Your favourite record store: Vinyl junkies will need to be out the door bright and early on Saturday morning if they hope to snaffle up a rare treasure. That's because it's Record Store Day, the annual celebration of the enduring (and best) musical format, that comes with a deluge of extremely limited, highly desirable vinyl releases. No matter what style you dig — from the cutting edge to the classics — there's bound to be more than a few you'll find desirable out of the 300 special RSD releases. All good record stores are participating and most are making a party out of it with bands playing, refreshments served and sales on second-hand stock. Our advice: leave the frenzied collectors to it in the morning and head down after lunch to take in the vibes and have a dig through the bins.
Record Store Day, Saturday
Grey Lynn: More specifically, 38 Pollen St which is the venue for a South Indian-style two-course breakfast prepared by Plant Magic's Gemma Walsh and Satya Chai Bar's Samrudh Akuthota. You'll feast on upma and chai served street-style plus enjoy a contemporary take on dosa and mango lassi. Tickets, $35, are essential and go towards supporting a free breakfast at the Metro Theatre in Mangere East - so it's nourishment for body and soul. The breakfast is part of Satellites, a series of public events showcasing contemporary Asian artists in Auckland. Watch out for future activities like a K-pop class for kids, a giant claw machine and a fortune cookie cart.
Plant Magic X Satya, Saturday with sittings at 9, 10 and 11am, 38 Pollen St, Grey Lynn. Tickets from satellites.co.nz
