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10/14/2026

Julian Davis Reid is coming through the record shop 🎷⁠
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🗓️ DETAILS⁠
• saturday, october 24th⁠
• live @ dorian's 1939 w north ave⁠
• sets at 9pm & 11pm⁠
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🎹 MORE ABOUT JULIAN DAVIS REID⁠
Julian Davis Reid is a pianist, producer, and composer with a focus on jazz, electronic music, and gospel. Hailing from Chicago, Julian's newest project is his ensemble Circle of Trust, featuring original music inspired by the sonic worlds of Herbie Hancock, Ahmad Jamal, McCoy Tyner, and Robert Glasper. His debut EP is Candid, out now, and he is working on his first full-length project, Portraits.⁠
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10/13/2026

another week of live music, friends, cocktails, and vinyl ⁠✔️⁠
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LIVE MUSIC & DJs ⁠ ⁠⁠
TUES 10.13 bucketlisters live jazz happy hour ft. Alex Santilli (santi) & friends 6pm (LIVE)⁠ ⁠
WED 10.14 8pm (LIVE)⁠
THURS 10.15 Anthony Bruno 9pm * 11pm ⁠(LIVE)⁠
FRI 10.16 Alejandro Salazar 8pm (LIVE)⁠ ⁠
SAT 10.17 Jackson Shepard 9pm * 11pm (LIVE)⁠ ⁠
SUN 10.18 Sound Obsession 8pm (VINYL DJ, NO COVER)⁠ ⁠Step back into the mid-century with Sound Obsession: Rock ’n’ Ghoul Revue — a night of spooky novelty rock ’n’ roll, wild instrumentals, monster bops, graveyard shuffles, and haunted hits pulled straight from the crypt. DJ Zipgun Boogie digs deep into the weird, wicked, and wonderful sounds of the '50s and ’60s for a night of sinister grooves made for the Halloween season.⁠
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B.Y.O.V.⁠ ⁠
bring your own vinyl every tues, 9pm⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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HAPPY HOUR ⁠
all night tues⁠
6-8PM wed thru sun ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
$10 rotating classic cocktails ⁠
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RECORD SHOP ⁠⁠
open during bar hour⁠s⁠ ⁠
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10/06/2026

this week at📍1939 W North Ave ⁠
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💿 B.Y.O.V.⁠
EVERY TUESDAY bring your own vinyl, 9PM⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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🍸HAPPY HOURS ⁠
all night tues⁠
6-8PM wed thru sun ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
$9 classic cocktails ⁠
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🔈LIVE MUSIC & DJs ⁠
TUES 10.6 bucketlisters live jazz happy hour ft. interlace jazz sextet 6pm (LIVE)⁠ ⁠
WED 10.7 Nick Mazzarella 8pm (LIVE)⁠
THURS 10.8 TROMBLAU &friends 8pm ⁠(LIVE)⁠
FRI 10.9 Rene Avila 9pm * 11pm (LIVE)⁠
SAT 10.10 Proximity 9pm * 11pm (LIVE) ⁠
SUN 10.11 Sound Obsession 8pm (VINYL DJ, NO COVER)⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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09/28/2026

this week through the record shop -> ⁠
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💿 B.Y.O.V.⁠
EVERY TUESDAY bring your own vinyl, 9PM⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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🍸HAPPY HOURS ⁠
all night tues⁠
6-8PM wed thru sun ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
$10 rotating classic cocktails ⁠
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❤️ HOT POTATO HEART SPEED DATING⁠
SUN 10.4 Hot Potato Hearts 6pm⁠
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🔈LIVE MUSIC & DJs⁠
MON 9.28 dorian's 8 year anniversary show #2 !! Alex Santilli (santi) 8pm (LIVE, TIX IN BIO)⁠ ⁠
TUES 9.29 Arman Sangalang 6pm (LIVE)⁠
WED 9.30 Indigo Flood 8pm (LIVE)⁠
THURS 10.1 Big Kid Show Chicago 8pm ⁠(LIVE)⁠
FRI 10.2 Illville Vanguard 9pm * 11pm (LIVE)⁠
SAT 10.3 Deron L James 9pm * 11pm(LIVE) ⁠
SUN 10.4 Sound Obsession 8pm (VINYL DJ, NO COVER)⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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09/24/2026

