Before this week’s current round of press craziness, Mark Bazer invited the owners of the Hideout up onto the stage they built and quizzed them about the bars early days. Stories were told! Shots were drunk! Read more at Bazer’s WBEZ blog. ALSO: The intrepid Robert Loerzel, intrigued by the flurry of nostalgia, poked around [...]
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Gram Parsons Lives
September 22, 2011 – 12:03 am
Robbie Fulks channels Gram Parsons, with some adjustments approriate to theses modern times. So very fine.
This week at the H/O
September 16, 2011 – 10:16 am
Here we go–another week of stellar shows. Friday brings another installment of the always fun Shame That Tune early in the evening, followed by Gypsyblood and Man/Miracle at 10 pm. Saturday we are proud to host one of the Permanent Records 5th Year Celebration shows with Australia’s garage rockers Royal Headache, making a rare stateside appearance, along [...]
A message from Bloodshot HQ
September 14, 2011 – 4:39 pm
Rob Miller says “thanks for coming to our party!“, concluding with the note that: “At 2 am, after we paid off all the bands, the soundman and all the production stuff, we were pleased to find out that we made $29 for the night. As I was working on spending my $14.50 right then and [...]
This weekend at the H/O
September 9, 2011 – 11:32 am
Sooo … we’re having some parties this weekend. FRIDAY: Bloodshot Records celebrates the release of No One Got Hurt, the live album recorded two years ago during the label’s 15th anniversary celebration at the Hideout Block Party. The Wacos! Scotland Yard Gospel Choir! Danny Black and Nora O’Connor! Deadstring Brothers! YEAH. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: The [...]
The F***ing Epic @MayorEmanuel book release party
September 7, 2011 – 9:41 am
That there? That’s Jeff Tweedy. What the hell is he doing? He’s performing the Black-Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling,” acoustic, at Tuesday’s book release party for Dan Sinker’s The F***ing Epic Twitter Quest of @Mayor Emanuel. Why? Why the fuck not? That video was posted a scant three hours after Tweedy took the stage, by [...]
On the horizon
August 22, 2011 – 10:20 am
Summer is winding down (sniff) but September is looking STUPID. Enjoy your lazy days while you can, because after Labor Day your social calendar is booked, my people. On September 6 we have the @MAYOR EMANUEL BOOK EVENT!, our first-ever party celebrating a book based on a Twitter feed, and to judge from the way [...]
Kartemquin on beauty
August 19, 2011 – 2:21 pm
Kartemquin Films has been getting mad press lately for The Interrupters, the story of three former Chicago gang members trying to “interrupt” the cycle of violence in the streets. I haven’t seen it yet, but it’s selling out screenings at the Siskel Film Center, where it runs through August 25. Get on downtown and catch [...]
This week at the H/O
August 19, 2011 – 12:38 pm
Hey hey hey! It’s that time of the week again to see what is happening at The Hideout… David Vandervelde has a unique approach to rock and roll. Through his honest lyrics and spiraling guitars, the multi-instrumentalist has gained comparisons to Neil Young and Mark Bolan. And his various musical talents put him on another [...]
This week at the H/O
August 11, 2011 – 1:40 pm
Whoa! Here in the deep days of summer I thought things were supposed to be all lazy and mellow. Nothing new; nothing to write home about? Just keep on drinkin’ that lemonade and swattin’ flies on the porch, right? Yeah, not so much. This week is JAM PACKED, with double bookings almost every dang night. [...]
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