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Published April 16th, 2026, 07:08 pm
This Saturday is Record Store Day, an industry holiday created in 2008 to support independent record stores when the record industry was in shambles. Every year, music fans and collectors flock to their local shop to see what’s going on, enjoy live music and DJ's, discounts, and exclusive new releases.
After more than 15 years, we wanted to know how Record Store Day has changed since its inception, and the state of record-collecting today.
To find out The Metro’s David Leins caught up with Dave Lawson, prolific record-collector and host of The Shake Out on WDET, Tuesday nights from 8-9 p.m.
He says there is something to enjoy at most every independent record store in Southeast Michigan. In addition to your local shop, these stores are independently owned and have something special on offer.
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