A couple of hours before his second sold out Bowery Ballroom show with the Sleeping Souls, Frank Turner stopped by Generation Records once again for an amazing intimate solo acoustic performance.

Turner is on tour in support of his latest album, England Keep My Bones and on Nov. 21st Xtra Mile Recordings will release The Second Three Years a compilation of b-sides, rare tracks, and live performances.

More photos from Frank Turner @ Generation Records…

There are a ton of in-stores going on at Generation Records this upcoming weekend.

First up, Title Fight and Such Gold will play a Friday afternoon matinee show. The show is 6/24 at 4 pm. I definitely recommend getting to the store early to guarantee entry.

The next day, Jon “Metalion” Kristiansen will be talking about and signing copies of his new book Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries. RSVP on Facebook.

And finally, along with Relapse Records, Metal Insider, Generation will welcome Indian to the store on Sunday, June 26th. The band features members of Wolves In The Throne Room and a Storm in The Light.Joining them will be Brooklyn’s Hallux. Come hang out!

Record Store Day 2011 was a huge success! The line at Generation Records snaked around the store up until about 4 pm. Obits, I Hate Our Freedom, The Jay Vons and Spa Castles all played great sets and Tom Scharpling, Yo La Tengo, Eric Davidson, Bill Dolan and Mike Longo kept the good tunes coming in between bands.

While that was going on, Eric Van’t Zelfden and Bill Shouldis were walking around the store taking pictures of the bands, DJs and crowd.

Thanks to everyone that came out! Check out Bill and Eric’s pictures below.

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Be sure to come out to Generation Records on Record Store Day (which is this Saturday, April 16th) for the 3rd annual in-store party.

This year will feature performances from Obits, The Jay Vons, I Hate Our Freedom, and LNWF’s own Gabe and Dustin and their band Spa Castles. There will be DJ sets by Yo La Tengo, WFMU’s Tom Scharpling, Eric Davidson, and more.

Store opens at 11. Bands start at 1. Lineup below. Schedule coming this week.

PERFORMANCES BY:

OBITS (New record out now on Sub Pop! Members of Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu)
THE JAY VONS (members of Reigning Sound, Robbers On High Street)
I HATE OUR FREEDOM (members of Texas Is The Reason, Thursday. New record out on Mightier Than Sword Records)
SPA CASTLES (Mysterious Brooklyn-based troublemakers)

DJ SETS BY:

YO LA TENGO (all three members will be DJing)
TOM SCHARPLING (WFMU’s Best Show)
ERIC DAVIDSON (New Bomb Turks)
BILL DOLAN (American Standard)
MIKE LONGO (Hoboken Heartthrob)

Supersuckers frontman Eddie Spaghetti will be playing an acoustic set at Generation Records on Saturday, April 2nd. The free, all-ages show starts at 3:30 pm. Opening up the show will be NYC’s The Brought Low. Entry will be first-come, first-served.

RSVP to the show on Facebook.