If you like punk, post-punk, electro, shoegaze, and dark wave, then Chicago’s Tone Deaf Records (4356 North Milwaukee Avenue) is the place for you.
The amount of post-punk, industrial, shoegaze, and just…odd stuff here is great.
You could dig through crates here for hours and come out with a ton of cool stuff. I love that they include crates of “Weird” records for super cheap prices as well.
On top of all this cool vinyl, the walls are covered in cool, odd artwork and concert posters for obscure bands.
I met three members of two different punk bands while I was there who were just hanging out on a couch and talking about weird 1990s bands. They had a gig that night at an all-ages club. That’s the kind of place Tone Deaf Records is: cool records and weird people hanging out. It’s also next to a cool comic book store, so you can’t miss.
Keep your mind open.
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