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This blog will chronicle the adventures of Anna and Rob as they try new things in Chicago each week for an entire year.

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Rob: Lifelong Chicagoan who recently graduated from Columbia College Chicago. Enjoys traveling, playing with his Boglen terrier, Duke, and wishing Levon Helm was his neighbor.

Anna: Grew up in New York, went to college in Arizona, and somehow found herself in Chicago three years ago. She loves proper punctuation, vinyl, and making lists. Visit her music blog, Pop Apocalypse.

3 Oct 10

Shake Shop

Shake Shop
3247 W Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL‎
Neighborhood: Logan Square

Shake Shop.

After reading earlier this week about the opening of a new “rock and roll general store” in Logan Square, Rob and I knew we had to check it out.  Shake Shop had its grand opening this past Friday, and although that showed in the fact that they didn’t have a ton of merchandise when we visited on Saturday afternoon, it’s hard to find true faults in a store that is so unique and a welcome addition to our neighborhood.  Run by local musician Tom Cassling, Shake Shop not only sells used records and books, but they also specialize in artwork made by local musicians and instrument repair.  In all my years living in Chicago, I’ve never seen any other store with books priced as cheaply as Shake Shop’s.  I bought three used books—albeit still in good condition—for $6.50 total.  Yes, $6.50 for three gently used books!  Rob bought a book as well, for $3.99.  Shake Shop truly lives up to its “rock and roll general store” title and Rob and I will definitely be visiting it again sometime soon.

-Anna

Rob browsing records at Shake Shop.

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    super inexpensive, super neighborhood-friendly,...Tom, who asks your name when you walk...
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    just the fact that it is a block and 1/2 away from my apartment and i had no idea it existed.
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    i like the idea of a “rock and roll general store”. do any of you folks in the fine city of chicago have any more...
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