Bric-a-Brac Records & Collectibles has been closed since a pipe burst in the Avondale shop on Christmas morning, destroying thousands of LPs, seven-inches, VHS tapes, and toys. Thankfully the damage was mostly confined to the front of the shop. “Everything looks a lot worse than it is right now,” says co-owner Nick Mayor. “We definitely […]
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DJ Intel, aka Jason Deuchler, co-owner of horror-themed coffee shop the Brewed
I met DJ Intel in 2010 at Bad Meaning Good, a monthly trashy movie night at the Burlington that he hosted with fellow DJ Jarrett Spiegel. In the years since, I’ve frequently run into Intel (real name Jason Deuchler) at hip-hop shows and horror movie screenings, and I’ve ended up at plenty of concerts and […]
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How Chicago helped put the Queen of Grunge back on her throne
On January 4, 2020, Jen Lemasters started She Bop, an Instagram account dedicated to recordings by women in rock. Lemasters has a huge record collection, not least because she and her husband, Nick Mayor, own Bric-a-Brac Records & Collectibles. Lemasters’s knowledge of punk and new wave, and her particular love of underdocumented bands that exist […]
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Troll the Chicago hot dog fascists with this T-shirt
Artist Derek Erdman’s is back in town with some red shade.
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Feeding the beast: Horror vinyl finds its cult
Graveface Records imprint Terror Vision treats scary movie music with the same respect as the obsessive fans who’ve made it a thriving niche market.
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Bric-a-Brac co-owner helps breathe new life into defunct Italian garage-rock record label
Italian label SSLD Records is back with the help of local Nick Mayor.
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Willis Earl Beal makes a return visit with a new album
New music and a film screening from Willis Earl Beal, swords-and-scorcery stories by heavy-metal heroes, and more
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Make-Overs head back to South Africa after a send-off at the Hideout
The South African two-piece has called Chicago home for the past two months.
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Bric-a-Brac turns one this weekend
The Avondale record and collectible shop celebrates its first birthday on Saturday.
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Best Sign That People Are Still Buying Records
The shop, run by former Lincoln Hall manager Nick Mayor and his wife, Jen Lemasters (a photo assistant at Threadless), specializes in new and used vinyl with a focus on garage and punk, and it will eventually host regular in-store performances.
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Gossip Wolf: Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room
Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room, Pelican record their fifth LP, and more