Record Store Day is on Saturday!

Did you know Record Store Day has been signed in by Governor John Baldacci as a national holiday? Yes, I'm telling the truth. This means all Mainers should celebrate Record Store Day on Saturday with their lovely independent record stores (not Borders, Best Buy, or FYE).

Participating local record stores in Maine will be celebrating Record Store Day with freebies, contests, and in-store performances. If there's any day to go to your local independent record store, Saturday, April 19th is the day!

At the Newbury Comics in South Portland, there will be a plethora of performers including Tim Cossar formerly of Hope Conspiracy, Chriss Sutherland and Micah Blue Smaldone of Fire on Fire, Mark Nelson of Machinery Hall, Hot Tarts, and other musicians and bands. Go to the Newbury Comics website to find out more!

Every Bullmoose Music location will be having freebies, contests, and in-store performances as well. The performers include Dominic and the Lucid and Darien Brahms in the Scarborough location, Headstart in Bangor, Lost on Liftoff in Waterville, Too Late The Hero in Portsmouth, NH, The Cambiata in Lewiston, Pete Kilpatrick in North Windham, Sameul James in Portland, Twisted Roots in Brunswick, Tim Sample in Sanford, and And Then There Were None in Salem, NH. You can find out more about their festivities on their website.

I'm torn between going to Newbury Comics and the Scarborough Bullmoose. I'll probably go to Bullmoose because it's closer to USM and I've been really wanting to see Dominic and the Lucid. See you there!