Road to Somewhere

My favortive thing about living here the past two years has certainly been the nightlife. I was never one to really go out more than a couple nights a week until I moved here.
I have seen some excellent shows at Martyr's, which is just a few blocks from my apartment. Cake and Railroad Earth were probably my favorite shows there. Although Jump! was good, and I am seeing the Asylum Street Spankers there tonight. If you ever get a chance to see a good show there, do it.
Of course I saw a few awesome shows at the House of Blues as well. Yonder was there with Todd Snider for two nights in October. I also saw Keb' Mo' there and NMAS. Although the sound quality and bands are always good there, the staff and overpriced drinks are almost not worth it. 4$ PBR is not a special, and give me back Jupiter!
On the complete opposite side of the spectrum from HOB is the Hideout. It is a classic dive bar with no frills. Getting there is no snap, unless you are driving, hence the name. Great bands love the Hideout for its intimate feel and its heavy drinking patrons. Seeing the Siderunners here on Friday nights is a treat. Sound quality usually is not an issue because of the small space, and your PBRs are much more reasonably priced. It recently made it into Stuff magazine's Dive Bar Hall of Fame, whatever that is worth.
Of course, I enjoyed my time at IO, and performing with Charlie Don't Surf around town. Although, I have become a bit disillusioned with the whole improv scene here in Chicago, I still apprecaite the great shows and classes that I have seen or experienced here.
The Cell was better than Wrigley too. I mean the food, the view, and the game was better. You can't beat the history of Wrigley unless its the Stadium in the Bronx.

I'll post more recent happenings soon...stay tuned!