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Blogs, Bleader Mar 9, 2018
Actor Jesse Eisenberg to join Daniel Biss rally in Chicago on Saturday

The cinematic face of Lex Luthor and Mark Zuckerberg will join the Democratic governor candidate for a Get Out the Vote rally and march to the polls on Saturday.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: News, Politics, Jesse Eisenberg, Daniel Biss, Superman v. Batman, Bernie Sanders, People's Summit, Mark Zuckerberg, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Lex Luthor

Blogs, Bleader Jul 27, 2017
‘Good Vibrations’ brings positivity and inclusiveness to the local art scene

Nonprofit Arts of Life pairs three of its resident artists with three established local contemporary artists to celebrate the summer season.
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Arts, Style, fashion, Chicago street style, Jean Wilson, Arts of Life, Good Vibrations, Tim Stone, Leslie Baum, Vincent Uribe, Andrew Rafacz, Zachary Buchner, Bottom Lounge, fund-raiser, art sale

Music, Pitchfork Jul 17, 2013
The Reader's guide to Pitchfork afterparties

There's no Bitchpork this year, but there is Rotted Tooth, plus plenty more.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Pitchfork, Pitchfork 2013, afterparties, Bitchpork, Rotted Tooth Festival, Autre Ne Veut, Savages, Parquet Courts, Wolf Eyes, Pharmakon, Marshstepper, Bitchin Bajas, Running band, Oozing Wound, Rectal Hygienics, Sasha Go Hard, Supreme Cuts, The GTW, Kit, DJ Earl, Bengfang, Cobrafest, Cobra Lounge, Bronx, King Dude, White Mystery, And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Bad Rabbits, Jeff Parker, Rob Mazurek, People's Temple, Habibi, Thing band, Foxygen, Gauntlet Hairs, Gambles band, Julia Holter, Jessica Pratt, Chuck Inglish, Alex Wiley, Kembe X, Caleb James, Save Money Army, KEN Mode, Inter Arma, Stavros Giannopoulos, Atlas Moth, Mad Conductor, Agents of Change, Run & Punch, Waste Basket, Merchandise, Daughn Gibson, Connections band, Steve Gunn, Sky Ferreira, Johnny Hostile, Zeros, Blind Shake, Outer Minds, Belle & Sebastian, Heaven Malone, Greg Corner, Mac DeMarco, Ex-Cult, OBN IIIs, Growlers band, Denney & the Jets, Toxie, Pissed Jeans, Inter Arma, Lasers and Fast and Shit, Nicolas Jaar, Jacques Green, Todd Edwards, Teklife DJs, DJ Rashad, Spinn, Traxman, DJ Manny, Ryan Hemsworth, The Singleman Affair, Health & Beauty, El Is a Sound of Joy, Sloppy White, Dave Mata, Duke Grip, Skeme Richards, Trash Talk, White Lung, Ratking, Waxahatchee, Carbonleak, Modern Hut, Evian Christ, STV SLV, Moneyworth, Danny Leroy, Po'Chop, Josephine Shaker, Bump & Grindcore V, Jonathan Toubin Soul Clap, Dance Off, La Luz, King Dude, White Mystery, Rainbow Gun Show, Nones, Protomartyr, Project Mayhem, Young Tee Tee, Skylar Grey, TeamMate, Double Door, Lincoln Hall, Constellation, Reggie's Rock Club, Bottom Lounge, Schubas, Hideout, Reggies’ Rock Club

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 20, 2012
Critics' Picks
Best Pinball Machine Lineup at a Music Venue

Bottom Lounge
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Best of Chicago 2012, pinball, Addams Family, Bobby Orr, Creature From the Black Lagoon, Gilligan's Island, Champion Pub, Bottom Lounge, Critics' Picks

