National Record Store Day
DJ's, deals and live music during National Record Store Day parties at Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records. By Annie Zaleski.
National Record Store Day.
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Euclid Records owner Joe Schwab. Afternoon rain didn't stop patrons from flocking to the Webster Groves record store, which offered ten percent off everything in the place.
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Euclid Records employee Steve Pick helps a customer. He noted that the store was packed with people all day.
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Euclid Records was crowded all day with people buying music and enjoying live performances from local acts such as the Trip Daddys, Troubadour Dali and the Bottle Rockets.
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The St. Louis band Bent, a favorite in the '90s, performed for the first time in many years.
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Bent vocalist Rob Wagoner, pictured here, noted that it had a "new" CD for sale.
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Bent's Jawbreaker-esque tunes sounded fantastic.
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Record Store Day boasted scads of limited-edition vinyl and CD's for sale, like this My Morning Jacket live EP.
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More Record Store Day exclusives, from Bruce Springsteen and Grizzly Bear.
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Even metal gods Slayer got into the Record Store Day fun.
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Patrons ponder the Euclid used section.
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Ben Phillips (left) and Kevin Buckley from Grace Basement, who performed at Euclid in the early afternoon.
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Vintage Vinyl enticed customers with no sales tax on purchases.
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Vintage Vinyl co-owner Tom "Papa" Ray DJ'd some soul/reggae favorites for customers, one of many guest DJ's.
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Vintage vinyl co-owner Lew Prince and his son, Sam, who works at the store.
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Like Euclid, Vintage Vinyl was also busy with customers -- so much so that the store ran out of free PBR early in the day.
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Vintage Vinyl employees (including RFT freelance photographer Sarah Paradoski) were worn out from the busy day.
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The members of So Many Dynamos, who were guest DJs at vintage Vinyl and held a release party for their new seven-inch, "New Bones," later in the night at the Billiken Club.
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Heroes of the Kingdom/Ring, Cicada vocalist Christian Powell (right) and pal spent some time (and cash) at Vintage Vinyl. Powell snagged the new Mastodon CD.
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Vintage vinyl clerks help out more satisfied customers.
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