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Metro
When they draw the
rock music map of Chicago, this Lakeview club will be at dead center.
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3730
N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60613-3810
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Phone
(312) 549-3604
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Cross
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Addison Street |
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The
Scene
Metro has two levels, with an L-shaped bar tucked off to the
right on the main floor. When the audience hits capacity
(1,100), try to strike a balance on the wide, shallow audience
area between the crush and mosh of the front with the free range
of the back, where columns hamper good viewing and low ceilings
muffle the sound.
The Draw
Metro has booked more than 5,000 bands from all over the rock
spectrum since 1982, including "before the bandwagon"
gigs by R.E.M. in 1982 and Nirvana in 1989, as well as shows by
established superstars Bob Dylan (1998) and James Brown (1984).
When Chicago was sold as the next alt-rock hot spot in 1993,
breaking bands performed here, and some, like Liz Phair and the
Smashing Pumpkins, practiced in the club's private top-floor
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House
of Blues
Lush setting,
excellent acoustics, and strong bookings silence naysayers.
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329
N Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60610-4381
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Phone
(312) 527-2583 or (312) 923-2000
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Cross
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Carroll Street |
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The
Scene
House of Blues opened its fourth restaurant/concert hall at the
base of the famous "corn cob" buildings of Marina City
in November 1996. A host to a mix of blues, jazz, funk, rap and
world musicians of varying popularity, it also offers a decent
meal. HOB's upstairs music hall is decorated with Southern
outsider art. Sightlines on the main floor are terrific, sound
is almost as stunning, and if you don't mind standing (little
seating available), this is a fabulous place. There are private
boxes reserved for VIPs and industry, but standing room in the
lower balcony is open.
The Draw
Don't let the name fool you: Everyone under the sun plays here,
from hip-hop groups (Common, Black-Eyed Peas) to alterna-rockers
(Goldfinger) to "Behind the Music" bands cashing in
(Skid Row, Berlin) and blues giants (R.L. Burnside, Taj Mahal). |
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