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1. 16” On Center (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

   Fan of Thalia Hall, The Empty Bottle, Evanston SPACE, and The Promontory? Stop by 16" On Center's music pop-up for fee-free tickets, merch items, and special prizes. Get the latest scoop on upcoming shows and the chance to win tickets to events at Chicago's premier music venues.

2. Aadam & Rob’s Records and Music Stuff (Chicago, IL)

3. Atlantic Poster (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

   Hundreds of promo, concert, and commercial posters from the '70s to now.

4. Black Diamonds Records (Skokie, IL)

5. Bob’s Sound Advice (LaGrange, IL) Visit Website

   Specializes in imported, rare, and hard-to-find vinyl. Genres include indie, new wave, punk and metal.

6. Carter’s Thang (Chicago, IL)

   Selling a wide variety of used LPs, 7" and 12" singles and cassettes. Rock, jazz, blues, world and electronica. Special maxi-crates of Grateful Dead and Beatles.

7. Cartridge Thunder (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

8. Chris Wydrinski (Crown Point, IN)

9. Feeding Tube Records (Florence, MA) Visit Website

   In addition to releasing handsome limited edition LPs, Feeding Tube Records is also a record shop. A selection of vinyl so stunning in its weirdness and complexity, we can guarantee you will leave with an empty wallet and a full heart.

10. Feeltrip Records (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

    Feeltrip is a Chicago record label and arts collective with releases from Paul Cherry, Pixel Grip, Sophagus, Wavy ID, WINGTIPS, +more. The collective recently opened a retail store, No Requests, in the neighborhood of Avondale. The store specializes in imports, rare Southeast Asian records, 80s and 90s house and techno, plus a selection of new releases covering a variety of genres. No Requests also carries apparel, art, and alt. publications and zines with a focus on locally made items.

11. Funky Beats Music (Evanston, IL) Visit Website

    Purveyor of used LPs, 12" singles, and 45s, specializing in Funk, Soul, Disco, Boogie, Hip Hop, and House including many WBMX era classics. Plus Rock, New Wave, Jazz, & more.

12. Girls Rock! Chicago (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

    Girls Rock! Chicago is a summer camp for girls, trans youth, and gender non-conforming youth. We are dedicated to fostering creative expression, self-esteem, and community awareness through music.

13. giveashirt (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

    GiveaShirt is a Chicago-based charity that sells limited edition t-shirts designed by local artists to help the local homeless community. 100% of our proceeds benefit Streetwise and their vendors.

14. GMUZIK (Brookfield, IL)

    USED and NEW LP's from the 1960s into the 2000s - (mix of rock, psych, prog, blues, alternative, indie, etc)

15. Jacob Daneman (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

16. Jazzman Vinyl (Circleville, OH) Visit Website

    Premium quality vinyl LPs - specializing in psychedelia, rock, jazz, alternative, and blues. Large volume of classic albums by The Doors, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, and David Bowie.

17. Jeremy Bonfiglio’s For The Record (South Bend, IN)

    Pre-loved vinyl and cassettes specializing in rock and pop of the 1970s and particularly the '80s as well as a well-curated selection of Jazz, Country, Soundtracks and more.

18. Johnny G’s Records (Plainfield, IL)

    High quality vinyl; new and used.

19. Jon Singer (Algonquin, IL)

20. Knot Music (South Haven, MI)

    Wide variety of vinyl: mostly rock, with a focus on underground and alternative music including punk, experimental, 80s new wave and power pop, post-punk, surf and much more - even some jazz, reggae and 70s country.

21. Krellvis (Beloit, WI)

    Krellvis Approved gently used Vinyl LPs and other fine music rarities, including many imports.

22. Lincoln Lodge (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

    Selling imported posters, CDs, vinyl, books and anything else we think you'd like to buy to raise money for our not-for-profit organization that produces live comedy events in Chicago.

