Landmark Chicago Record Store Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Summary
With no storefront at the time, Wojcik and co-founder JP Schauer, two DJs who worked at the University Of Chicago’s WHPK radio station, ran the business out of a small studio apartment as a hobby.Demand for a retail store led Dusty Groove to move into a loft space in the Wicker Park neighborhood in 1997 and open its doors to the general public on weekends.After rising from humble beginnings in a back-alley on Chicago’s south side, the store has gone on to be hailed as a premier shop for rare and obscure vinyl records by such outlets as Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal, and Readers Digest.To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Dusty Groove will host an outdoor block party on Saturday, July 16, 2016.“A party lets us show our appreciation after so many years of enthusiastic customer support,” says owner Rick Wojcik.Dusty Groove started as an e-commerce music retailer in the spring of 1996.Demand for a retail store led Dusty Groove to move into a loft space in the Wicker Park neighborhood in 1997 and open its doors to the general public on weekends.