Record Store Day 2016

Major and independent label artists alike have special, vinyl-only limited edition releases available on the third Saturday in April, a.k.a. Record Store Day.

Amoeba, Aquarius, Rasputin, and dozens of record stores in the Bay Area will take part in the celebration. There will some local stores with special events with DJ sets and giveaways.

2016 Record Store Day
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Record stores all over the Bay Area
FREE

The artists releasing special vinyls run the gamut from AIR, Death Cab For Cutie, Madonna, Alt J, Justin Bieber, Johnny Cash, Brandi Carlile, Chvrches, John Coltrane, J Dilla, Bob Dylan, The Kinks, Willie Nelson, plus three special releases from David Bowie, along with many more.

Here is a handy PDF that you can use as a shopping/wish list.

2016 Bay Area Participants:

San Francisco

• Amoeba Music San Francisco
  • Record Store Day Gift Bags with purchase (while supplies last)
  • Live Silk Screening (11 am – 2 pm)
  • 20% off turntables, used DVD & Blu-Ray, posters & used books
  • Guest DJ Sets:
    • Leader of the Pack (11 am – 12 pm)
      DJs Bearzbub and ChakaQuan make up Leader of the Pack, a monthly party showcasing all things soul, funk and rock & roll! This year, they kick off the festivities with a high energy set that is sure to set Amoeba SF on FIRE.
    • The Incredible Hoax (12 pm – 1 pm)
      Satellite Amoebite DJ Incredible Hoax will be slicing off bygone space garbage, happy-hour power sleaze, and Jazz et cetera from beyond the twilight lagoon for your RSD pleasure. Do let the name fool you?
    • DJ Veryserious (1 pm – 2 pm)
      Don’t let the name fool you, DJVS is a one-man powerhouse of hits that takes us everywhere from the glitz of the ‘80s to the shoegaze sidesteps of the ‘90s. You WILL remember this ride!
    • Kevin Martin of Candlebox (2 pm – 3 pm)
      Candlebox vocalist Kevin Martin is locking down the mid-afternoon shift with a sampling of music from his personal collection.
    • Pete Yorn Signing (3 pm – 4 pm)
      Superstar Pete Yorn has a sold out show at the Independent on Record Store Day, but he’s making time for a signing of his new album ArrangingTime at Amoeba SF while playing a curated playlist of his favorite tunes.
    • DJ George Blenda [Kerry Yarbrough] (4 pm – 5 pm)
      George is rolling through to play some rare hip-hop and gems from the golden era of the genre.
    • DJ Guillermo [Jacob Pena] (5 pm – 6 pm)
      Our final DJ of the day is our very own Jacob aka DJ Guillermo. He’ll be serving up some hot steppers with a side of boogaloo and anything else he feels like sprinkling on his always red-hot sets.
• Thrillhouse Records
  In addition to the all the vinyl goodness, they’re gonna have a free BBQ at 1 pm (veggie and meat, while supplies last) to be followed by some live music at 2 pm. So come out and avoid the lines and crowds and support the only all-volunteer, not-for-profit record store in Northern California.

• aQuarius recOrds
• Black Pancake Records
• Groove Merchant Records
• GROOVES
• Noise
• Rasputin Music and DVDs – Haight
• Rasputin Music and DVDs – San Francisco
• Recycled Records
• Streetlight Records
• The Explorist International
• The Music Store
• Vinyl Dreams

East Bay

• Rasputin Music and DVDs – Berkeley
  • Metallica (yes, THE Metallica) are scaling it back just a touch and performing a super rare teeny tiny instore performance for just 300 people. You’ll have to win tickets, but if you’re one of the lucky ones it should be an amazing show.
• Amoeba Music Berkeley
  • Record Store Day Gift Bags with purchase (while supplies last), plus 20% off turntables, used DVD & Blu-Ray & used books
  • Guest DJ Jonah Nice (12 pm – 1:30 pm)
    Jonah Nice is a charming and handsome selector, and has been playing records or music in bands around the Bay for the last decade plus. His musical selections come in a wide array from soul and salsa to rock ‘n roll to jazz and hip hop.
• 1-2-3-4 Go! Records – Oakland
• Econo Jam Records – Oakland
• Groove Yard – Oakland
• Park Blvd Records – Oakland
• Stranded Music – Oakland
• mod lang – El Cerrito
• Down Home Music – El Cerrito
• Rasputin Music and DVDs – Concord
• Rasputin Music and DVDs – San Lorenzo
• Needle To The Groove – Fremont

Peninsula

• The Record Man – Redwood City
• Vinyl Solution Records – San Mateo
• The Music Hut – Half Moon Bay

South Bay

• On The Corner Music – San Jose
• Needle to the Groove – San Jose
• Streetlight Records-  San Jose
• Rasputin Music and DVDs – Campbell
• Rasputin Music and DVDs – Mountain View
• Metavinyl – Santa Cruz
• Streetlight Records – Santa Cruz

North Bay

• Red Devil Records – San Rafael
• Bedrock Music & Video – San Rafael
• Mill Valley Music
• Vinyl Planet – Petaluma