Links

Here are the official OKR pages we check out:
OKR on Myspace
OKR on Facebook
OKR on Twitter

Get Local with DJ John Bowles
OKR Chicago on Twitter
OKR Chicago on Myspace
OKR Chicago on Facebook
 
 
 
FAVORITE RECORDS SHOPS (The reason why most of the staff is poor)

Lauries Planet of Sound
Permanent Records
Reckless Records

 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESSES WE LIKE!

Busy Beaver Buttons - Where we get our official OKR buttons done at.
The Blind Robin – Where we had our 2nd Annual Listener Appreciation Party in Feb 2008.
Green Eye Lounge - DJ John B’s favorite spot to get a pint.

 

 BANDS

The Airbourne Toxic Event
Apples In Stereo
Architecture in Helsinki
The Arrivals
The Assembly
Avail
Beirut
Blair
Bluejuice
Brendan Canning
Nigel Burch and the Flea-Pit Orchestra
Evan Brightly
The Brother Kite
Califone
Neko Case
Cloud Cult
Jason Collett
The Coral Sea
CSS
Dark Captain, Light Captain
The Dears
Death Cab For Cutie
Delta Spirit
Destroyer
Devastations
Dressy Bessy
Justin Townes Earle
Friendly Fires
Sebastien Grainger
Handsome Furs
Headlights
The Henry Clay People
Joan of Arc
The Killigans
Le Switch
Los Campesinos!
Lucky Soul
Mates of State
Middle Distance Runner
Midstates
Of Montreal
Oh Darling
Owen
Patchwork
Mark Pickerel And His Praying Hands
The Pity Party
Ratatat
The Rosebuds
Sarandon
Shearwater
Tracy Shedd
Shout Out Louds
Sigur Ros
Silversun Pickups
Skipping Girl Vinegar
Smoking Popes
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
The Spinto Band
Tapes n Tapes
The Killigans
The Lackloves
The Lodger
The Mood
The Most Serene Public
The National
The New Pornographers
The Prozacs
The Revisionists
The Ruby Suns
The Sea And Cake
The Stills
The Submarines
The Very Most
Tim Barry
Tu Fawning
Two Gallants
Vampire Weekend
Young Galaxy

CHICAGO VENUES 

Abbey Pub
Aragon Ballroom
Beat Kitchen
Betty’s Blue Star Lounge
Bottom Lounge
Cal’s Bar
Cobra Lounge
Congress Theater
Cubby Bear
Darkroom
Debonair
Delilah’s
Double Door
Elbo Room
Empty Bottle
Hideout
Kinetic Playground
Liar’s Club
Logan Square Auditorium
Martyr’s
Metal Shaker
Metro
Mutiny
Old Town School of Folk Music
Park West
Quenchers Saloon
Reggies Rock Club
Riviera Theater
Ronny’s Bar
Schuba’s
Subterranean
Underground Lounge

LABELS

ANTI
Arts & Crafts Records
Asthmatic Kitty Records
Beggars Group
Bloodshot Records
Catbird Records
Coming In Second Records
Criminal IQ Records
Creative Works Records
Divot Records
Full Breach Kicks
Hozac Records
Kranky Records
Merge Records
Polyvinyl Record Co.
Slumberland Records
Sub Pop Records
Thinker Thought Records
Touch & Go/Quarterstick Records
Vapor Records
Young Love Records