It's legit as legit as ebay in the sense that some of the sellers are good and some are bad. I find that most of the pricing is on the high end.
I used it as a seller before setting up the evil empire records website but found that it didn't get mu…
I went to Dave's Records, which I think was on Clark. The owner (Dave, I presume) was pretty nice and I found a couple of good records there. My general impression of Chicago record stores were that they were expensive, even compared to the ones I'v…
My band is going up to Chicago to record this weekend and I, too, would like to know if anything rad is going on there or where I should look. In response to Ken: I know that Quimby's bookstore is an excellent stop for great zines - as well as Chica…
I was listening to Little Richard's Version of "Settin' The Woods on Fire" over and over again yesterday... So that's gotta be up there.
I'll second The Saints "River Deep Mountain high" as well as their version of Connie Francis's "Lipstick On You…
I'm taking a road Trip to Chicago next month, first time except for a one night stop over 10 years ago. Which record stores are good to check out and what venues show I check for shows???
Y'know.. Short and sweet rock tunes mostly. From Slim Harpo to the Fevers. (Chronologically Speaking)
Favorite Movies:
Most of the 70-80s geeky stuff... Terminator, Aliens, Animal House, Star Wars, The Thing, Straight To Hell, Adventures of Buckaaroo Banzai, etc. I like Miller's crossing a lot.