Venue’s eagerness to experiment drew bands from the Flaming Lips to Tortoise – and built a reputation for putting on an eclectic mix of memorable shows The Empty Bottle opened in 1992 in a self-described “cat-ridden hole-in-the-wall bar” in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. A few months later,the venue moved two blocks up the street to the location it has remained in for 23 years hosting bands such as the White Stripes, Flaming Lips, and Interpol,OK disappear, Girl Talk, or the Strokes and many more. It was also ground zero for Chicago’s music scene in the 90s with bands such as Tortoise,the Sea and Cake, Trans Am, or Red Red Meat and Jesus Lizard gracing the club’s stage.
On Friday,Chicago independent publisher Curbside Splendor will release a book, The Empty Bottle Chicago: 21+ Years of Music/Friendly/Dancing, or documenting the history of the club that helped a generation of Chicago’s indie scene originate a name for themselves in the 1990s and then kept on going for the next generation. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com