Shawn Campbell writesCHIRP Celebrates Record Store Day

So…today is Record Store Day, and there are so many things going on at stores in and around the city! How to keep them all straight?

CHIRP Radio has done the legwork so you don’t have to. Here are all the latest details on special events going on at local record stores. We’re not going to tell you who has which RSD releases — you’ll have to check with the stores for that — but we will try to tell you what special events each store has planned.

So without further ado, here are some of the events at stores around town:

Beverly Records : 20% off Used Vinyl; Pizza and Pop from 1-4 p.m., Karaoke at 2:30 p.m.

Cyklopx : 11:30am performance by Canasta.

Dave’s Records : 50% off all used 7” and 12” singles, free candy, cupcakes, and swag while it lasts.

Dusty Groove : Early afternoon – live magic performances.
4PM – Rare performance by soul legend Otis Clay

Favorite Records :
10am: DJ Scott Tomlin
12pm: DJ Morry B
2pm: Deadbeat
3pm: MODchicago DJs
5:30pm: Silver Abuse
6:45pm: Sonorama, Bryan Martin, and Triton Sound

Gramaphone : DJs all day
12pm: Harry
1pm: DJ Pratt & live performance by Void Pedal
2pm: DJ LGCC
3pm: DJ AMPM;
4pm: Fathom DJ
5pm: Jesse De La Pena
6pm: Shut Eye w/ Shaun Wright
7pm: Restless Natives

Jazz Record Mart
1pm: Rockin’ Johnny
2pm: Nick Mazzarella Trio

Laurie’s Planet of Sound :
12 noon – Martin Rivas (live performance)
1pm- Variety Lights (live performance)
2pm- “Elvis, Angotti, Dawson & Burch, Ltd” perform The Monkees’ classic 1967 album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. in its entirety.
3pm- Casey McDonough & Scott Ligon (of The Flat Five, The Letter 3)
4pm-6pm – Hot dogs with Hemmert! Legendary WXRT DJ/Beatles expert Terri Hemmert plays “guest clerk,” hanging out behind the counter, playing some tunes, and chatting with YOU!! Also, local hotdog joint CHUBBY WIENERS will have their Wiener Wagon parked right in front of the store, anyone with a Laurie’s receipt gets a FREE HOTDOG!!
6pm-8pm- DJ Peroxide
6pm- Astrobrite (live performance)
7pm- Blizzard Babies (live performance)

The Old School Records
12pm: Althea Grace
2pm: Daniel Fromberg
3-6pm: Sonorama DJs

Permanent Records : 3rd Annual Midnight sale 12-2 a.m. DJ sets from Addenda Records and +Tapes; in-store performances starting from 4 p.m.:
Vyto B & The Band That Never Made It
Psychic Teens
ONO

Reckless Records :
Broadway location:
2pm Pamphleteers
3pm Running
4pm Verma
5:30pm Atlas Moth

Loop location:
1:30pm Arborist
3:30pm Psalm One
4:30pm Cloud Birds

Wicker Park location:
2pm Radar Eyes (stripped down synth version!)
3pm Fake Limbs
3:45 Spires That in the Sunset Rise
4:30pm Bloodiest
5:15pm Circles (ex Ponys members)

Reckless post-RSD show at the Bottom Lounge with Sweet Cobra, Chicago Thrash Ensemble and Party Downers + metal DJs. The Reckless/Three Floyds Beer will be available all night as well as hoodies & pint glasses with the beer label art by local artist Putrid.

Record Breakers :
10am-10:45am: The New Diet
11am-11:45am: Mitch Mead
12pm-12:45pm: The Sweeps
1pm-1:45pm: Owen
2pm-2:45pm: Empires (acoustic set)
3pm-3:45pm: Magicks
4pm-4:45pm: Electric Touch
5pm-5:45pm: Swimsuit Addition

saki : Exclusive deals from local shops with RSD Receipt; CHIRP Radio DJs and Plinko-style game with prizes; Girls Rock! Chicago Table; Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) Listening Station of their Sun Ra archive; The Tamale Spaceship food truck will be parked outside from 4-8!; Taquero Fusion food truck will be parked outside from 3-6.
Live sets from:
1pm – Santah
2pm – Bare Mutants
3pm – Cains & Abels
4pm – Cross Record
5pm – Minor Characters
6pm – Hollows
7pm – Opposites
8pm – The Runnies

Vintage Vinyl :
12pm – The Luck of Eden Hall

So that’s the word. Now get out there and support your favorite independent record store(sssss)!