Smashed Plastic provides an essential service to the fans and interviewees of Car Con Carne, as the only record pressing facility in the state of Illinois.

Smashed Plastic has put together a massive live music/record show event on October 1: Smashed Plastic Live Vol. 1. Joining me to talk about the must-attend event are Smashed Plastic co-owners Andy Weber and Steve Polutnik. We chatted on the Smashed Plastic loading dock, which will also serve as the stage for the event!

See you there for:

PERFORMANCES BY:
PIXEL GRIP
FIRE-TOOLZ
ROOKIE
TAR
ONO
SERENGETI
BEV RAGE & THE DRINKS

RECORD FAIR FEATURING:
American Dreams
Chicago Research
Drag City
Trouble in Mind
International Anthem
Born Yesterday
Alona’s Dream
Storm Chasers
Mississippi
Orindal
Pravda
Polyvinyl
Jump Up
Sooper
Corbett vs Dempsey
What’s For Breakfast
Council Records
Delmark
Hausu Mountain
Forge Again
dBpm
Feeltrip
Fire Talk
Bric-a-Brac
Round Trip Records

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Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Ninety Days in the 90s: A Rock N Roll Time Travel Story. It’s the ultimate novel about the ’90s and Chicago’s music scene.

Join record store owner Darby on her trip back to 1990s Chicago as she jumps on the Grey Line to time travel back to her carefree twenties, soaking up all the pop culture and rock n roll nostalgia you could ever imagine. To learn more, go to 90daysinthe90s.com and get a signed copy of Ninety Days there, or pick it up on Amazon.com or wherever you buy books.