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Jazz Showcase
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Newspaper Mfrs
59 W Grand Ave
Chicago,
Illinois 60610
(312) 670-2473
This is the best place in Chicago if you are looking for a great Jazz place. They get lots of...
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This is the best place in Chicago if you are looking for a great Jazz place. They get lots of great jazz artists here and you will hear of some great names often here. This is really for the true jazz fan because during the show, there is no talking OR smoking. So you get to seriously enjoy a nice jazz show without touristy interruptions and uninterested people making uneccessary noise. They are a bit expensive IMHO. But the price is worth it for hard core jazz fans.
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Rosa's Blues Lounge
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Night Clubs
3420 W Armitage Ave
Chicago,
Illinois 60647
(773) 342-0452
Rosa’s Blues Lounge is a legendary blues joint that is a bit off the beaten path for...
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Rosa’s Blues Lounge is a legendary blues joint that is a bit off the beaten path for out-of-towners, but it’s worth a visit if you’re a fan of blues, and it’s especially recommended if there’s someone you want to see playing on a given night. The friendly and boisterous atmosphere inside the lounge belies the somewhat quiet and rather non-touristy neighborhood it sits in. It’s a compact and intimate interior, with the bar on the left side, tables scattered about, and a small stage in the back—in other words, you’ll definitely get to slide up close and enjoy the music. Yes, the cover charge is sometimes steep depending on who’s playing, but the payback is that the performances feel much more raw and unfiltered (including in some cases lyrics not meant for children, if you get my drift)—just the way the blues was meant to be heard. After midnight, the band(s) of the evening often “loosen up” their set lists, engaging in lots of improvisation as well as jamming with musicians from other blues clubs who’ve popped into Rosa’s for a late-night visit.
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Katerina's
Category:
Night Clubs
1920 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago,
Illinois 60613
(773) 348-7592
The lighting at Katerina's draws you in and makes you want to stay. It's very warm and cozy, and...
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The lighting at Katerina's draws you in and makes you want to stay. It's very warm and cozy, and inspires the many music shows that they host. Katerina's serves excellent coffee drinks and desserts that are so good I've never tried their regular food. They have a group of tables and chairs as well as a few couches and more relaxed seating. The decor is very eclectic and welcoming. You can often sip your coffee or martini (yeah they've got alcohol too) while listening to some good live jazz. The place has a very laid back European type vibe, I love it!
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Kingston Mines
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Restaurants
2548 N Halsted St
Chicago,
Illinois 60614
(773) 477-4646
This club has been around as long as I can remember and was voted best Blues club by the Chicago...
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This club has been around as long as I can remember and was voted best Blues club by the Chicago Music Awards. They have had visits from members of the Stones and The Who. Fairly big name Blues perfomers grace the stage here as well as lesser known folks just starting their career. I feel a bit sorry for people that live on the same block as this club beause it can really get wild here and there is only street parking that everyone is fighting for.
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I have been here a couple times and enjoyed it. The venue is good for rocking bands - it just has...
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I have been here a couple times and enjoyed it. The venue is good for rocking bands - it just has the feel of rock in it. The bar staff is very nice and so are most of the people who work there. I had a nasty run in with one of the guys because I was trying to get in to see a friend of mine play (he had left a ticket for me, but the guy couldn't find it). He was pretty rude, but I'm sure he has people trying to sneak in all the time.
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Darkroom
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Night Clubs
2210 W Chicago Ave
Chicago,
Illinois 60622
(773) 276-1411
The Darkroom is a cool club in Ukrainian Village on Chicago Avenue. Its name is a play on words in...
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The Darkroom is a cool club in Ukrainian Village on Chicago Avenue. Its name is a play on words in relation to photography, some of which is displayed on the walls. When the club cranks up the music and the dance floor gets jumping, it gets very difficult to see the photos in the dark room, so just go with the flow and enjoy the variety of world music played here. The crowd is very diverse, which is a good thing.
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Leg Room the
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Newspaper Mfrs
15 W Division St
Chicago,
Illinois 60610
(312) 337-2583
This is a nice place to stop by for a beer or two. But make sure to go here early in the night,...
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This is a nice place to stop by for a beer or two. But make sure to go here early in the night, because as it gets later, this place becomes more and more crowded. Crowded to the point that you have to actually wait in lines. I like their chocolate martinis here so I like to stop in here every once in a while to enjoy that and the great atmosphere and service. Otherwise, I would steer clear of here because of the crowds and the long waits.
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Le Passage
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Restaurants
1 E Oak St
Chicago,
Illinois 60611
(312) 255-0022
Le Passage is a great place to dance! There are two large rooms and usually one has techno and...
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Le Passage is a great place to dance! There are two large rooms and usually one has techno and the other hiphop. The music is always excellent. The cover is steep ($20), but it's pretty easy to get a card to get in free if you're a girl. The only downsides are sometimes it's too crowded and hot.
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Globe the
Category:
Night Clubs
1934 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago,
Illinois 60613
(773) 871-3757
But British enough for me! This place has good British-inspired bar food and serves pretty late....
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But British enough for me! This place has good British-inspired bar food and serves pretty late. The front room seems like it can get pretty full, but there's another room in the back with plenty more TVs and another bar. The servers are attentive and friendly.
Also, you'd expect to see plenty of soccer games in a place like this, and you do - But I also see a lot of rugby games on TV which is really interesting to watch. I can't think of any where else I've ever seen rugby on TV, so The Globe gets props for that.
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This is one of my favorite lounges to go to. plenty of parking on the street. they have live music...
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This is one of my favorite lounges to go to. plenty of parking on the street. they have live music on friday and saturday nights and the bands they have are great,they play all kinds of music. staff is friendly and we go there to see are favorite cocktail waitress and bring her are biz. also like this bar as they are open later than alot of bars so you can get in a full night of dancing on there dance floor.
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