Record Store Day 2012 in Chicago

Last year, Record Store day was one of our favorite days of the year. We saw Joan of Arc, in Tall Buildings and the 1900's play! This year should be no exception for great bands. After a 5 min google session, here's a semi/work in progress list of what's cracking in Chicago on Record Store Day 2012.

Bucket O' Blood
(Pick up "Crooks and their Castles" here!) 
"In celebration of Record Store Day, we're gonna be having an in-store acoustic performance from Jason Smith (Sass Dragons/Rad Payoff) and Annie Strong (This is My Fist). The show is FREE, ALL AGES, and BYOB, so come by listen to some tunes and buy a record or two!"

Favorite Records
"Our Record Store Day celebration will be second to none. DEADBEAT & Silver Abuse providing live entertainment @2:00pm & 5:30pm respectively. MODchicago's Sir Eric Colin and Moe Madness covering the afternoon DJ sets, with Sonorama & Sonido Triton rounding out the night."

Permanent Records
ONO
Psychic Teens
Vyto B & The Band That Never Made It


Record Breakers 
Join us at Record Breakers for another action packed Record Store Day! We'll have exclusive RSD releases, free hot dogs & soda, and in-store performances including:

OWEN
http://www.facebook.com/mybandowen
THE SWEEPS
http://www.facebook.com/TheSweeps
MITCH MEAD
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mitch-Mead/58385809174
M▲GICKS
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Magicks/144557754487
SWIMSUIT ADDITION
http://www.facebook.com/swimsuitaddition

Reckless Records
(Pick up "Crooks and their Castles" here!)

Reckless Records: Milwaukee Ave
Rock n' Roll caricatures by Steve Krakow 12-5PM with in-store performances by

RADAR EYES (stripped down synth version!) 2PM
FAKE LIMBS 3PM
SPIRES THAT IN THE SUNSET RISE 3:45PM
BLOODIEST 4:30PM
CIRCLES (ex PONYS members) 5:15PM

Reckless Records: Broadway in-store performances by

PAMPHLETEERS 2PM
RUNNING 3PM
VERMA 4PM
ATLAS MOTH 5:30PM

Reckless Records: Loop

ARBORIST 1:30PM
PSALM ONE 3:30PM
CLOUD BIRDS 4:30PM

And later than night at The Bottom Lounge...

SWEET COBRA/ CHICAGO THRASH ENSEMBLE & PARTY DOWNERS will play with some metal-specific DJs between bands. The Reckless/Three Floyds Beer will be available all night as well as hoodies & pint glasses with the beer label art by local artist Putrid.

Saki Records - 

1pm - Santah
2pm - Bare Mutants
3pm - Cains & Abels
4pm - Cross Record
5pm - Minor Characters
6pm - Hollows
7pm - Opposites
8pm - The Runnies

CHIRP DJs will be spinning between bands!

Logan Square Hardware -

No in stores, but killer deals posting soon on their facebook page!