Bar/Pub - Empty Bottle in Chicago, Illinois

The Bottle may be empty, but our hearts be full! Pledge your love for EB with our latest collab with SomeOddPilot! Scoop up one of these baddies via our bio link. All proceeds to be donated to Empty Bottle through CIVL. BUY https://someoddpilot.com/shop/tfc-empty-bottle-tee/

Music Friendly Distancing returns this Friday with a Bottle Top set from Mute Duo, Liner Notes with Tim Kinsella, and a video from Joan of Arc! Thanks to support from Do 312 and Coors Light, you can enter to win complimentary Pizza Friendly Pizza, beverages to-go to enjoy during the event, and more! Enter via the link in our bio.

On behalf of all of CIVL and IL NIVA members, we would like to thank the following elected officials for cosponsoring Save Our Stages and continuing to fight to keep SOS included the next COVID Relief Package. The continued existence of independent music venues depends on this piece of legislation. More info: https://www.saveourstages.com/ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi... Senator Chuck Schumer Senator Dick Durbin Jan Schakowsky Robin Kelly Congressman Chuy García Mike Quigley Congressman Sean Casten Congressman Danny K. Davis Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Congressman Brad Schneider Bill Foster Rep. Rodney Davis Rep. Adam Kinzinger Rep. Cheri Bustos Senator Tammy [email protected] See more

October 29! Mike Karol conjures up his own spin on the livestrer, deadstream Grip a tik via the link in our bio, ghouls and fools!

Don't call it a comeback, 'cuz we never left your hearts! Music Friendly Distancing is comin' atcha this Friday with a Bottle Top set from V.V. Lightbody, Liner Notes with Whitney Johnson (Matchess), and a video from Sam Prekop! Thanks to support from Do312 and Coors Light, you can enter to win complimentary Pizza Friendly Pizza, beverages to-go to enjoy during the event, and more! INFO https://do312.com/music-friendly-distancing-10-9

It's the moment you've all been waiting for! Alicia Gaines' Empty Empty Bottle capsule collection is now available for your purchasing pleasure PURCHASE http://bit.ly/AliciaGainesEB

Pulse Films are in production on a feature documentary inspired by Lizzy Goodman’s critically acclaimed book ‘Meet Me In the Bathroom.’ The film tells the story of the transformation of New York City in the early 2000s, through the prism of The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol and more. Want your old school EB photos or videos featured in the doc (with credit, of course)? Email your submission to [email protected] If your submission is chosen, Pulse Films will contact you with more information. : Johanna Anonuevo

Something to think about all week...Alicia Gaines's Empty Empty Bottle Capsule Collection. It'll haunt your dreams (in the fun way) dropping soon Subscribe to the EB Newsletter (link in bio) to be the first to know more https://www.emptybottle.com/subscribe

Back in the salad days of garage rock, 5 GIs took heavy feedback, unrelenting nihilism, and electrical banjo to brand themselves as the anti-Beatles. But The Monks were so much more than that. You can screen ‘Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback’ in the comfort of your own home via our friends at Chicago Underground Film Festival. TICKETS https://bit.ly/MonksCUFFEB

SituationChicago has compiled a rock-solid, über-Chicago comp, and proceeds are benefitting a great cause! This double-LP features 25 of Chicago’s finest (Ric Wilson, OVEF OW, OK Go, the list goes on and on and on...) and will support 25 of the city's favorite live music venues. PREORDERS OPEN https://situationchicago.com/

#SaveOurStages Update: The SOS Act that has been introduced would provide Small Business Administration grants for independent live music venue operators affected by COVID-19. We NEED the #SaveOurStagesAct and #RestartAct passed in order to ensure the survival of venues like Empty Bottle. Sign, then sign again saveourstages.com

In support of independent music venues and promoters, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead offer their unique vision on livestreaming with a performance live from Austin on Friday, July 31, at 8PM! TIX + MERCH https://bit.ly/3hfdzrd

#MusicFriendlyDistancing returns with experimental cellist Helen Money this Friday! We'll continue to match all donations (up to $5K) made to the Empty Bottle Reopening Fund during MFD broadcasts to benefit My Block, My Hood, My City, thanks to support from Red Bull Music. TUNE IN https://bit.ly/MFDistancing

Our comrades in the restaurant industry need your help. Take 30 seconds to tell Congress to pass the RESTAURANTS Act, establishing the $120B Independent Restaurant Revitalization Fund.