record store day – support your local indie music purveyors

April 17, 2009 by ksolo
Filed under dinner and a song, featured

Saturday, April 18 is Record Store Day!

Before the Internet revolution, there was really only one way to get your hands on independent music that the big box stores weren’t stocking on their shelves. You had to visit the indie record store in your neighborhood and browse the stacks. But today, the convenience of the 1-click download has caused many of us to forego those visits to these stores. Unfortunately, that means we’ve also forgeone the whole experience of in-store music shopping that creates a feeling of community and gives such a rush to us true music lovers. There’s nothing like going to the record store, chatting up the owner, getting some new recommendations and striking up converstations with fellow shoppers who either share your own musical tastes or can open you up to a new genre or artist you would have never found on your own.

National Record Store Day is a nationwide celebration of the indie music retailers who are keeping that feeling alive. Participating stores will have lots of goodies on hand throughout the day – including food / drink, live DJs, and contests / giveaways.

So while you’re out running your Saturday errands, and shopping for your locally-grown organic veggies and what-not, stop by your neighborhood record store and get some of that local-grown, organic music to take home witcha!

Here’s the list of Atlanta-area record stores that are participating in this year’s event:

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GA

College Park, Ga

Forest Park, GA

Decatur, GA