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Your guide to the best nightclubs, live music, comedy and concerts in Chicago
Shopping
Where to buy records in Chicago
Shops throughout the city have come up with creative ways to continue selling LPs, CDs and tapes.
News
Lakeshore Drive-In brings live music to a parking lot
Just outside of Adler Planetarium, live music has returned to the lakefront.
News
Goose Island made a beer that supports local music venues
CIVL Pale Ale is named for a group of independent music venues owners that are fighting to to keep their businesses open.
News
Here's how Constellation is bringing back in-person concerts
The performing art space is hosting shows with limited audiences and live streaming concerts
News
Riot Fest announces its 2021 lineup
This summer's fest is off, but here's who you'll see at next year's event.
Best music and nightlife venues in Chicago
Music
The best rock venues in Chicago
Whether you're a music geek or just want to air guitar to some solos, these 11 venues should be on your radar
Clubs
The best nightclubs in Chicago
Our favorite spots for a sweaty night of dancing with friends and strangers
Music
The best blues clubs in Chicago
If you want to boogie to the blues, these are the places to go
Music
The best jazz clubs in Chicago
Jazz is very much alive in Chicago, and there are plenty of places to see the city's hottest players
Music
The best hip-hop music clubs in Chicago
From drill to old-school, soul-sampling hip-hop, here's where you need to go to see rising rappers
Bars
The best karaoke bars in Chicago
Sing your heart out, drink your liver out at these favorite local karaoke spots
The best music ever
Music
The 50 best drinking songs
Any occasion is a good occasion for a drinking song. Feeling too blue to say cheers? We've got songs to drown your sorrows, too.
Music
The 40 best album covers of the '90s
From the Nirvana baby to Ol' Dirty Bastard, these are our favorite record sleeves from the 1990s
Music
The 50 best ’80s songs
The era of excess delivered on its promise sonically with glittering, shimmering gems
Music
The 11 best Björk songs ever
Her greatest hits, as voted on by Time Out's music staff
Music
The 50 best karaoke songs ever
So hit the karaoke bar, grab the mike, knock back your drink: It's time to take the stage
Music
The 20 best R&B songs ever
Take a bump ’n’ grind down memory lane with the top R&B songs from the last quarter-century
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