Do It. Record Store Day.

So you may not be in Coachella this weekend, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy some great music. Tomorrow just happens to be Record Store Day, which sets you up for a ton of great limited-edition releases to get your hands on, plus a few special live appearances and performances. Here's the round-up of a couple key ones, and be sure to check recordstoreday.com for more.

-Rhino Records, 235 Yale Ave. in Claremont: fun indie popsters Yo La Tengo perform

-Amoeba Hollywood, 6400 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood: pre-order the Smashing Pumpkins' new disc tomorrow in-store, and you'll receive a wristband for an intimate show at Space15Twenty with the band later that day; a meet-and-greet with Slash (for those who purchased the new album last week); T-shirt screening by Dangerbird Records and Family Industries; book singing with KCRW DJ Gary Calamar; and a DJ set with Spinderella (from Salt n Pepa!)

-Origami Vinyl, 1816 Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park: free beer and free show with One AM Radio, Lou Barlow + The Missingmen, Dum Dum Girls, Male Bonding and Adam Harding at noon; plus a free Origami Vinyl/Altamont tote, a comic book and a 7", and the Coolhaus truck on the scene.

-Record Surplus, 11609 Pico Blvd. in West L.A.: 20% off all merchandise, and appearance by Captain Vinyl (!) and the Canter's Deli truck on hand from 11am-2pm

Support your local record store! There's nothing like finding that fantastic out-of-print release or seeing that intimate show, and it's really only your local record store who can give that to you.

-- Chau Tu

Advance Notice. Slash at Amoeba for Record Store Day.

Living in Los Angeles, it can be easy to take all our wonderful entertainment options for granted, from being able to see that limited-release film at the Arclight or Landmark, to having anything we could have ever wished for just sitting in an aisle at Amoeba. For that latter privilege, at least we have Record Store Day to celebrate.

Saturday, April 17 marks the third annual Record Store Day, which celebrates the culture surrounding independent music shops all over the U.S. and the U.K. with special limited-edition releases and fun events like free shows and meet-and-greets. And L.A. is, as always, spoiled, so there are more than enough options for you to honor your local record shop accordingly.

We'll keep you updated on those options as the day gets nearer (stay tuned!), but right now, we've got a special heads-up on a cool event: in honor of Record Store Day, the one and only Slash will be signing his new self-titled CD at Amoeba. However, the only way to get a pass is to be one of the first 300 people tomorrow to purchase the album at Amoeba when it's officially released. Once you purchase the album (limit 2 CDs per person), you'll get a laminate to bring back on the 17th, when you can come and meet the infamous guitarist and get any one item signed.

Amoeba opens at 10:30am tomorrow--set that alarm, and see you on Record Store Day!

Amoeba Music is located at 6400 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood.

-- Chau Tu

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