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Empty Bottle

Ukrainian Village / Chicago

Empty Bottle is a Ukrainian Village bar and compact live music room for Chicago indie, garage, punk, experimental, electronic, and local scene bills.

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Next on stage

Sick Thoughts / Liquids / American Muscle

Tuesday, October 13 at 8:00 PM

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Upcoming shows

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Fri + Sat

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What to expect

A night at Empty Bottle

Choose Empty Bottle for a close, standing-room club show with the bar and stage sharing a compact neighborhood space. Check the event page and venue FAQ for current age and ID rules, doors, support, cash-at-door details, and ticket status.

Nearby picks

Before or after the show

Food and neighborhood stops to pair with the show. Check travel time and current hours, and reserve where appropriate.

  • Restaurant

    Kasama ↗

    A Filipino bakery and restaurant for an earlier neighborhood meal; review its current service format and hours first.

  • Restaurant

    Segnatore ↗

    An Italian restaurant on California Avenue for a reservation-led dinner before the show.

  • Quick bite

    Pizza Friendly Pizza ↗

    A Sicilian-style slice shop next to the venue for a fast pre-show stop; confirm current service hours.

  • Attraction

    Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art ↗

    A neighborhood contemporary-art museum to schedule before dinner; check exhibition and opening hours.

  • Attraction

    Ukrainian National Museum ↗

    A nearby cultural museum for a daytime visit before an Empty Bottle show; verify visiting hours first.

Announced ahead

More Empty Bottle shows in the 90-day guide

These are the next 1 of 32 official dates beyond the current 30-day month view. Use the venue calendar and event pages for the complete long-range schedule.

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Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM / 21+Its hard to pin down Faux Real. The Franco-American art pop duo, comprised of brothers Elliott and Virgile Arndt, have been steadily broadening the scope of their project. Their high-octane DIY performances, involving matching costumes, synchronised dance routines, and crowd-splitting high-kicks, are taking on a more established and ever more unhinged form think Iggy Pop meets Eurodance boyband. Toeing the line between undeniable pop potential and an off-kilter flair lies at the core of everything they do. The contradictions between order and chaos, between the visceral and the artificial thats where Faux Real truly shines. That said, no one really knows what is real and what is faux, and thats the magic of it all.

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Doors: 9PM / Show: 10PM / 21+ Horse Jumper of Love thrive on patient and uncompromising songs. Thanks to frontman Dimitri Giannopoulos' evocative lyrics and arrangements that suddenly turn from delicate to blistering, their music is full of intensity. While the Boston trio, which also includes bassist John Margaris and drummer James Doran, has stretched the fringes of indie, their latest is their most immediate yet. Out August 16 via Run For Cover Records, Disaster Trick tackles self-destructiveness with healing and heart. Where Horse Jumper of Love's last release 2023's Heartbreak Rules excelled with quiet, bare-bones songwriting, Disaster Trick cranks up the volume while keeping the no-frills intimacy of the band's catalog. Recorded at Asheville, North Carolina's Drop of Sun Studios with producer Alex Farrar (Wednesday, Indigo De Souza), the recordings soar with searing guitars and an unshakeable rhythm section. , "rdquo" -> I tried the quiet thing on the last album and I realized there's definitely two parts of me: I like really heavy music, and I like really gentle music," says Giannopoulos. , "rdquo" -> The two albums I listened to the most while we were in the studio were Leonard Cohen's Songs From a Room and Hum's Downward is Heavenward." This contrast between quiet and loud exists throughout Disaster Trick but it's animated by stark emotion and straightforward, timeless songwriting.

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Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM / 21+ Horse Jumper of Love thrive on patient and uncompromising songs. Thanks to frontman Dimitri Giannopoulos evocative lyrics and arrangements that suddenly turn from delicate to blistering, their music is full of intensity. While the Boston trio, which also includes bassist John Margaris and drummer James Doran, has stretched the fringes of indie, their latest is their most immediate yet. Out August 16 via Run For Cover Records, Disaster Trick tackles self-destructiveness with healing and heart.Where Horse Jumper of Loves last release 2023s Heartbreak Rules excelled with quiet, bare-bones songwriting, Disaster Trick cranks up the volume while keeping the no-frills intimacy of the bands catalog. Recorded at Asheville, North Carolinas Drop of Sun Studios with producer Alex Farrar (Wednesday, Indigo De Souza), the recordings soar with searing guitars and an unshakeable rhythm section. I tried the quiet thing on the last album and I realized theres definitely two parts of me: I like really heavy music, and I like really gentle music, says Giannopoulos. The two albums I listened to the most while we were in the studio were Leonard Cohens Songs From a Room and Hums Downward is Heavenward. This contrast between quiet and loud exists throughout Disaster Trick but its animated by stark emotion and straightforward, timeless songwriting.

Official listing checked 10 hr agoView source ↗

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