Click on the video to tune in and see out very own Martha Bayne on WGN-TV talking about Soup & Bread to the daytime television audiences of Cook County!

Before we get into this week’s upcoming shows we wanted to let you know about a few things…

For those of you who couldn’t make it to the Portlandia show last week we are sorry and we really do wish we could’ve packed everyone in here.  Here’s a bunch of pictures and review from Brooklyn Vegan along with Fred and Carrie saying sweet things about the show on Fox News the morning after.  In classic Hideout fashion we made some Fred & Carrie pinatas that crowd surfed through the audience for the encore and then got ripped to shreds closing out the show.

We’ve also wanted to let you know about a great show coming up that is Hideout family & friends related. Theater Oobleck presents “The Hunchback Variations Opera” — Mark Messing’s musical adaptation of Mickle Maher’s “cerebral, comic, and just plain weird” 2002  play The Hunchback Variations, a deft deconstruction of the creative process disguised as a panel discussion between Ludwig van Beethoven and Quasimodo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Weds-Sun, Jan. 25-Feb 19 at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater.

Alright on to the shows coming this week:

Tonight Wine From The Moon presents a healthy dose of americana with, Jane & The Pretty Pleases,Machine Gun Mojo, and Liza Day.

Friday we have early set in the front bar with guitarist Bill MacKay. Later in the evening  Ami Saraiya & Outcome, Ode, and Captain Captain will all bring us various eclectic sounds from areas both near and far.

Saturday is the 21st Annual St. Timothy Party bringing the smoky voiced Tim Menard & The Flying Nowakowski Brothers to the stage. The dance party that evening will be hosted by none other than the infamous Hot Grits!

Monday has Robbie Fulks performing with The Pussycat Trio.

Tuesday we’ve got an early show with Write Club our favorite literary smackdown, followed by The Dogpatch Ramblers.

Wednesday it’s time for Soup & Bread again, followed by the Immediate Sounds Series which presents Fred Lonberg-Holm’s Lightbox Orchestra doing two sets.

Cheers,
The Hideou

“Chicago then was like this embryonic version of ‘Portlandia.’ Though, no question, the show’s informed by my time in Chicago.” – Fred Armisen

There’s a picture from the NY Times of the Hideout’s very own Nick Broste rocking his bone at the NYC Winter Jazzfest this past weekend with Herculaneum!  Ben Ratliff from the Times weighed on the killer festival.

The Chicago Tribune did a great feature story this week on Sunday’s show, NEDtalks: Spreading Worthless Ideas.

Saturday is the annual Holiday Ball benefit show organized by the Mistletones – the seasonal nom de guerre of Butcher Shop stalwarts Rob Sullivan, Dan Sullivan, and Joe Kaplan, all of the band Arriver, and Jim Grabowski of John Roeser Avenue – which is sure to get you into the holiday spirit!

It is followed by the Saturday night dance party with the East of Edens Soul Express starting at 12am and keeping you dancing all night long!

Sunday brings a comedic mini-conference called NEDtalks: Spreading Worthless Ideas. In the style of TEDtalks their speakers aim not to smarten you up but to dumb you down and present speeches, powerpoints, pie charts and shoebox dioramas on topics such as ?Protecting Your Brain from Hypnotism? and ?How to Make the Color Green more Green?. Their mission is to take the tension out of pretension and have a good old fashioned laugh without having to really learn anything.

Monday has Robbie Fulks performing w/ Diane Christiansen & Steve Dawson.

Tuesday from 6-9pm is the annual Hideout Holiday Sale followed by The Dog Patch Ramblers in the front bar.

Wednesday the Immediate Sound Series presents Jason Stein Quartet.

Thursday we have a SOLD OUT show with the Alabama Shakes and The Lawrence Peters Outfit.

Time Out Chicago wrote a great piece about our annual Panto shows in this week’s issue.  Tickets are going fast for the Egyptian/Cosmic Panto this December 16-18th so be sure to snag some before it’s too late!

Before we delve into this week’s shows, please take note of a few shows in the coming months that are pretty close to selling out and/or have sold out already:

• 12/01 • Filligar | Paper Thick Walls • SOLD OUT

• 12/15 • Alabama Shakes + Guest

• 01/17 • Akron / Family | Bad Weather California

• 01/18 • Portlandia: The Tour • SOLD OUT

In the mean time we’ve got some great shows planned this holiday weekend for your listening and dancing pleasure.

Tonight we’ve got a rare front room performance by Tiny Cover Band who will bringing the jams along with some special guests who will rocking the mic.

Wednesday is a rare all-night dance party with Chances Dances!

Thursday we are closed for Thanksgiving

Friday we’ve got Quadrophonica bringing their smooth 70s sound to the stage along with singer/songwriterBret Koontz.

Saturday we’ve got a rawkin’  triple bill with Deep Cricket Night, The Earth Program, and The Whores who will all be DJing after their sets into the wee hours of the morning.

Monday has Robbie Fulks performing a duo set with Jon Langford where schenangians are sure to ensue.

Afterwards it’s time for the monthly installment of Hot Grits! funk & soul dance party.

See you soon,
The Hideout

Which pointed to a wonderful “birds-eye view” map of “Chicago, Central Business District (1916) that was mentioned on @windycitizen …

Zooming in on that map shows The Hideout 95 years ago! Check it out, looking much as it does (with the exception of the backroom not yet being there) today, 95 years later, it’s at about J-48, just above North Avenue and Goose Island…

And here’s a closer view…

Zoom in and explore this “birds-eye view” map (and others) at the original post on http://www.bigmapblog.com/

And also check out http://historicaerials.com where you can see actual overhead photos of Chicago and the area around The Hideout in 1939 and various years since!

We are so pleased to announce that the official Soup and Bread Book Release Party will be taking place here on Wednesday November 2nd.

It will be featuring soups from West Town Tavern, Swim Cafe, the Butcher & Larder, Milk & Honey Cafe, Mana Food Bar, Revolution Brewing, Longman & Eagle, Bite Cafe and others!  Bread will be provided by La Farine Bakery, beers from Revolution Brewery, and DJ Michael Bulington spinning the hits all night long.

Here’s what the press has had to say about this beautiful new book:

“A book like this makes me think that really, I could live a lovely and fulfilling life and eat only soup.”  – Time Out Chicago, which named the Soup & Bread Cookbook one of “10 essential cookbooks for autumn”

“One of the most thought-provoking (and appetizing!) books I’ve picked up in a long time.” — Baltimore’s Examiner.

”In the spirit of those plastic-bound church cookbooks, the bulk of the recipes are tried and true favorites from regular people . . . . [It's] a handsome package.” — Chicago Journal

” The book reflects the almost palpable enthusiasm for soup that can be felt at the events, from Bayne’s informative essays to Paul Dolan’s charming illustrations to the recipes themselves, which preserve the writers’ individual voices.” — Chicago Reader