Remember record stores? They're still here.

But the reality is that record stores, those outmoded places where we used to buy our music, are about as yesterday as MySpace.

Now that music is just a few clicks away thanks to iTunes, most people don't even look up from their laptops to buy Justin Bieber's latest release.

And for people who don't download music, big-box retailers such as Walmart and Best Buy serve as popular music-buying destinations.

But for purists, it's still about record stores, which offer a more communal and music-centric experience.

Record stores will get special recognition Saturday during Record Store Day, which was begun in 2007. It's "the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music," its mission statement says.

Artists have jumped aboard the celebration, releasing music exclusively to indie record stores for the occasion. This year, those acts range from classic names such as Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Guy, Beastie Boys, Tom Waits and R.E.M. to edgy favorites such as Julian Casablancas, Wilco, Modest Mouse, Owl City, Weezer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ani DiFranco, TV on the Radio, Gorillaz and Queens of the Stone Age (the full list is at recordstoreday.com).

In addition to carrying special products, participating record stores often feature performances, sales and more.

Here are the area stores participating in Record Store Day.

• Apop Records: 2831 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, apoprecords.com

• CD Reunion: 10 Hawks Nest Plaza, St. Charles, 636-949-9492

• Euclid Records: 601 East Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves, euclidrecords.com. Performances by the Nevermores, 33 on the Needle, Adoring Heirs, Art Majors, Finn's Motel, Sleepy Kitty, Troubadour Dali and the Bottle Rockets.

• Metal Hedz: 2019 Edison Avenue, Granite City, myspace.com/ metal_hedz

• Phono-Mode: 2308 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, 314-489-4567

• Plaza Records: 816 East Main Street, Carbondale, myspace.com/carbonrecords

• P Mac: 100 North Glenview Drive, Carbondale, pmacmusic.net

• Slackers CDs and Games: 2869 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Charles, slackers.com. Performances by Serapis, Models Need Sleep, Ockum's Razor, Jailbox Band, Spelling Bee, Science Hill, Steve Ewing and Aaron Mansfield.

• Slackers CDs and Games: 300 Junction Drive, Glen Carbon, slackers.com. Performances by Descending New Angles, the New Translation, Super Fun Yeah Yeah Rocketship.

• Slackers CDs and Games: 8628 Mexico Road, O'Fallon, Mo.; 317 Homer M. Adams Parkway, Alton; 1004 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters; 18 South County Center Way, St. Louis, slackers.com

• Vintage Vinyl: 6610 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, vintagevinyl.com. Guest DJ performances by Kevin C. Johnson, Christian Shaeffer, Donnie Fandango, DJ Cor(e)yography, Tom "Papa" Ray, Sylvester the Cat, Eric Hall and Anacrusis; musical performances by Felili, Blondiegrunt, Kentucky Knife Fight, Hooten Hallers, Nomo, and Beat Street with DJ Needles, DJ Alejan, DJ G-Wiz and Da Fly D-Ex.

• Webster Records: 117 West Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves, jazzbymail.com