Record Store Day is only 4 days away, and Chicago’s record shops are ready with tons of in-stores and some shop specific exclusive releases! Here’s what stores in the city have lined up:
Dusty Groove – 1120 N Ashland Ave
Exclusive Releases: N/a
Not only will they be participating in RSD, but they will also be celebrating the stores 15th birthday, with free refreshments, gifts, & prizes! Doors open early at 9am, and the first 50 customers get a free CD. Live entertainment and DJs start at 1pm.
Laurie’s Planet of Sound – 4639 N Lincoln
Exclusive releases: A new Vee Dee 7″ on Blvd Records, red vinyl, 200 copies
Laurie’s will open early at 9am for all your RSD needs! In-store entertainment will be provided by Candy Golde (feat. Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick!), Vee Dee, and Population, as well as DJs throughout the day!
Numero Group Pop-up Store – 1371 N. Milwaukee
Exclusive Releases: New Eccentric Soul series 7″, limited to 100 copies
The Chicago based record label Numero Group will be setting up shop for one day only, bringing in thousands of used LPs, as well as their own titles, including the super limited RSD only 7″. They will also be taking over the airwaves broadcasting “your favorite Numero tracks alongside vintage commercials, weather reports, air checks, and news updates” on 89.9FM.
Reckless Records – 3 locations
Exclusive Releases: No Peace/War 7″ on Organized Crime Records, White Mystery‘s new LP (early release), and a limited 7″ from Raw Nerve.
All three Reckless locations have RSD performances planned, full schedules follow:
1532 N Milwaukee Ave
1PM Tyler Jon Tyler
2PM Joan of Arc
3PM Candy Golde (with Bun E Carlos of Cheap Trick)
330 PM Jeff Parker (of Tortoise, solo guitar)
4PM Singleman Affair
5PM Cairo Gang
Rock n’ Roll caricatures by Steve Krakow aka Plastic Crimewave from 12-5PM
3126 N Broadway
12PM Cult Of Youth
1PM Raw Nerve
2PM Owen
3PM Population
more possibly TBA
26 E Madison
TBD Slow Witch (Angela of Sybris)
Permanent Records – 1914 W Chicago Ave
Exclusive Releases: Purling Hiss / Puffy Areolas split 12″ EP, 750 copies, 200 on white vinyl ONLY available here.
Permanent get a jump on the RSD festivities by opening up from from 12am-2am for a special midnight RSD sale! During the day, you can expect free grab bags(while they last!), live music starting at 5pm with Silver Abuse and Bad Drugs, and the annual Zaireeka listeing party! Extra CD capable boomboxes are still in need, if you have one, give the store a call at 773-278-1744.
saki – 3716 W Fullerton Ave
Exclusive Releases: Not exactly exclusives, but given that In Tall Buildings and This is Cinema are playing in-stores here, its a safe bet you should be able to grab both bands RSD releases on Whistler Records here.
Saki will open early at 9am to accomodate all your record buying needs. They have a ton of deals lined up with other local businesses to reward your patronage, full list on their blog. A full day of live music is also on tap:
Distractions @ 1pm
Bob Dey’s Tank Engine Man @ 2pm
Chaperone @ 3pm
The 1900s @ 4pm
Rabid Rabbit @ 5pm
In Tall Buildings @ 6pm
This Is Cinema @ 7pm
*in-store schedule is subject to change
After your record buying bing, head over to The Burlington for saki’s post RSD party.
This list is far from complete, we’ll be updating throughout the week with RSD happenings from all the other great shops in Chicago! Do you work in a record store in town or know of something that should be included here? Drop us a line at chicago@thevinyldistrict.com
