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Home » Quenchers Saloon

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Posted inMusic

The day has come: Quenchers hosts its final concert

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil June 12, 2018August 18, 2021

Plus: Bric-a-Brac celebrates five years with a stacked in-store show, prog-punk brothers Avantist keep the hits coming on a new EP, and more.

Posted inBlogs

You can (almost) buy Wesley Willis’s drawing of Quenchers

by Leor Galil June 6, 2018August 18, 2021

Quenchers closes in less than two weeks, but at least until then you can get a print of Wesley Willis’s 1991 drawing of the beloved bar.

Posted inBlogs

Quenchers enters its final seven days of shows on the gig poster of the week

by Luca Cimarusti June 6, 2018August 18, 2021

This week’s gig poster was created by local artist John Garrison.

Posted inBlogs

Exploring the long-lost Wesley Willis collection at Quenchers Saloon

by Leor Galil March 15, 2018August 18, 2021

Earle Johnson isn’t just selling the bar he’s run for nearly four decades—he also wants to make something of the archive of artwork and music by Quenchers regular Wesley Willis that he accumulated over the years.

Posted inBlogs

Abra Berens’s Homegrown Cookbook dinner, the Reader’s Book Swap, and more things to do in Chicago this week

by Brianna Wellen April 11, 2016August 18, 2021

Author Thomas Frank, Welcome to Night Vale live, and more happenings from April 11-14

Posted inBlogs

Hardcore trio Warrior Tribes headline Quenchers this weekend

by Luca Cimarusti April 1, 2016August 18, 2021

Local band Warrior Tribes just released a fantastic new EP that colors fast ‘n’ mean hardcore with an unsettling touch of the Wipers’ sound.

Posted inBlogs

Tomorrow Never Knows kicks off, the Slurring Bee hits Chicago, and more things to do this week

by Brianna Wellen January 11, 2016August 18, 2021

The final year of Sketchbook Festival, Token 2, and other happenings in Chicago from January 11-14

Posted inBlogs

Quenchers bookers Phantom Note say good-bye with a three-day festival

by Leor Galil January 8, 2016August 18, 2021

The Phantom Note Phinale hits Quenchers this weekend with Rad Payoff, Boss Fight, Dog & Wolf, Blizzard Babies, and lots more.

Posted inBlogs

An elephant rocks on the gig poster of the week

by Luca Cimarusti December 9, 2015August 18, 2021

This week’s gig poster was designed by North Carolina-based Chris Williams of Plastic Flame Press.

Posted inBlogs

Township welcomes a few new owners

by Leor Galil November 17, 2015August 18, 2021

Nearly a year ago the Logan Square restaurant-slash-venue cut ties with music-booking company MP Presents, and now it’s got a few new owners who aim to fill up its music calendar.

Posted inBlogs

The gig poster of the week carries stress in the jaw

by Luca Cimarusti February 11, 2015August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Milwaukee-based artist Francisco Ramirez.

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Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Den replace their bassist and ready their first LP

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 2, 2013August 19, 2021

Gossip Wolf: Soundtrack Serenade plays Spinal Tap, Chance the Rapper plays Bob Marley, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Sat 8/3: Geronimo!, Bon Festival, and art that skews perception

by Tosten Burks August 3, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, August 3

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Tue 6/4: Chicago Pride Month, Pure Bathing Culture, and readings at Quencher’s

by Tosten Burks June 4, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, June 4

Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Coffin Pricks come together

by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson July 28, 2011August 19, 2021

A new punk band from members of Circus Lupus, Cavity, and Daylight Robbery. Plus: Gatekeeper plan their debut LP, Very Truly Yours side project Tiny Fireflies releases an EP, and more

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