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At 55,000 square feet, the independently owned and operated space, which is opening in what used to be a steel factory, holds a capacity of between 2500-3800 people

Long-running Chicago music venue Double Door has been evicted from the 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave in Wicker Park location which it’s had for over two decades. DNA Info reports that at around 11:30 Monday morning (2/6), Cook County sheriff's police put a "No Trespassing" ...

Potentially sad news for Chicago music fans: the Double Door has been ordered to vacate its current home at 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave, which it's had for over two decades, Billboard reports...

Metro has just announced that it will be hosting an intimate La Dispute matinee show at its fourth floor Top Note Theater on April 4. Tickets for the 12:30PM show are on sale now...

rainy Day 1 of Riot Fest Chicago (more by James Richards IV) Due to a rainy day 1 of Riot Fest Chicago, Humboldt Park isn't in the best shape after the three-day festival...

North Lawndale-based record store Shuga Records are slated to open a Wicker Park location this fall at 1272 N. Milwaukee Ave. (near the intersection of Milwaukee & Ashland)...

interior of the Congress Theater (more by Chase Turner) As part of a new plan of operation for the embattled Congress Theater, DNAinfo points out that one of its stipulations is an official ban on EDM for the venue...

"Our Chicago show on the next tour just got way sweeter..." - KEN mode KEN mode in NYC in February (more by Di Lynn Ring) As discussed, Winnipeg's pummeling KEN mode are slated to tag Chicago on their fall North American tour for a show at Reggie's on September 8...

Pure Joy -- an all-ages, nonprofit, 200-capacity performance space -- is slated to open in Chicago this fall. They've got "a very large former warehouse space" which is being fully converted to meet needs...

As discussed, Thalia Hall are getting ready to open their rehabbed second floor theater. You already know that they'll have Panda Bear on May 21, GOAT on June 13, and Camera Obscura on July 25, and their initial schedule also includes a few other shows...