Event Dime

Record Store Day returns to Chicago this weekend with live bands, exclusive pressings and $1 deals

When:

April 16, 2026 · 10:30 AM

Where:

Josh Caterer

Source:

Vocalo Radio 91.1FM Chicago's Urban Alternative + NPR Music

Record Store Day is an annual tradition that, while celebrated around the country, gets special treatment in Chicago. This Saturday, expect more than three dozen shops in the area to fete the day with live events and fresh pressings, including a 20th-anniversary release from a-Ha and famed private recordings of John Coltrane’s band by musician Frank Tiberi in the ‘60s.Chicago’s independent record stores know how to celebrate, often drawing lines around the block — some even starting Friday night