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What happens when two experienced bar owners open the kind of bar that they would actually want to go to? It instantly becomes a local favorite, of course. Owners Kevin Heisner and Matt Eisler (Emp... read more
Then, it was a dank late-night hole full of off-duty cops. Now, it’s a dank late-night hole full of hoodie rockers, off-duty ad agency types and people who would rather pluck their own eyes o... read more
What was once a vintage, red-boothed time capsule has lost most of its luster. If you go on an off night, or early enough, the plush booth and mirrored bar / stage really do look pretty damn cool. ... read more
The perpetually packed Bird's Nest lures groups of college-age sports buddies and fraternity brothers who co-mingle with neo-hippies that flock for live acoustic performances held in the back room.... read more
Ignore the horrible name and the correspondingly awful sign out front. Club Foot harkens back to the days when punks and skins fought in the streets at this place where Chicago's leather/spikes pas... read more
Younger, grungier sister club to now-stately Metro, Double Door rolls out its dingy welcome mat for local bands nightly, hosting a show or two a month with larger acts such as Kings of Leon, M. Dou... read more
Your typical unpretentious dive filled with pool tables, darts, basement-style wood paneling and absurdly cheap beer specials that keep a young Roscoe Village crew packed into this friendly neighbo... read more
After years of being just another Wicker Park venue where local bands give it the old college try, Subterranean has gradually made a name for itself by booking larger touring acts for its main upst... read more
The words seasonal and local seem to be attached to every other res...
Bold experiment provides a bar with everything but the booze. Every...
Massive River North sports bar that becomes late night DJ club. Sup...
Tucked below the swanky River North dining hotspot (yes, Gilt Bar i...
EDM and global house live performances and DJs perform and spin at ...