Socially Distanced Chicago Christmas Gift Guide 2020
2020 is weird, and there’s no sense not acknowledging the differences between this and most other holiday seasons, if even…
ROOKIE Comes Up With Their Own Sound To Span The Ages
ROOKIE is the latest Chicago act to emerge from our house party / DIY scene as real contenders for the…
Preview: Catch Giuda’s Glam Stomp At The Empty Bottle Tonight
Giuda is based in Rome, Italy, so it’s not often our citizens get a chance to see them come through…
Review: Lomelda and Hovvdy Co-headline The Empty Bottle
On a night highlighted by Lomelda and Hovvdy, there’s a third act to set to open the night, fresh off of dropping their new…
Review: Stacked Lineup, Sparse Crowd at the Bottle w/ Dark Fog, Balms, Diagonal, Bow & Spear
Saturday’s show at the Empty Bottle felt very…well, empty. Despite a packed lineup of four bands, the turnout was less…
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 12/21 – 12/24
Need plans for this pre-Christmas? We have you covered (for the most part)! There are concerts, pop-ups for all your…
Dehd Bringing Sunny Garage-Pop to Empty Bottle for LP Release Show Friday
If you pay any attention at all to the local music scene, you’ve probably seen the name Dehd (formerly known…
Get Introspective at Fran’s EP Release Show at the Empty Bottle on Tuesday
Over the summer, I attended a show in a Humboldt Park backyard. The headliner of the evening was an artist…
Parquet Courts Fills Up the Empty Bottle
On Wednesday night, I ran from one lit-up Old Style marquee to the next: the Ez Inn afforded me a…
Future Islands rattles The Empty Bottle Chicago
The bass jumped as he jumped, and as his voice jumped from tenor to bass seamlessly. Future Islands performed a…
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 4/13 – 4/16
We’re halfway through the month and the April showers keep on coming. Thankfully, the great weekend events have also been…
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 4/6 – 4/9
The beginning of this month has been a little rainy and overcast, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying…
