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Owned by four-time Grammy winner and blues legend Buddy Guy, this unpretentious, slightly scruffy joint attracts some of the genre’s best performers. And the Louisiana soul food’s good, too.

 

This grungy club wouldn’t merit a second notice if it hadn’t been attracting some of the hottest emerging rock bands in the country for the past 10 [year]s. Past acts include Liz Phair, Smashing Pumpkins, The Cranberries, Bush, Kid Rock – even the Rolling Stones.

 

The Chicago outpost of this national chain mixes a four-level opera house and a cosy blues club, creating a venue that never seems too crowded or particularly smoky despite a packed house. Featuring a wide range of artists seven nights a week.

 

Billed as the [year]-round film festival, this vintage 1920s theatre screens a mixed bag of old, new, foreign and cult classics plus midnight movies. On weekends, an organist plays before and after shows.