before you head back, make a stop in the record shop 🎶🎧️💿️⁠
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shelves are stocked regularly, and the booth is open for your listening pleasure 😌⁠
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09/21/2026

this week through the record shop -> ⁠
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💿 B.Y.O.V.⁠
EVERY TUESDAY bring your own vinyl, 9PM⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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🍸HAPPY HOURS ⁠
all night tues⁠
6-8PM wed thru sun ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
$10 rotating classic cocktails ⁠
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🔈LIVE MUSIC & DJs ⁠
MON 9.21 Welcome To The Show Welcome to the Show with Derek Bish 7PM (LIVE TALK SHOW W/ MUSIC & MORE) ⁠
TUES 9.22 Arman Sangalang 6pm (LIVE)⁠
WED 9.23 Anna Agosta 8pm (LIVE)⁠
THURS 9.24 Pageant Queens All Vinyl Night 9pm ⁠(LIVE)⁠
FRI 9.25 Open Beats 8pm (LIVE)⁠
SAT 9.26 m.e.h. 9pm * 11pm(LIVE) ⁠
SUN 9.27 dorian’s 8 year anniversary show #1 !! Alex Santilli (santi) 8pm (LIVE, TIX IN BIO)⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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09/08/2026

this week through the record shop -> ⁠
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💿 B.Y.O.V.⁠
EVERY TUESDAY bring your own vinyl, 9PM⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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🍸HAPPY HOURS ⁠
all night tues⁠
6-8PM wed thru sun ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
$10 rotating classic cocktails ⁠
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🔈LIVE MUSIC & DJs ⁠
TUES 9.8 Arman Sangalang 6pm (LIVE)⁠
WED 9.9 Nick Mazzarella 8pm (LIVE)⁠
THURS 9.10 Unfamiliar Sessions 8pm ⁠(LIVE)⁠
FRI 9.11 Anthony Bruno 8pm (LIVE)⁠
SAT 9.12 Micah Collier 9pm * 11pm(LIVE) ⁠
SUN 9.13 Sound Obsession 8pm (VINYL DJ, NO COVER)⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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09/03/2026

TOMORROW we’re back at dorian’s | chicago bar for the September Big Kid Show! Hosted by awkward connoisseur and Tim Henderson wi the sounds by CaSera. Come perform judge or vibe at a variety talent show!

08/28/2026

7 reasons to stop by this weekend (all of them new cocktails)⁠
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08/17/2026

new week, new reasons to swing by —>⁠
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LIVE MUSIC & DJs ⁠ ⁠⁠
MON 8.17 Taylor Tee⁠ 6pm (LIVE)⁠
TUES 8.18 Aaron McEvers 6pm (LIVE)⁠ ⁠
WED 8.19 MYÍTA 8pm (LIVE)⁠
THURS 8.20 Low Spark 9pm * 10:30pm ⁠(LIVE)⁠
FRI 8.21 Alejandro Salazar 9pm * 11pm (LIVE)⁠ ⁠
SAT 8.22 Jackson Shepard 9pm * 11pm (LIVE)⁠ ⁠
SUN 8.23 Sound Obsession 8pm (VINYL DJ, NO COVER)⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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B.Y.O.V.⁠ ⁠
bring your own vinyl every tues, 9pm⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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HAPPY HOUR ⁠
all night every tues⁠ ⁠
6-8pm wed thru sun⁠ ⁠
$9 classic cocktails⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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RECORD SHOP ⁠⁠
open during bar hour⁠s⁠ ⁠
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Address

1939 W North Avenue
Chicago, IL
60622

Telephone

+17736879824

Website

http://throughtherecordshop.com/

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