Music, Soundboard Aug 18, 2011
Soundboard, August 18-24

Kreayshawn, Coffinworm, Stevie Nicks, and other shows this week
- Tags: Soundboard, JASON AJEMIAN & THE HIGHLIFE, PENTAGRAM, KREAYSHAWN, PERSONAL & THE PIZZAS, RUNNING, COFFINWORM, KATY PERRY, WILLY TORRES, A STEVE REICH CELEBRATION, STEVIE NICKS, HARRISON BANKHEAD, GRADES, VICTIMS, Heaven Gallery, Reggies Rock Club, Bottom Lounge, Empty Bottle, Subterranean, Allstate Arena, Spirit of Music Garden, Grant Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Rosemont Theatre, Hideout, The Whistler, Pancho's, Akoo Theatre at Rosemont, Township, Akoo Theatre, Whistler

Music, Soundboard Jul 7, 2011
Soundboard: July 7-13

Archers of Loaf, Yob, Tinariwen, Mount Moriah, Emmylou Harris, and other notable shows
- By Peter Margasak, Jessica Hopper, Miles Raymer, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Barbara Yaross, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Soundboard, Reverend John Wilkins, Mountain Man, Jolie Holland, Mount Moriah, Dave Matthews Band Caravan, Emmylou Harris, Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kid Cudi, Liturgy, Archers of Loaf, Archers of Loaf, Bombino, Bombino, Tinariwen, Andre Watts, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lincoln Hall, Bottom Lounge, Ravinia Festival, Subterranean, Lakeside, Empty Bottle, Congress Theater, SPACE, Welles Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, The Whistler, Schubas, Reggie's Music Joint, Whistler

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 23, 2011
Best place to hear a band of nine-year-old girls that sounds like the Urinals

Girls Rock! Chicago End-of-Camp Extravaganzas
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, The Reader's picks, Girls Rock! Chicago, End-of-Camp Extravaganza, Metro, Bottom Lounge, Schubas

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 23, 2011
Best venue to escape a bad opening band

Bottom Lounge
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, The Reader's picks, Bottom Lounge

Music, Soundboard May 5, 2011
Soundboard: May 5-May 11

Recommended and notable shows, including A-Trak, Baby Dee, Destruction, Neil Young, Calle 13, Jonathan Richman, and more
- By Miles Raymer, Brian Costello, Leor Galil, Jessica Hopper, Peter Margasak, and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Soundboard, Lincoln Hall, Martyrs', Chicago Theatre, Congress Theater, Empty Bottle, Hideout, Schubas, Quenchers Saloon, Bottom Lounge, Reggie's Rock Club, the Mid, A-Trak, Baby Dee, Destruction, Face to Face, Dead Rider, Neil Young, Bachelorette, Lake, Jonathan Richman, Title Tracks, Candy Town, Calle 13, Tune-Yards

Music, Soundboard Apr 21, 2011
The List: April 21-27

Music Critics' Choices and other notable shows
- By Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Monica Kendrick, Miles Raymer, Kevin Warwick, David Whiteis, and Leor Galil
- Tags: Soundboard, Charles Bradley, Low, Pak, Danilo Perez, Black Lips, Chancha Via Circuito, Booker Brown, Gobble Gobble, Eleventh Dream Day, 1900s, KEN Mode, TV on the Radio, Jacques Demierre, Vincent Barras, Martha's Vineyard Ferries, Steve Ignorant, the Zone, Quenchers Saloon, Schubas, Subterranean, Lincoln Hall, Hideout, Jazz Showcase, Logan Square Auditorium, Mutiny, Metro, Experimental Sound Studio, Bottom Lounge, Bond Chapel, University of Chicago

Music, Music Sidebar Apr 21, 2011
Avant_Mutek Chicago
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Theirry Gauthier, Gemmiform, Stephen Beaupre, Banjo Consortium, Trentemoller, Dorit Chrysler, Decimal, Frankie Vega & Sevron, Monolake, Echospace, Karl Meier, Chris Widman, Chicago Cultural Center, the Mid, Bottom Lounge, Smart Bar

