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

27 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Record Store Day, CIVL Fest, Makers Markets And More

CHICAGO — CIVL Fest is back in Chicago through April 25, putting on shows celebrating independent music venues at some of the city’s best concert spots. You can catch festival performances at California Clipper, Reggies and other venues throughout the weekend. There are also makers markets in Ravenswood and Norwood Park, celebrating spring with a wide list of small business art vendors. And you can embark on a community bike ride to see the newl…

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

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…