- 3159 N. Southport Ave., Lake View
One of the most inviting small music rooms in the city, this Lakeview spot puts all the elements together to great effect: excellent sound, intimate environs, a... READ MORE
One of the most inviting small music rooms in the city, this Lakeview spot puts all the elements together to great effect: excellent sound, intimate environs, a... READ MORE
Featuring local and national acts seven nights a week, this Lakeview music venue is one of the city's most popular. The upstairs lounge, served by a full bar wi... READ MORE
This source for alternative, industrial and gothic music sells new and used compact discs, posters and T-shirts. Some of the offbeat bands available at Armagedd... READ MORE
Andy's began as a shot-and-a-beer hangout for newspaper types, but ever since Scott Chisholm purchased the venue in 1974 (the original owner was named Andy), it... READ MORE
Browse among 20,000 CDs and 30,000 LP albums, plus cassette tapes, posters, T-shirts, music charts, videos, postcards, listening stations and a computerized rec... READ MORE
A swinging crowd of veteran nightclubbers hovers around the piano, occasionally helping weekend favorite Kenny Phelps sing "Sweet Caroline," a Jerry Lee Lewis m... READ MORE
Blue Chicago primarily features women singers at two locations, with this being the smaller. Basically, it's a long tavern room with a stage at the end that mig... READ MORE
Bins and bins of used CDs in every musical style make this a value-conscious music-lover's paradise. The emphasis here is on trading in old discs for used ones.... READ MORE
The 1,500-person-capacity restaurant/concert venue/bar consists of four levels: an innovative multimedia restaurant, a classically designed music hall showcasin... READ MORE
You can buy, sell and trade rare, off-brand and even garden variety records, tapes and compact discs here. Extremely wide selection includes rock, jazz, rap, so... READ MORE
As of May 2009 Reckless has moved a block south into the larger, brighter, former American Apparel space, but all that's changed is the setting. The store still... READ MORE
Built in 1911, the Vic is a dramatic theater that's just big enough to book prominent national acts, and just small enough to keep the live-music experience per... READ MORE
Lessons in ballroom, Latin and other dance styles. READ MORE
With a bar/restaurant area in the front and a live music room in the back, Beat Kitchen caters to both music fans and locals stopping in for a quick beer and bi... READ MORE