discovery.

This weekend, shops across the Tampa Bay area host concerts as part of Record Store Day (RSD), with St. Petersburg’s Daddy Kool Records throwing down a humdinger of a day that features some of the best bands in the Bay area—including soulful pop-rock crooner Kristopher James, harp-drum based jazz trio Katara, and Billy Summer’s latest rock and roll extravaganza, Florida—plus a homecoming set from Colemine Records’ signee, songwriter Kendra Morris.

Daddy also has coffee from Bandit for the early-risers looking for RSD exclusives, plus food from Latin Lunchbox, cannabis pop ups, vendors, a sidewalk sale, and DJ showcase curated by Austen Van Der Bleek.

There’s no cover for the Record Store Day party at St. Petersburg’s Daddy Kool Records on Saturday, April 20.

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