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Gig poster of the week
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Feb 01ARTIST: Craig HansenSHOW: Chairlift and Nite Jewel at Empty Bottle on 3/30MORE ONLINE: artonomous.com [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] »
Vintage Bazaar's pop-up, a sale at M2 and more
Chicago Shopping
Jan 18Shopping cheat sheet - Jan. 18Weddings gone retro: Tying the knot? Head to the Empty Bottle this Saturday, Jan. 21 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. for "Gettin' Hitched," a wedding-themed pop-up market from The Vintage Bazaar. Fifteen vendors with an eye to t... »
Scott Kelly and Bruce Lamont play "Cortez the Killer"
Chicago Reader Blog
Jan 13Last Wednesday, January 4, Neurosis singer and guitarist Scott Kelly played a solo set at the Empty Bottle. The crowd was small but devoted, and those of us who stayed till the end got a surprise: Yakuza front man Bruce Lamont, who'd opened with a solo... »
The Empty Bottle's Chili Home Companion
Chicago Reader Blog
Dec 16Tomorrow at the Empty Bottle (1035 N. Western), A Chili Home Companion features 15 home cooks and local food purveyors, including Birchwood Kitchen, Jam, and Revolution Brewing, vying for supremacy of the stew. The competitors constitute an illustrious... »
Go right to the front of the line, you're special
Chicago Reader Blog
Dec 13In the spirit of the holiday season, the Empty Bottle is introducing one-year passes as stocking stuffers. The FOB (Friends of the Bottle) passes get you into shows at the Bottle itself and also, depending on which variety you buy, into Empty Bottle Pr... »
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Chicago Reader Blog
Feb 01ARTIST: Craig HansenSHOW: Chairlift and Nite Jewel at Empty Bottle on 3/30MORE ONLINE: artonomous.com [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] »
Gig poster of the week
Chicago Reader Blog
Feb 01ARTIST: Craig HansenSHOW: Chairlift and Nite Jewel at Empty Bottle on 3/30MORE ONLINE: artonomous.com [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] »
Go to There: January 31 - February 6
Windy City Rock
Jan 31By Andrew Hertzberg Smith Westerns (photo credit: Angel Ceballos)This week is the double dose edition. Witness competitive writing event at the Hideout and then head to some of Chicago's best known local spots each hosting back to back shows that make ... »
Show review: Cass McCombs at Lincoln Hall, 1/29
Windy City Rock
Jan 31By Andrew Hertzberg(Photo Credit: Shannon Aliza)Cass McCombs has a certain RIYL quality that I associate with the burgeoning mid-2000s Pitchfork bumped indie rock scene: The Decemberists, Okkervil River, Devotchka. More or less, generally innocuous yet... »
Show review: Bullied by Strings at Underground Lounge, 1/26
Windy City Rock
Jan 30By Gene Wagendorf III It takes balls to open your show with a Beatles cover, even if you're a Beatles cover band. And if you're not some kind of tribute act, then what you're doing is re-imagining the work of three-and-a-half geniuses who tend to be n... »