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Name	Category	Location

The Abbey Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Abbey, about 15 minutes northwest of downtown in the Irving...	Music Clubs	Far North Side

Andy's Be the First to Rate It Map \| Andy's, a favorite after-work watering hole with a substantial...	Music Clubs	River North

B.L.U.E.S Be the First to Rate It Map \| The best part about B.L.U.E.S. is that there isn't a bad seat...	Music Clubs	Lincoln Park

Baton Be the First to Rate It Map \| At Baton, boys will be girls. The lip-synching revues with female...	Music Clubs	River North

Beat Kitchen Be the First to Rate It Map \| Beat Kitchen brings in the crowds because of its good sound system...	Music Clubs	Lake View

Blue Chicago Be the First to Rate It Map \| Set in an upscale part of downtown, Blue Chicago has none of...	Music Clubs	River North

Blue Chicago Store Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Blue Chicago Store sells a variety of Blue Chicago-related...	Music Clubs	River North

Blues Heaven Foundation Be the First to Rate It Map \| For a walk into history, stop by the Blues Heaven Foundation...	Music Clubs	South Loop

Buddy Guy's Legends Be the First to Rate It Map \| Buddy Guy's Legends serves up Louisiana-style barbecue along...	Music Clubs	South Loop

Carol's Pub Be the First to Rate It Map \| Carol's Pub, in the Uptown area of the Far North Side, showcased...	Music Clubs	Far North Side

Chicago Blues Festival Be the First to Rate It Map \| There's no doubt about it; Chicago still loves to sing the blues...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Double Door Be the First to Rate It Map \| Double Door is a hotbed for music in hip Wicker Park. The large...	Music Clubs	Wicker Park

Elbo Room Be the First to Rate It Map \| Elbo Room, a multilevel space in an elbow-shape corner building...	Music Clubs	Lincoln Park

Empty Bottle Be the First to Rate It Map \| Empty Bottle, in the Ukrainian Village near Wicker Park, may...	Music Clubs	Wicker Park

FitzGerald's Be the First to Rate It Map \| FitzGerald's, though a 30-minute schlep west of Chicago, draws...	Music Clubs	Berwyn

Green Dolphin Street Be the First to Rate It Map \| Green Dolphin Street, a stylish, upscale club-restaurant with...	Music Clubs	Lake View

Green Mill Be the First to Rate It Map \| Green Mill, a Chicago institution off the beaten track in not-so-trendy...	Music Clubs	Far North Side

The Hideout Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Hideout, which is literally hidden away in a North Side industrial...	Music Clubs	Bucktown

HotHouse Be the First to Rate It Map \| HotHouse bills itself as "the center for international performance...	Music Clubs	South Loop

House of Blues Be the First to Rate It Map \| House of Blues, though its name implies otherwise, attracts big-name...	Music Clubs	River North

Jazz Institute Hot Line Be the First to Rate It Map \| Jazz thrives all around town. For a recorded listing of upcoming...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Kingston Mines Be the First to Rate It Map \| In 1968,Kingston Mines went down in Chicago history as the first...	Music Clubs	Lincoln Park

Lee's Unleaded Blues Be the First to Rate It Map \| Lee's Unleaded Blues has been a South Side favorite since it...	Music Clubs	Grand Crossing

Martyrs' Be the First to Rate It Map \| Martyrs' brings local and major-label rock bands to this small...	Music Clubs	Far North Side

Metro Be the First to Rate It Map \| Metro brings in progressive, nationally known artists and the...	Music Clubs	Lake View

Old Town School of Folk Music Be the First to Rate It Map \| Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago's first and oldest folk-music...	Music Clubs	Far North Side

Pops for Champagne Be the First to Rate It Map \| After 24 years of living in Lake View, Pops for Champagne has...	Music Clubs	River North

Rosa's Lounge Be the First to Rate It Map \| On a given night at Rosa's Lounge, near Bucktown, you'll find...	Music Clubs	Bucktown

Schubas Tavern Be the First to Rate It Map \| Schubas Tavern favors local and national power pop and indie...	Music Clubs	Lake View

Velvet Lounge Be the First to Rate It Map \| The owner of Velvet Lounge, saxophonist Fred Anderson, has relocated...	Music Clubs	Near South

Wild Hare Be the First to Rate It Map \| Wild Hare, with a wide-open dance floor, is the place for infectious...	Music Clubs	Lake View

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