Results tagged “cottonclub”

Last night, Chicagoist was able to go see one of our recently new favorite artists, Josh Rouse, at what will probably *not* be one of our new favorite venues, the Black Orchid. We have only recently started hearing about the Black Orchid as a venue for music, and were unsure what was awaiting us. We called ahead of time and were told on the phone to expect a "30s style supper club -- like the... more ›

Before a certain sports team and its star player made international headlines, most outsiders associated Chicago with tales of mythic gangland figures like Al Capone or Terrible Johnny Torrio. Chicagoist saw proof of this many years ago on a family vacation to San Francisco when we encountered a street performer dressed as a clown. While making a balloon animal, the clown asked us where we were from. When we said Chicago, he said “Oh? Gangsters,... more ›