Saturday is National Record Store Day in Greater Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- National Record Store Day is something music lovers count down the days to all year. The annual event falls on Saturday, April 22 this year and is a rare occasion to check out special items that aren't sold anywhere else--and support local business.

Whether you are a zealous vinyl collector or want a CD to play in your car, log off Amazon and head to your local record store on Saturday. In the Alexandria area, Records and Rarities and Crooked Beat Records are participating in the National Record Store Day festivities.

Records and Rarities, located at Springfield Town Center (6769 Springfield Mall), will feature live DJs throughout the day. The lineup is:

Brian Ragz Ragonese 8:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
JeyOne 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Wilk 3:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
DJ Imperial 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Customers can line up at the store beginning at 8:45 a.m. The store will offer free Starbucks Teavana and Cinnabon for customers as they wait. Records and Rarities shipped in a lot of new records for Saturday, and more information is available on its Facebook page.

In Old Town Alexandria, Crooked Beat Records (802 N Fairfax St.), will be opening early at 8 a.m. for frequent customers and 9 a.m. to the public Saturday. The first 75 customers that make a purchase will receive swag and a Crooked Beat tote bag.

In addition the store has a long list of special releases for Record Store Day. The store has thousands of items to parse through, and local musicians will be playing throughout the day. The store is open until 8 p.m. For more information, visit Crooked Beat's website.

See the full list of independent stores participating in Record Store Day here.

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