Record Store Day

Record Store Day is an international event that started in 2008, it celebrates all that is good about the little independent record stores that seem to be going out of business everywhere.

Basically its just one day of one off releases,performances etc to celebrate these stores, but trust me if your planning on attending a record store on this day then your gonna want to take a lot of change, as last year I spent 60quid in Spillers in just 1 hour, Good Times.

Since Record Store Day is this Satuday coming (Saturday 17th April) I thought I would inform you of whats going on in our record stores in Wales.

Heres a list of participating stores in Wales:

Andys Records (Aberyswyth)
Catapult 100% Vinyl (Cardiff)
Spillers (Cardiff)
Diverse Music (Newport)
Derricks Music (Swansea)
The Tangled Parrot (Carmathen)

So if you live near one of these stores then pop along and see what goodies you can pick up and who you can catch as their will be special instore performances all day.

Find out exactly whats going on at your local store by clicking on this link:
http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home

But

Once the day finishes the night just keeps on celebrating, so head down to Clwb Ifor Bach to catch these little beauties:

Threatmantics

Welsh Rockers play 1st gig with new line up, the Alt Rock band released awesome single Big Man in 2008 but have been quiet since,seem's Record Store Day is the time for them to come back and explode onto the scene.

Gallops


Had the pleasure of seeing these guys at the Swn Fest and I must say they were my personal higlights of the weekend, the electronic math rockers have turned a lot of heads recently and its safe to say the North Walians are not to be missed.

Vvolves

These local Eletro Indie lads play the sort of music that sounds like The White Lies and Foals having a dance off. Some nice indie dance on display here, so you are planning on attending Clwb on Saturday then it may be worth getting there early and checking these guys out.

Anyhoot, I hope to see you all on Saturday celebrating your local record stores and having a darn good day.

Up the Alamo