Block Party is go!
It’s true: The Hideout Block Party is b-a-c-k. Today’s announcement of the lineup set blogs buzzing all over the interwebs. As well it should have, considering the roster of amazingness being angled into position for a September 24 liftoff. In the words of Tim Tuten: “The Hideout will celebrate its 15th Birthday Party with our friends […]
We survived Pitchfork
Barely. It seemed like half the Hideout staff was working in some capacity or another through the shimmering heat of this weekend’s Pitchfork Music Festival. (Yours truly was holding down a booth in the craft tent — and let me tell you, soup is a rough sell when the heat index hits triple digits.) We’ll […]
This week at the H/O
This week, of course, there is major music action all over town. So let’s start with some early warnings about NEXT week, and beyond, before we dive in. Just announced! 1. Cass McCombs Band, Monday, July 25th, 9 p.m. 2. Benefit for Parallax Sounds, a film exploring the influence of Chicago-the-city on music made in […]
This week at the H/O
Hi! Let’s do short and sweet this week. We’re still tired from the car thing last week. But, not too tired to say; this week is getting us revved up. Get it? Oh the hilarity … First: What a good way to get great local veggies into your life. Peasants’ Plot is still accepting members […]
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 […]
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?
Literary Chicago alive and well on Wabansia Street
Over on her “Citylife” blog for WBEZ, Achy Obejas leads a nice piece on Chicago’s literary scene with a shout-out to bars like the Hideout and the Green Mill that have helped foster grassroots literary culture through events like Write Club and this past week’s Literary Death Match, which I hear was MOBBED. If, like […]
This week at the Hideout
Hello fine people! It’s another fine week over here in new-tree-land … assuming our trees haven’t washed away in the storm. Have a look: Singing in the Abbey, described as “Thom Yorke and Julie Andrews’ bastard love child” sound, plays Thursday (that’s tonight!). Friday is a two show night: First, everyone’s favorite live comedy game […]
Shame That Tune
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iARCeoxGlYU[/youtube] Shame That Tune is one! Happy birthday, STT!!! In honor of this momentous event, check out this “promo video” produced last year, in hot anticipation of the first show. Hilarious. And so wrong.
