Making plans for Record Store Day in Minneapolis & St Paul? Here’s some help

Ten years ago, I started going to Record Store Day with my youngest daughter.  (We even did a sad tour of closed shops in 2020.) It has become one of my favorite holidays. Aine has outgrown the thrill, but I haven’t. It’s my goal each year to visit as many shops as possible. It took me a hot minute to get a game plan together, so I thought I’d share. Starting with places I know will have live music. I ‘ve also listed record stores in the area. I won’t visit them all, but it’s good to have a goal. If you have something I should add, please let me know!

Barely Brothers
783 Raymond Ave St Paul MN
Live music

Caydence Records & Coffee
900 Payne Ave
St Paul, MN 55130
Show starts at 7pm

Electric Fetus
2000 4th Ave Minneapolis
DJ Schedule

  • 10:00 a.m. – DJ Jake Rudh of Transmission
  • 11:00 a.m. – Durry acoustic set! The band will play outside behind the store on RSD. Durry has a Record Store Day 7″ release (“Big Boy”) and we’ll have signed copies available with the other Record Store Day exclusives.
  • 11:30 am – DJs Kenna & Yonci of Mostly Jazz on KFAI
  • 1:00 pm – DJ Tricky Miki
  • 2:30 pm – DJ A.J. Hilton of WCCO-TV
  • 4:00 pm – DJs Kerry and Chris of Bad Bad Hats

Hymie’s
3820 Lake St Minneapolis
Live music:

Know Name Records
6009 Portland Ave Minneapolis
Live music


Here are all of the record stores I could find in the area. If I missed one, please let me know. I mourn a few that I loved to visit.

Record Stores in Minnesota (according to the Record Store Day website)

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