The Gallery expands hours to accomodate patrons clamoring for more beer, more music, and more great times at the Gallery Cabaret. It’s Freakin’ Fridays at the Gallery, opening at 4pm, the perfect cap to any work week. College Ball Saturdays start at 12 Noon. Bloody Sundays are Here! Stop by any Sunday at 12 noon for NFL Football ACTION!

The Gallery Cabaret is pleased to announce their annual summer celebration, a block party/fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation. At 12:00 pm on Saturday, July 9th, the first of over twelve local bands takes the stage for a full day and night of fun and music for the whole family. Clowns and magicians for the kids, summer barbecue, and the sounds of Chicago musicians will fill the street on North Oakley, from Armitage north to McLean. At 10:00 pm, celebrants and performers will move indoors to the Gallery Cabaret stage, and keep the block rockin’ until closing time. Admission for this event is free, with proceeds from donated food and beverage sales going to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Join us for a fun-draiser musical concert extravaganza this Saturday beginning at 2pm. Ten bands. Worthy cause.

Put down you snow shovels and stop by the Gallery Cabaret for some warm Glogg and hot music this month with the likes of For Pilots, Night Knights, King of the Moon, Sommersault Factory, and many more. Art openings this month will be on the fourth and the twenty fifth. And, special this month, Schadenfreude returns! Join us on the 18th and 19th as Schadenfreude celebrates an election day victory with 53rd Ward Alderman Ed Bus. And don’t forget to join us on election day when we feature live music. Join us on Valentine’s day when we feature, live music! And join us on President’s Day, when we feature…Live MUSIC! All year long, no matter the weather outside, the Gallery Cabaret is your Chicagoland destination for the best in live music and entertainment!

It’s RockToberFest time again! This month at the Gallery Features the artwork of Pepper and Rachel Bone. The opening parties are tonite and the 15th respectively, and feature the music of some really great bands! On Saturday the 2nd, Heavy Mental returns to the Gallery stage. This month, we are pleased to roll out a new feature on Sundays at 6:30, when DixxiQ takes the stage for a long set of Dixieland Jazz. And don’t worry, Chicago’s Best Open Mic continues, with complimentary buffet and some of the best music in the city today. Join us on the 30th for a Halloween bash featuring four bands! Check our schedule for a listing of the whole month.

Our new website is launched! We’re all for tradition here at the Gallery, but times do change, and so has the internet in the years since we established a website. We’ve added a lot of functionality, some of it’s just bells and whistles, and some of it’s very helpful and functional stuff. Type in your starting address on our Directions page to get complete directions to our establishment, or find an alternate route when construction’s got you down! Sign up for text message alerts about special events! Preview some of your favorite Gallery Entertainers with live video! Discover some history using the working search functions…
In the tradition of good times, enjoy our website as much as we enjoy your patronage!

Join us in celebrating our independence! Party ’til ya drop! The Gallery is pulling out all stops for July, starting with free dinner and Chicago’s Best Open Mic tonite at 7pm. We feature the artwork of two great Chicago artists this month, and a boat load of bands! On the tenth, we present our annual block party to benefit Make-A-Wish foundation. Starting at 12 noon next Saturday, enjoy family fun and non-stop music from over ten of Chicago’s hottest bands. Admission is free, and proceeds from food sales go to Make-A-Wish foundation. And don’t forget to sample Miller’s latest new brew, Batch 19, while you’re here!

Summer is in full swing, but we’re still turning up the heat at the Gallery Cabaret. This month features thirty days of fun and music, starting the first with Nate Marsh’s Full Band Open Jam and Fish and the Blue Fins Blues Jam. $2 beers and complimentary beef sandwiches for our customers and players! Festivities begin at 7pm. On the fourth, we welcome the art of Peggy Robins, and the art of Melissa Urbonas on the 18th. Heavy Mental rings in the new exhibition on Friday the 4th, while Glass Dicks do the honors on the 18th. We welcome newcomers Groovy Sparrow, Leaf Linden, Radio Hour, Despicable Music and others. Classical Revolution joins us on the 14th this month, following Blue Grass Jam. The Model Citizens take the stage on the 21st. In the news this month, we have officially set July 10th as the day of our annual block party and benefit for the Make-A-Wish-Foundation. Additionally, the Gallery Cabaret is one of the few bars in the country where you can try Miller-Coors’ newest taste sensation, Batch 19. Stay tuned for more info on the block party, and visit our website for more details of this month’s schedule of Chicago’s top musical entertainment.

The Gallery Cabaret has been honored by the Miller-Coors brewing company to be one the select few bars in the nation to be able to serve their newest old product, Batch 19. The recipe for Batch 19 was discovered in the basement of the Coors brewery and dates back to before prohibition. Reproducing this fine, flavorful brew has been nearly five years in the making. Using hops and craftsmanship rarely seen in today’s market, the result is a robustly flavored, drinkable lager packing 5.5 percent alcohol content. Beginning today, May 4th, 2010, Batch 19 will be available on tap at The Gallery Cabaret for your drinking pleasure! Stop by and grab a pint or two.

The Spring Season of Rebirth is well underway at the Gallery Cabaret. This month we welcome the return of one of Chicago’s favorite artists, Pepper, opening on Friday the 7th with the music of Gen’ral Patton and his Privates. The Chicago band, with a twenty year history, Dead Steel Mill brings their Punk Rock of the Working Class to the Gallery Stage on Saturday the 15th. On the 31st, fifth Monday of this month, we welcome the return of the Val Leventhal band with the Terry Sullivan Trio. In yet another revival, comedy troupe Schadenfreude takes the stage for another rent party on Friday the 21st. We also welcome a lineup of newcomers this month, including Airplane Grade, Whisker Music, Passive Aggressor, Lizard Boys, and numerous others. Also rebirthing this month, Miller Beer brings back Batch 19, a pre-prohibition micro-brew featuring a unique and robust flavor, and a little extra kick with a 5.5 percent alcohol content. When this recipe was discovered in a basement of the Miller Brewery, they only chose a select few bars in Chicago to carry the resurrected brew harkening back to a time when taste, tradition, and craftsmanship were more highly valued. We’ve always respected the tradition of good times and great music here at the Gallery! Speaking of tradition, don’t miss our usual line-up of Open Mic, Singer/Songwriter Showcase, Blues Jam, Jazz Mondays, The Two Hour Comedy Hour, and Gallery favorites like Unearthed and Classical Revolution. Also on schedule for rebirth this month, keep an eye out for our new website, coming soon!