In last year's Best of Chicago issue we announced the opening of Avondale record store Bric-a-Brac, and this weekend the shop celebrates its first birthday with an all-day party. Late last June, Nick Mayor and Jen Lemasters opened Bric-a-Brac—part record store, part live-music venue, part collectible shop—at the corner of Diversey and Kedzie, and over the past year business has thrived, with inventory growing and in-store shows and parties happening a couple of times a month.…
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