Thanks to Peterson and MP-among others-the past year has seen something of an all-ages revolution in Chicago, with venues such as the South Loop’s Reggie’s Rock Club (2105 S State St, 310), Logan Square Auditorium (2539 N Kedzie Blvd, 77) and Union Park’s soon-to-open Bottom Lounge all booking AA shows. Peterson believes the kids are not just alright but vital to business: “If you are trying to do something long term as a club, all ages is the best way to cultivate a strong, loyal music scene,” he says.ĭrawn, printed and signed by illustrator and preservationist Ted Zahn 5 of. Fireside Bowl (or Fireside) is a bowling alley and music venue established in the 1940s, located at 2648 W Fullerton Ave in Chicago, Illinois. “You can sustain the business as older music fans start to become disinterested.”Īny tears for Fireside? “Fireside Bowl was fun while it lasted, but something like that is not made to be long term,” Peterson admits. “When they decided to stop doing shows, it was time, and I think everyone knew it.On rare occasions, bands stop by to pay homage to the good old days, like White Mystery returning to Chicago for their summer tour. But Fireside now trails far behind other venues in terms of attendance and acclaim. È una pista da bowling e un luogo di musica fondato negli anni 40, situato a Fullerton Ave a Chicago, Illinois. Possibly the most exciting thing to happen at Fireside in recent years was Vince Vaughn filming scenes for The Breakup in 2005.Īt one time, the Fireside Bowl was legendary. Allinizio ledificio era una fabbrica di ghiaccio. Now, according to many disgruntled Chicagoans, the magic has soured. There are better places to bowl and much better places to see live music, but this is hallowed ground for the teen punk of the 80s and 90s, when the Fireside. Some Yelp reviewers have been particularly unkind, complaining about everything from bad service to the building’s dilapidated condition to the musty “old” smell that fills the air. Here’s a thought: Maybe people will stop complaining about the smell if they’re at a PUNK ROCK show! They’ll be too busy moshing and getting drunk to care about cleanliness or the staff tending to their needs post-haste. And, with the recent resurgence of punk rockers in the local music scene (like “flower punk” wunderkinds The Orwells, still in high school!) the timing of a Fireside revival couldn’t be more perfect. The Fireside was great when mP Productions booked shows there. Maybe a punk night held once a week, run by mP and filled to the brim with local music, could breathe life back into a once sacred haunt. is a 501(c)4 nonprofit community organization bringing news, events and information to the Logan Square neighborhood. John Benetti, a talent buyer for House Call Entertainment, who booked the current summer series and grew up attending and working shows at Fireside during its heyday, said it was both a reunion and a reinvention of the space, which has a quintessentially midcentury look after its 2004 renovation.Just throw in a little building renovation, positive word of mouth and impressive headliners to stir up a local cult following, and the Fireside Bowl could become the hottest ticket in Chicago’s underground music scene once again. It was an intergenerational mix of musicians, some of whom had played at the old Fireside and some of whom were playing there for the first time, but recalled their old days as patrons ripping tiles off the ceiling during particularly rowdy shows. On the bill were The Hundredaires, Days Off and The Blind Staggers. Those who remember the old days and those who had heard the lore came out to see the new Fireside last week. Even Fall Out Boy, with a dreadlocked Pete Wentz, rocked so hard the walls would drip with condensation. Most famously, the Alkaline Trio, Shellac, Tortoise, Sleater-Kinney, Ted Leo, the Dismemberment Plan and Los Crudos, a seminal hard-core punk band that defined Spanish-speaking punk music in Chicago and beyond, all played there. “Everybody during the ’90s that did any touring at all, that was remotely independent or underground, played the Fireside,” said Martin Sorrondeguy, lead singer of Los Crudos, a Latino punk group from Pilsen and a Fireside regular.
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