The legacy founder Elmer Kemp established throughout the decades and locations of Elmer’s Uptown is still felt, even after his death in 2018. Walk into the bar and grill, 3925 N. Lincoln Blvd., for one of the four nights a week it offers live music and there is likely to be a table with three […]
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Mall shook up
During the day, determined mall walkers march past The Liszt Nightclub + Lounge’s dark glass entryway. The smell of nearby Billy Sims Barbecue wafts from down the hall, and the cycled flow of several indoor fountains produces a soothing white noise inside The Shoppes at Northpark’s brightly lit corridors. But in the evening, a different […]
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Mac ’n’ cheese
Photo: Brad Elterman Things can move pretty fast — faster than you want, sometimes. Just 22, Canadian garage rocker Mac DeMarco recorded his 2012 debut EP, Rock and Roll Nightclub, as a personal, private experiment of Ramones-influenced power pop slowed to a creep, and brandished the cover with a lipstick-smearing selfie. An unexpected hit, it […]
Posted inFood & Drink
The beat is on
Tuna steak at Club One15 Credit: Shannon Cornman And a number of hot new downtown night spots are sure to help keep you in motion. Pack on the pounds and shed them right off at Club One15, 115 E. Sheridan. The venue provides all the amenities of an upscale restaurant, along with the features of […]