Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 312-742-4007;
www.chicagosummerdance.org
; 601 S Michigan Ave; 6pm Thu-Sat, 4pm Sun
late Jun-mid-Sep; Red Line to Harrison)
Boogie at the Spirit of Music Garden in
Grant Park with a multi-ethnic mash-up of locals. Bands play rumba, samba and other
world beats preceded by fun dance lessons - all free.
Empty Bottle
LIVE MUSIC
(
www.emptybottle.com
;
1035 N Western Ave; 5pm-late Mon-Wed, from 3pm Thu & Fri, from 11am
Sat & Sun; 49)
The scruffy, go-to club for edgy indie rock and jazz; Monday's show is
usually free (and there's $1.50 Pabst).
Metro
LIVE MUSIC
(
www.metrochicago.com
; 3730 N Clark St; Red Line to Addison)
Local bands on the verge of
stardom and national names looking for an 'intimate' venue turn up the volume at Metro.
Whistler
LIVE MUSIC
( 773-227-3530;
www.whistlerchicago.com
;
2421 N Milwaukee Ave; from 6pm Mon-Thu, from
5pm Fri-Sun; Blue Line to California)
Indie bands and jazz trios brood at this artsy
little club in Logan Sq. There's never a cover charge.
GAY & LESBIAN CHICAGO
Chicago has a flourishing gay and lesbian scene. The
Windy City Times
lowdown.
has an online tourism directory. Chicago Greeter (
Click here
)
offers personalized
sightseeing trips.
The biggest concentration of bars and clubs is in Wrigleyville on N Halsted St
between Belmont Ave and Grace St, an area known as Boystown. Andersonville is
the other main area for GLBT nightlife; it's a more relaxed, less party-oriented
scene. Top picks:
Big Chicks
(
www.bigchicks.com
;
5024 N Sheridan Rd; from 4pm Mon-Fri, from 9am Sat,
from 10am Sun; ; Red Line to Argyle)
Despite the name, both men and women fre-
quent Big Chicks, with its weekend DJs, art displays and next-door organic restaur-
