Our list of the top 10 includes favorites from a wide range of tastes, history, and geography. Live shows and DJ sets are common in-store with shops like Permanent and Reckless Records regularly hosting huge acts in intimate settings. The Numero Group has made Chicago a haven for revivalist reissues, and today you can expect to find many record stores with their own labels. The third largest city in the U.S., Chicago’s music scene has expanded with the city itself. The rise and fall of labels including Chess and Delmark Records created a genre of Chicago blues and soul that later influenced Elvis Presley, the British blues movement, and the Rolling Stones. The already flourishing creative scene exploded into an unprecedented community of jazz and blues musicians who created music that would eventually lead to the birth of rock n’ roll. A distinctly unique American city, Chicago’s sounds reflect that character, and has had a massive impact on the course of music history worldwide.ĭuring “The Great Migration” of the early 1900s, over 90,000 African Americans relocated to Chicago’s south side in search of better jobs and a better life. Today, artists including Chance the Rapper, The Smith Westerns, Andrew Bird, and Kanye West call Chicago home. Known for its gospel, soul and blues, Chicago was once home to greats like Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters. The birthplace of both urban blues and house music, the musical landscape of Chicago is as diverse as the city itself. In the States, Cleveland may be the home of rock n’ roll, but Chicago is its soul. Words: Erin Pophal / Photography: Simon Brubaker We profile the Windy City’s ten best record shops.
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