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The Empty Bottle

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1035 N Western Ave

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The Empty Bottle is an independent music venue and bar at 1035 North Western Avenue, at the corner of Cortez Street in Chicago's Ukrainian Village. Bruce Finkelman opened the original bar near Western and Walton in 1992 and moved the business several blocks north to this room in 1993, and the 400-capacity club spent the decade as a hub for underground rock, post-punk and experimental music, presenting early appearances by The White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and LCD Soundsystem. It books rock, punk, metal, hip-hop, electronic, jazz and experimental performers; its long-running Free Monday series drops the cover charge on selected shows, and it stages Music Frozen Dancing, a free outdoor winter concert held outside the club. Country band The Hoyle Brothers hold a weekly Friday-evening residency — twelve of them between 18 September and 11 December 2026 — and the rest of the calendar runs to indie, alternative and experimental rock, with Horse Jumper of Love over two nights, Sweeping Promises, Delicate Steve, Omni and Agriculture all booked. The bar opens at 5pm daily, Pizza Friendly Pizza is next door, and the Empty Bottle is part of the Chicago group 16" on Center.

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What's on

WED 04 NOVJessica Lea Mayfield — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

FRI 06 NOVThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

SAT 07 NOVAgriculture — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

SUN 08 NOVAgriculture — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

TUE 10 NOVGenesis Owusu — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

WED 11 NOVMary In the Junkyard — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

THU 12 NOVImprovement Movement — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

FRI 13 NOVThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

SUN 15 NOVheavens to betsy — The Empty Bottle, Chicago · w/ NO MENTickets

WED 18 NOVMakaya McCraven — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

THU 19 NOVPackaging — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

FRI 20 NOVThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

FRI 20 NOVOmni — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

TUE 24 NOVRivkah Reyes — The Empty Bottle, Chicago · w/ mozeyTickets

FRI 27 NOVThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

FRI 04 DECThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

FRI 11 DECThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

SAT 12 DECFACS — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

FRI 18 DECThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, ChicagoTickets

What did I miss? (30)

FRI 30 OCTSweeping Promises — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 30 OCTThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

WED 28 OCTDelicate Steve — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 23 OCTThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

WED 21 OCTThe Tubs — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

SAT 17 OCTHorse Jumper of Love — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 16 OCTHorse Jumper of Love — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 16 OCTThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

THU 15 OCTFaux Real — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 09 OCTThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 02 OCTThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 25 SEPTThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 18 SEPTThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

WED 16 SEPTMarlon Magnée — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 11 SEPTThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 04 SEPTThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 28 AUGThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

SUN 23 AUGFrankie Cosmos — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 21 AUGThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 14 AUGThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

WED 12 AUGOneida — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 07 AUGThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

SAT 25 JULMan or Astro-Man? — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 24 JULThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

SUN 19 JULAlice Longyu Gao — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 17 JULModel/Actriz — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 17 JULThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

TUE 14 JULThe Body — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

FRI 10 JULCola — The Empty Bottle, Chicago · w/ PARKiNG

FRI 10 JULThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago

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