15th Anniversary & Block Party Press Roundup
WBEZ: • Eight Forty-Eight interviews the owners and goes over the history of The Hideout • Eight Forty-Eight also interviewed photographer Jim Newberry about shooting in the club and about our upcoming event this evening, Scrapbok: The Hideout Story In Pictures • Jim DeRogatis weighs in on our Block Party lineup Chicago Tribune: • A Day […]
This weekend at the H/O
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
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3PRmu0tr6k[/youtube] 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, […]
This week at the H/O
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. […]
The Hideout is the Best
The Reader’s Best of Chicago issue hit the streets — and the internet — today, and we’re thrilled to be singled out by Reader readers as the city’s Best Underground Music Venue. OK, OK. We tied with the Empty Bottle. But you really can’t go wrong with either … If I do say so myself. […]
This week at the H/O
Hey ho lovely people! Ok, so June got through it’s teenaged days more or less in one piece. Now for it’s early 20s. Let’s sow some wild oats and take ourselves out for a joy ride. Tonight, Fred Lonberg Holm’s Fast Citizens pulls this week out of the garage and onto the driveway. Time Out […]
Hideout acapella
Sure, sure — we have a lot of groovy music. But what happens when the bands aren’t booked? A whole lot of awesome, that’s what, with talk shows and comedy and literary smackdowns galore. So we’re happy to see that lately the talkers in our mix are getting some love. Last week the blog Literary […]
This week at the H/O
Hello fine peoples! Alright, June is now a teenager. Let’s misbehave. Tonight! (That’s Wednesday.) The Engines take the Immediate Sound Series stage for not one, but two sets. Thursday is a comedy doozy. We’ve been doing sit-ups in order to get our belly laughs in shape. Charlyne Yi + Neal Brennan + DJ Douggpound + Lisa […]
Chances Dances, in living color
Chicago Reader photographer Andrea Bauer scoped out Chances Dances last week and produced this sweet slide show for the Nightlife feature. Can you feel the fun? And the sweat?
This week at the H/O
So much goodness! Tomorrow evening (Friday) the Interview Show welcomes filmmaker Steve James and author Alex Kotlowitz, the pair behind the new Kartemquin film The Interrupters, as well as rapper Psalm One, novelist Marcus Sakey, and singer-songwriter Krista Detor. Then, later that night, the Hideout hosts a SPELLING BEE. If you remember the bee from […]