Music, Soundboard Apr 14, 2011
The List: April 14-20

Music Critics' Choices and other notable shows, including: Amon Amarth, Megaton Leviathan, Front 242, Mike Watt + the Missingmen, Ralph Stanley, Parts & Labor, and more
- Tags: Soundboard, Bottom Lounge, Memories, Reggie's Rock Club, Mayne Stage, Hideout, Metro, Schubas, Roxaboxen Exhibitions, Symphony Center, Saint Vincent de Paul Church, Lincoln Hall, Empty Bottle, Amon Amarth, Megaton Leviathan, Peelander-Z, Charlie Parr, Anni Rossi, Rollin Hunt, Front 242, Wax Trax!, Mike Watt + the Missingmen, Ralph Stanley, Luc Van Acker, Paul Barker, Chris Connelly, Revolting Cocks, The Bach Project, Crocodiles, Parts & Labor, Stage Bar, Reggies’ Rock Club

Music, Soundboard Apr 7, 2011
The List: April 7-13

Music Critics' Choices and other shows: Joe Lovano, Indian, Robert Plant, Wire, Wormrot, ICP Orchestra, Rempis Percussion Quartet, and more
- By Leor Galil, Bill Meyer, Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Soundboard, Arms & Sleepers, the Whistler, James Falzone, Lou Mallozzi, Michael Vorfeld, Elastic, Joe Lovano, Jazz Showcase, Hayes Carll, Schubas, Daedelus, Shlohmo, Bottom Lounge, Indian, Bloodiest, Subterranean, Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, Robert Plant, Auditorium Theatre, Wire, Metro, Wormrot, Pancho's, ICP Orchestra, Hungry Brain, Rempis Percussion Quartet, Hideout, Septeto Nacional, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago Cultural Center, Pancho's Bar, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, Whistler

Music, Soundboard Mar 31, 2011
The List: March 31-April 6

Music Critics' Choices and other notable shows: the Julian Lage Group, the Ben Allison Band, Lil Wayne, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Death and the Powers, Off!, and more
- By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Deanna Isaacs, Kevin Warwick, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Soundboard, SPACE, Hideout, Green Mill, United Center, Subterranean, Brown Rice, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Bottom Lounge, Hungry Brain, Heaven Gallery, Empty Bottle, Lincoln Hall, Yan Jun, Li Jianhong, Wang Fan, Dave Bryant, Adventure, Acid Mothers Temple, The Melting Paraiso UFO, Death and the Powers, Tamaryn, Off!, Blue Cranes, Julian Lage Group, Skull Defekts, Ben Allison Band, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Harris Theater

Music, Photo Pit Mar 3, 2011
Photo Pit: Yann Tiersen and Breathe Owl Breathe, Bottom Lounge, February 25
- Tags: Photo Pit, Breathe Owl Breathe, Yann Tiersen, Stephanie Bassos, Bottom Lounge

Music, Soundboard Feb 24, 2011
The List: February 24-March 2

Music Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Cleared, Yann Tiersen, ICE with John Luther Adams, Low Anthem, Weedeater, Ramma Lamma and more
- By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, and Brian Costello
- Tags: Soundboard, Hideout, Empty Bottle, Bottom Lounge, Subterranean, Reggie's Rock Club, Museum of Contemporary Art, Park West, Permanent Records, Reckless Records, Lincoln Hall, The Abbey Pub, Reggies’ Rock Club, Joyride Records

Music, Soundboard Feb 17, 2011
The List: February 17-22, 2011

Critics' Choices and other notable shows
- By Steve Langendorf, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, Jessica Hopper, Kevin Warwick, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Brian Costello, and Peter Margasak
- Tags: Soundboard, The List, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Beans, Dismemberment Plan, Motorhead, Available Jelly, Thank You, Old 97s, Krunchies, Absu, Symphony Center, Subterranean, Enemy, Lincoln Hall, Metro, Empty Bottle, Congress Theater, the Vic, Hungry Brain, Bottom Lounge, SPACE, Martyrs'

