![]() ![]() ![]() Just throw in a little building renovation, positive word of mouth and impressive headliners to stir up a local cult following, and the Fireside Bowl could become the hottest ticket in Chicago’s underground music scene once again. Maybe a punk night held once a week, run by mP and filled to the brim with local music, could breathe life back into a once sacred haunt. The Fireside was great when mP Productions booked shows there. ![]() And, with the recent resurgence of punk rockers in the local music scene (like “flower punk” wunderkinds The Orwells, still in high school!) the timing of a Fireside revival couldn’t be more perfect. Browse Getty Images premium collection of high-quality, authentic The Fireside Bowl stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. The back cover art mistakenly splits the title of track 5 ('Walking Revolution') into two separate tracks (track 5 as 'Walking' and track 6 as 'Revolution'), and thus also mistakenly lists track 6 ('Chelsea Baby') as being track 7. Here’s a thought: Maybe people will stop complaining about the smell if they’re at a PUNK ROCK show! They’ll be too busy moshing and getting drunk to care about cleanliness or the staff tending to their needs post-haste. Master chef cooking chicken in framing pan. Standard jewel case packaging with black tray Includes four-panel folded insert with artwork and notes. Some Yelp reviewers have been particularly unkind, complaining about everything from bad service to the building’s dilapidated condition to the musty “old” smell that fills the air. On September 6, 1936, in one of his famous fireside chat radio broadcasts, President Franklin Roosevelt describes the conditions he observed. Now, according to many disgruntled Chicagoans, the magic has soured. FDRs Fireside Chat on the Drought and the Dust Bowl. 122 reviews and 25 photos of Fireside Bowl 'I can kind of see why they stopped having all ages shows here-I mean sooner or later some 14-year-old kid was gonna OD in the bathroom and theyd probably have to shut the place down altogether-but I have to admit, I do miss it. Possibly the most exciting thing to happen at Fireside in recent years was Vince Vaughn filming scenes for The Breakup in 2005.Īt one time, the Fireside Bowl was legendary. But Fireside now trails far behind other venues in terms of attendance and acclaim. I feel that it is important to preserve the history of our city and our community, and I hope you will join me.On rare occasions, bands stop by to pay homage to the good old days, like White Mystery returning to Chicago for their summer tour. I have now lived right next to Fireside for over two years and it is mind-blowing how much the neighborhood has changed. This blog will serve as a basis for that community compiling archival materials and personal stories of individual adventures at the Fireside Bowl. My goal is to create an online community of people like myself who attended punk shows at Fireside back when it was a dirty, loud, disgusting venue filled with hundreds of teens, completely shattering the legal capacity of 140 patrons. The ultimate goal, however, is not to just make a documentary. ![]() This blog is dedicated to a film I am currently developing about the famous Chicago punk-rock venue, The Fireside Bowl.Īs of right now I am putting together a demo/trailer for the film which will include music, photos, videos, and fliers. My name is Nick Arvanitis and I am a documentary filmmaker from Chicago. 2,020 THE FIRESIDE BOWL Stock Photos & High-Res Pictures. ![]()
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