Great in '08: Music

Great in '08: 10 reasons Chicago rocked

Classic is back
How long does it take to announce yourself as a major rock venue in Chicago? Not long when you’re the Bottom Lounge, which shuttered in Lakeview in 2005 and, since reopening in June in the West Loop, has offered a constant lineup of solid local and national acts to go along with its bigger environment and drinks aplenty.