23. Martin Johnson’s Record Booth (Alsip, IL) Visit Website

    Selling rare and hard to find LPs and 45s; jazz, soul, disco, Chicago house, Black gospel, country, rock, heavy metal, reggae, and northern soul, including rare Chicago labels.

24. Michael Herwitt (Chicago, IL)

25. Michael Savage (Western Springs, IL)

26. Miscellaneous Gems (Chicago, IL)

    Quality used LPs (and a few 45s, etc.) spanning jazz, soul, psych, indie and classic rock, hip hop, soundtracks and, of course, miscellaneous.

27. Ninety Days in the 90s (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

    What would you do if you could time-travel—back to the 1990s? Ninety Days in the 90s is the ultimate rock n' roll novel about Chicago's music scene. Join record store owner Darby on her jaunt back to Lounge Ax, Double Door, and other places in 1990s Chicago.

28. Pinwheel Records (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

    Located in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, Pinwheel Records is home to great new and used gems, a free-play Pac-Man machine, a section dedicated entirely to Huey Lewis & the News' classic album "Sports", and the lovable/Instagram-famous shop cat Marco.

29. Planet Wax (Milwaukee, WI) Visit Website

30. Plaza Records (Carbondale, IL) Visit Website

    Plaza Records is a record store in Carbondale, IL. Diversity, quality, condition, and reasonable pricing are the name of the game - hard-to-find LPs sit right next to what your uncle might call "the mean n' potatoes". LPs and tapes from the Plaza Records independent label will also be available, so be sure to check out some new bands while digging for the classics!

31. Rack-Za-Wax (Brookfield, IL)

32. Record Breakers (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

    Now located in Avondale. Check out huge selection of new and used vinyl, artwork, clothing, cassettes and our resident turtle Humphrey!

33. Record Wizard (Chicago, IL)

34. Rockzilla’s Records (Justice, IL)

    Rock, pop, soul, R&B, some garage rock, punk, jazz, and indie.

35. Roger Sosner (Chicago, IL)

36. Round Trip Records (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

    We buy and sell new and used vinyl, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, VHS, books and more! Visit us online and at our new store opening this spring at 3455 West Foster Avenue.

37. Roving Eye Records (Palatine, IL) Visit Website

    Specializing in '60s garage & psych, '70s hard rock, and '80s wave; soul, blues, jazz, folk, rock, pop, LPs, 45s, zines, books, and more.

38. Sonnenzimmer Inc. (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

39. Sooper Records (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

    Chicago based record label co-founded by Nnamdi Ogbonnaya in 2016. Sooper releases records on vinyl and cassette, and is a platform for a community of Chicago artists spanning genres including rock, pop, and hip-hop.

40. Stille Records (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

    Stille Records is an online store dedicated to metal, riot girl, org-core, female-driven, and music we generally find pleasing. We hope to be a brick & mortar store in the future - supporting Portage Park with a supply of our favorite vinyl, coffee, and eats.

41. Tony K Records (Chicago, IL)

42. Trailer Trish (Chicago, IL) Visit Website

    Postcards of Chicago street scenes, lowriders, and pin-up girls.

43. Vinyl Rescue (Pomona, NY) Visit Website

    Vinyl Rescue is a traveling record store based 30 minutes north of NYC offering many different genres of pre-owned LPs including rock, psych, '60s, '80s, punk, jazz, soul, electronic. Customers can usually always find essentials (Beatles, Bowie, Zeppelin, etc.) along with a large selection of punk, post-punk and other collectible albums. Vinyl Rescue participates in approximately 50 record shows a year throughout the Northeast and beyond.

44. Vinyl Richie

45. Vinylirium (Maumee, OH) Visit Website

    Thousands of 45s, scarce & cool LPs - rock & alternative, historic & rare jazz, Americana, roots, folk, country, blues, pop, personality, weird stuff.

46. WCSF (Chicago, IL)

    WCSF is a fine music purveyor of new & noteworthy bands from around the globe. They will be selling rarities from the label in addition to their curated collection.