It’s bigger than Christmas. Record Store Day, started in 2008, as a celebration of independence. It’s a day for all involved in independent music — from stores to artists to customers — to come together to celebrate the unique culture of record stores and the indelible mark that these establishments have had on our culture. Every store submits a wish list of sorts for RSD, but they don’t know what releases they’ll have until RSD itself. By the way, a Record Store Day participating store is defined as a stand alone brick and mortar retailer whose main primary business focuses on a physical store location, whose product line consists of at least 50% music retail, whose company is not publicly traded and whose ownership is at least 70% located in the state of operation. (In other words, we’re dealing with real, live, physical, indie record stores — not online retailers or corporate behemoths). Below are the participating stores on the Front Range. Go check ’em out:     Albums On The Hill 1128 13th St. Boulder 303.447.0159     Twist & Shout 2508 E. Colfax Ave. Denver 303.722.1943     Bizarre Bazaar 1014 S. College Ave. Fort Collins 970.484.1699     Chain ReactionRecords 8793 W. Colfax Ave. Lakewood 303.237.4445     Sgt. Pepper’s Music and Video 160 E Elkhorn Ave, Estes Park 970.586.7625     Recycled Records LP 525 3rd Ave, Longmont 720.291.7000     Absolute Vinyl 5360 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder 303.955.1519     Bart’s Record Shop 1625 Folsom St, Boulder 303.444.1760     Black & Read 7821 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada 303.467.3236     Downtown Sound 330 E 4th St, Loveland 970.673.0006     Rock N’ Robin’s 804 S College Ave, Fort Collins 970.221.9977     Angelo’s CD (four locations)

• 937 E. Colfax Denver 303.863.8668
• 1959 S. Broadway

Denver 303.798.6378

• 16711 E. Iliff Aurora 303.337.1399
• 3350 Youngfield

Wheatridge 303.232.4477   DISCLAIMER: There are a lot of independent stores that participate in Record Store Day. Not all of them will choose to participate in all promotions, or carry all releases. Just because a store is listed here does NOT mean it will have the goodie or record you’re looking for. That said, find a store near you and check with them directly. It’s always a good idea to be BFFs with your neighborhood record store.