Record Store Day 2010 ...

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is only 2 Days away!  You're probably asking yourself, "What the hell is Record Store Day?" ... wellllll, besides being a great excuse to go out & hit some record stores - it a day that celebrates "the lil' guy".  Record Store Day is all about independent "ma-n-pa" shops and goodies for music fans.  Special editions, limited releases, live performances, pizza, and other wackiness are scheduled for this Saturday, April 17th.

from the Record Store Day site:
"This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, djs spinning records and on and on. Metallica officially kicked off Record Store Day at Rasputin Music in San Francisco on April 19, 2008 and Record Store Day is now celebrated the third Saturday every April."

A lil' bit about Chicagoland events from Gapers Block.