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Estelle returns on February 3 + New album on the way!

Posted by Dan on January 24th, 2012 under Uncategorized  • 

Coming off the Grammy-winning success of her U.S. debut, Shine, Estelle Swaray is back with a new album, All of Me. Featuring “Fall In Love (Featuring Nas) and “Break My Heart (Featuring Rick Ross),” and her latest single, “Thank You,” All of Me is poised to be a strong follow-up to a successful breakout. All of [...]

Winter Weekend Preview: Armored Assault, Pharoahe Monch, Les Animaux, and snow.

Posted by Dan on January 13th, 2012 under Uncategorized  • 

Strap those tennis rackets to your feet, grow a beard, and fire up the bobsled because the snow is here. Weather is definitely one of the many trials and tribulations of being a Chicago music venue, but hey, I guess that is what we signed up for by not having our venue in Arizona or [...]

$1 Shows + Soul Summit 2 Year Anniversary + Corrosion of Conformity!

Posted by Dan on January 5th, 2012 under Uncategorized  • 

Happy New Year! We had an absolute blast at our NYE show. Thanks to everyone who came out. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, DeRobert and the Half-Truths, and The Soul Summit DJs turned this place into a giant dance party and it was one we won’t soon forget. Check out The Soul Summit’s Facebook [...]

NYE Sold Out / 2011 Highlights

Posted by Dan on December 29th, 2011 under Uncategorized  • 

Our New Year’s Eve show – with Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, DeRobert and the Half-Truths, and The Soul Summit DJs – is sold out. If you got tickets while the getting was good, congrats! We’ll see you on Saturday night. Doors open and show starts at 9pm, with the Soul Summit DJs. Our [...]

Happy Holidays from Double Door!

Posted by Dan on December 22nd, 2011 under Uncategorized  • 

The Retar Crew: Holiday Extravaganza Show

Posted by Dan on December 19th, 2011 under Uncategorized  • 

The Retar Crew has established themselves online through diligence, alcoholism, and social networking.  They are back onstage at Double Door this thursday, December 22 for “A Very Retar Christmas Holiday Extravaganza Show”. The show will feature The Retar Crew playing fan favorites such as “Hung Like a Tuna Can Man,” “The Retar Anthem” and “Daddy [...]

Kathryn Calder of The New Pornographers – Wednesday 12/14

Posted by Dan on December 13th, 2011 under Uncategorized  • 

Life is full of surprises, and nobody knows this better than Kathryn Calder. After years of performing with indie darlings Immaculate Machine, she found herself unexpectedly asked to record and tour with The New Pornographers and was almost immediately inducted as a full-fledged member of that group. In 2010 she released her first solo album, [...]

This Thursday 12/8 – Pyyramids, Mike Golden & Friends

Posted by Dan on December 6th, 2011 under Uncategorized  • 

Pyyramids is a mysterious new project from OK Go’s Tim Nordwind and singer Drea Smith. Combining spooky atmospheres with lo-fi elements and lush electronic soundscapes, Pyyramids marries the mature vocals of Smith with Nordwind’s dancey, dreary song ideas and turns them into fully formed rainy day dance pop. Their debut EP, Human Beings, was written [...]

Weekend Preview: Moon Furies, Deadbeat Darling, Saviours, Origin of Animal

Posted by Dan on December 2nd, 2011 under Uncategorized  • 

FRIDAY: Chicago’s Moon Furies recently undertook a “100 Shows in 100 Days” Challenge. You may have seen them playing outside our club at the Six Corners intersection, in Wicker Park, or perhaps at a CTA station. It was a pretty cool undertaking and their ambition gets the thumbs up from us. Moon Furies describe themselves [...]

Take part in Small Business Saturday on 11/26 and stop by the Urban Folk Circuit!

Posted by Dan on November 25th, 2011 under Uncategorized  • 

This Saturday, November 26, is going to be a big day for us and many other small businesses across the country – It is the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday. In an effort to encourage shoppers to buy local for the holidays, we are hosting The Urban Folk  Circuit. From noon to 5pm, dozens of [...]