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Blogs, Bleader Jun 25, 2018
Troll the Chicago hot dog fascists with this T-shirt

Artist Derek Erdman's is back in town with some red shade.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food & Drink, Food Chain, Derek Erdman, Nick Mayor, Chicago hot dogs, ketchup, the Stranger, Seattle

Music, Music Feature Oct 20, 2015
Feeding the beast: Horror vinyl finds its cult

Graveface Records imprint Terror Vision treats scary movie music with the same respect as the obsessive fans who've made it a thriving niche market.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Graveface Records, Terror Vision, Ryan Graveface, the Massacre, Jim Wynorski, Chopping Mall, Waxwork Records, Graveface Records & Curiosities, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dreamend, From a Whisper to a Scream, Vincent Price, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, The Mystery of Old Bathbath, Chuck Cirino, Not of This Earth, WNUF TV28 Presents Frank Stewart Investigates: Halloween, Graveface Autumn Pop-Up Spectacle, Niche Lab, Jonathan Barkan, Bloody Disgusting, vinyl records, Death Waltz, Nick Mayor, Bric-a-Brac, Chris LaMartina, Josh Schafer, Lunchmeat, Frank Stewart

Blogs, Bleader May 7, 2015
Bric-a-Brac co-owner helps breathe new life into defunct Italian garage-rock record label

Italian label SSLD Records is back with the help of local Nick Mayor.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Things I Love, Music, SSLD Records, Bric-a-Brac Records, Nick Mayor, Mr. Z, Federico Zanutto, Rich Crook, Thing, Blackout Fest, Lover!, Reatards, Lost Sounds, Birds of Paradise, garage pop, garage rock, punk, records

Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 21, 2015
Willis Earl Beal makes a return visit with a new album

Plus: A TMNT pizza party with Bric-a-Brac Records, swords-and-sorcery stories by heavy-metal heroes, and more
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Willis Earl Beal, Portage Theater, Memphis, Noctunes, Minimal Beat, "Flying So Low", "12 Midnight", Sharkula, Bric-a-Brac Records, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dimo's, Nick Mayor, Manowar, Dave Ritzlin, DMR Books, Swords of Steel, Underground Lounge, Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, George R.R. Martin, H.P. Lovecraft, Alex Temple, Behind the Wallpaper, Spektral Quartet, Julia Holter, Constellation, Manilla Road, Twisted Tower Dire, Eternal Champion, Winterhawk, Noble Beast

Blogs, Bleader Aug 7, 2014
Make-Overs head back to South Africa after a send-off at the Hideout

The South African two-piece has called Chicago home for the past two months.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Music, Make-Overs, South African, garage, punk, Hideout, White Mystery, Uh Bones, Sultan Bathery, Nick Mayor, Jen Lesmasters, Bric-a-Brac Records

Blogs, Bleader Jun 12, 2014
Bric-a-Brac turns one this weekend

The Avondale record and collectible shop celebrates its first birthday on Saturday.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Music, Bric-a-Brac, Nick Mayor, Jen Lemasters, one year anniversary, first birthday, party, show, free, punk, garage, pizza, Dimo's Pizza, American Breakfast, Soft Jolts, Son of a Gun, Holy Wave, Yolks

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 19, 2013
Critics' Picks
Best Sign That People Are Still Buying Records

Bric-a-Brac Records
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Best of Chicago 2013, record stores, Bric-a-Brac Records, Logan Square, Avondale, Lincoln Hall, Nick Mayor, Jen Lemasters, Threadless, Bongo Room, Wicker Park, records, Critics' Picks

Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 13, 2013
Gossip Wolf: Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room

Plus: Pelican tweak their studio lineup for their fifth LP, and Bric-a-Brac Records opens in Logan Square
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Cafe Mustache, Logan Square, Kickstarter, Pelican, lectrical Audio, Chris Common, Dallas Thomas, Laurent Schroeder-Lebec, Yakuza, Bruce Lamont, Trevor de Brauw, Bric-a-Brac Records, Nick Mayor, Jen Lemasters, Burger, HoZac, 1-2-3-4 Go, Full Breach 77, Hall & Oates, Masters of the Universe, Gremlins, Star Wars, Robocop

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Troll the Chicago hot dog fascists with this T-shirt

Artist Derek Erdman's is back in town with some red shade.

Feeding the beast: Horror vinyl finds its cult

Graveface Records imprint Terror Vision treats scary movie music with the same respect as the obsessive fans who've made it a thriving niche market.

Bric-a-Brac co-owner helps breathe new life into defunct Italian garage-rock record label

Italian label SSLD Records is back with the help of local Nick Mayor.

Willis Earl Beal makes a return visit with a new album

Plus: A TMNT pizza party with Bric-a-Brac Records, swords-and-sorcery stories by heavy-metal heroes, and more

Make-Overs head back to South Africa after a send-off at the Hideout

The South African two-piece has called Chicago home for the past two months.

Bric-a-Brac turns one this weekend

The Avondale record and collectible shop celebrates its first birthday on Saturday.

Critics' Picks
Best Sign That People Are Still Buying Records

Bric-a-Brac Records

Gossip Wolf: Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room

Plus: Pelican tweak their studio lineup for their fifth LP, and Bric-a-Brac Records opens in Logan Square

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Artist Derek Erdman's is back in town with some red shade.

Graveface Records imprint Terror Vision treats scary movie music with the same respect as the obsessive fans who've made it a thriving niche market.

Italian label SSLD Records is back with the help of local Nick Mayor.

Plus: A TMNT pizza party with Bric-a-Brac Records, swords-and-sorcery stories by heavy-metal heroes, and more

The South African two-piece has called Chicago home for the past two months.

The Avondale record and collectible shop celebrates its first birthday on Saturday.

Bric-a-Brac Records

Plus: Pelican tweak their studio lineup for their fifth LP, and Bric-a-Brac Records opens in Logan Square

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