Music, Soundboard Feb 10, 2011
The List: February 10-16, 2011

Critics' Choices and other notable shows
- By Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Steve Langendorf, and Leor Galil
- Tags: Soundboard, The List, Bobby Conn, Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Church, Eternals, Gang of Four, Robyn, Frank Fairfield, Interpol, Cedric Watson, Pacifica Quartet, Jeannie Holliday, Trey Songz, Deerhoof, Max Bemis, Schubas, Metro, Park West, Riviera Theatre, Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, Old Town School of Folk Music, Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, Gene's Playmate Lounge, Chicago Theatre, Bottom Lounge, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music

Music, Soundboard Feb 3, 2011
The List: February 3-9, 2011

Critics' Choices and other notable shows
- By Peter Margasak, Barbara Yaross, Monica Kendrick, Miles Raymer, Kevin Warwick, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Soundboard, FitzGerald's, Civic Opera House, Bottom Lounge

Music, Soundboard Dec 2, 2010
The List: December 2-8, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: The Roots, Superchunk, Sonny Burgess, Doomtree, Chris Speed’s Endangered Blood, Talk Normal, and more
- By Steve Langendorf, Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Soundboard, Symphony Center, Metro, Elastic, Abbey Pub, Bottom Lounge, Empty Bottle, Experimental Sound Studio, Graham Foundation, House of Blues, Heaven Gallery, Hungry Brain, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center

Music, Soundboard Nov 25, 2010
The List: November 25 - December 1, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Richie Hawtin, Syl Johnson, Bruno Mars, Blind Guardian, Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem, and more
- By Miles Raymer, Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Kevin Warwick, and Barbara Yaross
- Tags: Soundboard, Spy Bar, Empty Bottle, Chicago Theatre, Subterranean, Old Town School of Folk Music, Bottom Lounge, Civic Opera House, Green Mill, Park West, Bottom Lounge, SPACE, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music

Blogs, Bleader Nov 19, 2010
The Goblins Return to Play Caveman-a-Go-Go Tonight

The Goblins play Caveman-a-Go-Go tonight at Bottom Lounge, performing a set of their own material for the first time in nearly ten years.
- By Brian Costello
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Goblins, Monks, Gary Burger, Bottom Lounge, Caveman-a-Go-Go, Jake Austen, Chic-a-go-go, Roctober, Andre Williams, Neanderthals, Los Straitjackets, Bama Lamas, Jason Larsen

Music, Soundboard Nov 11, 2010
The List: November 11-17, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Aloe Blacc, Clinic and the Fresh & Onlys, Luisa Maita, the Soviettes, Dimmu Borgir, Bosco Delrey, and more
- By Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Jessica Hopper, Bill Meyer, Deanna Isaacs, and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Soundboard, Berlin, Lincoln Hall, Schubas, Mandel Hall, Logan Square Auditorium, Civic Opera House, Bottom Lounge, Reggie's Rock Club, House of Blues, Francis W. Parker School, Empty Bottle, Mandel Hall, University of Chicago

Music, Music Column Oct 21, 2010
Home to Roost

Pelican's decision not to tour for their tenth birthday underlines some painful truths about the business of being a band.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music Column, Bottom Lounge

Music, Soundboard Oct 7, 2010
The List: October 7-13, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Belle & Sebastian, Dungen, Tim Sparks, Burton Greene, Faun Fables, Kylesa, Chucho Valdes, and other notable shows
- By Miles Raymer, Liz Armstrong, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Deanna Isaacs, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Soundboard, Lincoln Hall, Berlin, Mayne Stage, Civic Opera House, Hungry Brain, Schubas, Metro, Symphony Center, Chicago Theatre, Schubas, Bottom Lounge, Subterranean, Hideout

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