Aweful is one of those bands you see around town and think to yourself, haven’t I seen these people in a million other good bands? And what exactly is it about this […]
Preview: Aweful Is Actually Pretty Great
Review: Orville Peck Brought Mysterious Cowboy Vibes and Pure Sincerity to Empty Bottle
I jumped onto the Orville Peck train a little late, only having discovered him on Twitter a few weeks ago. It wasn’t even his sound that lured me in, but rather a […]
Review: Tokyo Police Club and Dizzy Played an Incredible Show at Empty Bottle
Maybe it’s because I worked all day, maybe it’s because I’m 31 but secretly 80 on the inside, but I was really tired when I got to the Empty Bottle for Tokyo […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 12/13 – 12/16
We’re inching closer and closer to the end of the year and there’s still so much left to do. There are tons of markets, concerts, and even a few stories left to […]
Review: An Audio/Visual Spectacle with Windbreaker, Joan of Arc, and Buke and Gase
Saturday night at the Empty Bottle was quite an audio/visual treat. Chicago’s Windbreaker stealthily appeared on stage behind a projection screen full of colorful, glitched out imagery. More than just aesthetic, Nick Read […]
Review: Lala Lala Steps Out at Empty Bottle
Friday Night at the Empty Bottle seemed like the destined moment for Lala Lala’s underground buzz to overflow. It had been hedging that way for years–since 2014 when the droning, smirking first […]
Review: A Sampling of Stoner Rock at the Empty Bottle
Thursday night at the Empty Bottle was an enticing sampler of rock and roll. Each of the four bands had their own flavor, but the night’s theme was straight up rock music—all […]
Review: Scorched Tundra Fest Brings a New Side of Metal to Empty Bottle
This weekend the Empty Bottle hosted back-to-back soldout shows for the annual Scorched Tundra festival. Since 2011, Alexi Front has been curating and highlighting some of the most innovative acts in metal, […]
Review: Post-Adventures with Lume, Chastity, and Mourn at the Empty Bottle
Tuesday night’s show at the Empty Bottle featured three relatively up-and-coming bands that redefine their parent genres and challenge what it means to sound like a “post-rock” band. In an era of […]
Review: Har Mar Superstar Sings Sam Cooke to a Captivated Empty Bottle
On one fateful and pretty damn hot evening, the Empty Bottle hosted Har Mar Superstar, the musical superhero that is Sean Tillman, for two shows of Sam Cooke covers. Right off the […]
Empty Bottle’s Strange Saturday with Shame, Corridor, and C.H.E.W.
The Empty Bottle is a staple for amazing shows and guaranteed to be a damn good time. I approached the door to find a rope outside of the entrance, much like you […]
Review: Soccer Mommy & Liz Phair Connected with an Enthralled Empty Bottle Crowd
As I walked into the iconic venue that is Empty Bottle, I couldn’t help but marvel at the show I was about to attend. One of the most interesting and endearing […]
