Locals Only: Head to Independent Music Shops This Black Friday

It's almost Thanksgiving, and that could only mean one thing: Black Friday shopping is on the way. If you're like me, you want music, music and music for Christmas.

Every Black Friday, the fine folks behind National Record Store Day hook up exclusive music releases that are only available at your local, independently-owned record shop. Primus, the Rolling Stones, Band of Horses, Gaslight Anthem and Bob Dylan are just a few of the artists with vinyl releases set for this Friday. (Personally, I’m eyeing the 20th Anniversary Edition of Nirvana’s “Incesticide.”)

Local shops that participate in National Record Store Day initiatives include the Record Lounge, Flat, Black and Circular, Replay Entertainment Exchange and Schuler Books & Music in Eastwood and Okemos. Find more information below.

Local Shops Participating in National Record Store Day’s Black Friday Initiatives:

The Record Lounge

Where: 111 Division Street, East Lansing
Phone: 333-7055
Online: www.facebook.com/therecordlounge
Formats: An all-vinyl store, plus local bands’ CDs, DVDs and cassettes.
Local CDs: Yes.

Flat, Black and Circular

Where: 541 East Grand River Avenue, East Lansing
Phone: 351-0838
Online: www.flatblackandcircular.com
Formats: Vinyl, CDs, DVDs, movies, live DVDs, cassettes.
Local CDs: Yes.

Replay Entertainment Exchange

Where: 317 MAC Ave., East Lansing
Phone: 999-3046
Online: www.replayeastlansing.com
What: Used records, CDs, DVDs and video games.
Local CDs: Yes.

Schuler Books & Music

Where and phone: 2820 Towne Center Blvd., Lansing, 316-7495; also 1982 Grand River Avenue, Okemos, 349-8840
Online: www.schulerbooks.com
What: Used records, CDs, DVDs, books, more.
Local CDs: Yes.