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In 1992 the Empty Bottle started out as a
cat-ridden hole-in-the-wall bar in Ukrainian Village (just
south of Wicker Park) where you could get any one of nine
beers for a buck-fifty or less, play pool for 50 cents, and
find everything from Monster Magnet to Bill Monroe on the
jukebox.
On Halloween of 1993, we moved two blocks up the street and
threw open the doors to our new, sound-equipped, slightly
larger hole with three nights of great shows, culminating
with a SCRAWL performance that could have been a scene out
of "Carrie."
We've done a bunch of shows since then; we've also thrown
four full-fledged proms (with RED RED MEAT as COTTON CANDY
and THE GRIFTERS as PUMP ACTION RETARDS), pulled off an Independence
Day cookout with TORTOISE, THE SEA AND CAKE, and 5IVE STYLE
(during which we were hit by lightning and no one noticed),
hosted a two-night garage extravaganza dubbed Bottle Shock,
with MAN OR ASTROMAN?, THE MONO MEN, THE OBLIVIANS, and a
special appearance by former Big Boy Tim Kerr and JACK O'
FIRE, and organized a summer weenie roast with COWS, GAUNT,
BABE THE BLUE OX, and four other great bands.
We also hosted the highly acclaimed Chicago Homocore series,
the highlights of which included TEAM DRESCH and COME. We've
hosted six years of Improvised/Jazz music festivals that have
brought folks in from all over the globe. In fact, we've been
anything but empty since our great first year, thanks to the
same low prices, lack of attitude, and dedicated regulars
that made the original bar such a success.
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