Chicago music nights

Marcus Deleon

@sparky_marcus

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Twenty-plus years running wire in this city, so I've heard a lot of bands bleed through a lot of walls. These are the rooms I actually go back to between board game nights at Bonus Round and whatever the Bears are doing to my blood pressure on Sunday. My kids say my playlist is a mess. These venues are not.

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Name	Venue	Genre	Address	City	Cover Charge	Best Night	My take
1Rosa's Lounge	Rosa's Lounge	Blues	3420 W Armitage Ave	Chicago	Usually $10-15	Thursday blues jam	Family runs it right, feels like somebody's basement in the best way. No frills, all heart.
2Buddy Guy's Legends	Buddy Guy's Legends	Blues	700 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	Varies, higher on weekends	January, when Buddy himself plays a residency	The man owns the place and still shows up. That's a standard I respect on any job site.
3Green Mill	Green Mill	Jazz	4802 N Broadway	Chicago	$10-20, cash only	Sunday, Uptown Poetry Slam crowd clears out before the late set	Old booth, old bar, old rules about shutting up during a solo. Respect it or stay home.