Music Clubs in Chicago

Nightlife Overview

Name	Category	Location

The Abbey Pub The Abbey Pub, about 15 minutes northwest of downtown in the Irving...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Andy's Jazz Club Andy's Jazz Club, a favorite after-work watering hole with a...	Music Clubs	Chicago

B.L.U.E.S The best part about B.L.U.E.S. is that there isn't a bad seat...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Baton Show Lounge At Baton Show Lounge, boys will be girls. The lip-synching revues...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Beat Kitchen North Side stalwart Beat Kitchen brings in the crowds because...	Music Clubs	Chicago


Blue Chicago In an upscale part of downtown, Blue Chicago has none of the...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Blues Heaven Foundation For a walk into history, stop by the Blues Heaven Foundation...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Buddy Guy's Legends Relocated from its original location a few doors down, the new...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Carol's Pub Carol's Pub, in the Uptown area of the Far North Side, showcased...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Chicago Blues Festival The Chicago Blues Festival leaves no doubt about it: Chicago...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Double Door Double Door is a hotbed for music in hip Wicker Park. The large...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Elbo Room Elbo Room, a multilevel space in an elbow-shaped corner building...	Music Clubs	Chicago

The Empty Bottle Empty Bottle, in the Ukrainian Village near Wicker Park, may...	Music Clubs	Chicago

FitzGerald's Nightclub FitzGerald's, though a 30-minute schlep west of Chicago, draws...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge Green Mill, a Chicago institution off the beaten track in not-so-trendy...	Music Clubs	Chicago

The Hideout The Hideout, which is literally hidden away in a North Side industrial...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Horseshoe Horseshoe brings a slice of Texas to the Midwest, along with...	Music Clubs	Chicago

House of Blues House of Blues, though its name implies otherwise, attracts big-name...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Kingston Mines In 1968, Kingston Mines went down in Chicago history as the first...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Lee's Unleaded Blues Lee's Unleaded Blues has been a South Side favorite since it...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Lincoln Hall The owners of Lincoln Hall transformed a former movie theater...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Martyrs' Martyrs' brings local and major-label rock bands to this small...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Metro Metro brings in progressive, nationally known artists and the...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Old Town School of Folk Music Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago's first and oldest folk-music...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Pops for Champagne Pops for Champagne can be found in trendy River North. The bi-level...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Rosa's Lounge On a given night at Rosa's Lounge, near Bucktown, you'll find...	Music Clubs	Chicago

Schubas Tavern Schubas Tavern favors local and national power pop, indie rock...	Music Clubs	Chicago
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