Compact Music celebrates 40th anniversary on Record Store Day, April 21

** Ian Boyd ** , the owner of ** Compact Music ** , sent us a note to say that the store will be celebrating 40 years in the music business on Saturday, April 21.  That date is also ** Record Store Day ** , “a day that celebrates independent record stores all over the world with parties, in-store performances and special releases.”

Compact Music (two locations, 206 Bank Street and 785 1/2 Bank Street) opens at 8:00am for the day. The celebrations feature beer and spirits from Henderson Brewing and Wild Turkey. Check out their Facebook page for more info… You can find a complete list of participating stores in the Ottawa area here…