Chicago’s newest record store specializes in all things metal. Meteor Gem occupies a garden-level boutique at 3082 N. Elston, and its stock is so laser-focused on extreme music—including death, doom, black, post-, and progressive metal—that the records in just one subgenre outnumber the entire metal inventory of many local shops. Owner Mikhail Fedyukov has been […]
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A Dusty Groove documentary premieres in Chicago
Danielle Beverly’s Dusty Groove: The Sound of Transition tells intimate stories about our deep connection to music.
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A tour of FeelTrip’s brand-new record store, No Requests
The multimedia collective has a record label, a dance night, an apparel line—and now a brick-and-mortar shop.
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Roots-reggae five-piece Akasha address immigration and discrimination on Mother of Exiles
Roots-reggae five-piece Akasha address immigration and discrimination on Mother of Exiles, label and multimedia collective FeelTrip ask for help opening their record store, and more.
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Today Andersonville has a record store again
Rattleback Records, opened by a retired elementary school principal who lives in Edgewater, sells new and used vinyl, CDs, and cassettes.
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Metal Haven rises again as restaurant and record shop Metal Haven Grill
Metal Haven rises again as restaurant and record shop Metal Haven Grill, White Mystery release Outta Control on their favorite day, and more.
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Permanent Records Celebrates Its Third Birthday
Permanent Records throws itself a party at the Hideout this Saturday with Cave, Cacaw, Black Math, and Mako Sica.