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[[File:Bottle Rockets performing at The Hideout.jpg|thumb|[[The Bottle Rockets]] performing at The Hideout in Chicago on November 21, 2015]]
[[File:Bottle Rockets performing at The Hideout.jpg|thumb|[[The Bottle Rockets]] performing at The Hideout in Chicago on November 21, 2015]]
'''The Hideout Inn,''' also known as The '''Hideout,''' is a music venue and former factory bar located in an industrial area between [[Lincoln Park]] and [[Bucktown Section of Chicago|Bucktown]] neighborhoods of [[Chicago]] in the [[Elston Avenue]] Industrial Corridor.<ref name=HistoricBarsChicago-2010>{{cite book|last1=Parnell|first1=Sean|title=Historic Bars of Chicago: A Guide to the 100 Most Historic Neighborhood Taverns, Blues Bars, Jazz Clubs, Cocktail Lounges, Sports Bars, Nightclubs, Bierstubes, Rock & Punk Clubs, and Dives of Chicago|date=2010|publisher=Lake Claremont Press|location=Chicago, IL|isbn=978-1-893-12182-9|pages=88-89|chapter=Hideout|oclc=428027352}}</ref> The Hideout has been an key Chicago live music venue since it was purchased by friends Tim and Katie Tuten and Mike and Jim Hinchsliff in 1996. When not hosting live music or other events, it operates as a local neighborhood bar.
The '''Hideout''' (officially '''The Hideout Inn''') is a former factory bar, music venue, and community center<ref name=ChicagoTribRedEye-Profile-2016>{{cite news|last1=Schroering|first1=Heather|title=From working class to working artist, The Hideout is more than a music club|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-the-essentials-the-hideout-20161206-story.html|work=[[RedEye|RedEye Chicago]]|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=8 December 2016}}</ref> located in an industrial area between [[Lincoln Park]] and [[Bucktown Section of Chicago|Bucktown]] neighborhoods of [[Chicago]] in an area called the [[Elston Avenue]] Industrial Corridor.<ref name=HistoricBarsChicago-2010>{{cite book|last1=Parnell|first1=Sean|title=Historic Bars of Chicago: A Guide to the 100 Most Historic Neighborhood Taverns, Blues Bars, Jazz Clubs, Cocktail Lounges, Sports Bars, Nightclubs, Bierstubes, Rock & Punk Clubs, and Dives of Chicago|date=2010|publisher=Lake Claremont Press|location=Chicago, IL|isbn=978-1-893-12182-9|pages=88-89|chapter=Hideout|oclc=428027352}}</ref> The Hideout has been an important venue for live [[rock music]] since it was purchased by long-time friends, Tim and Katie Tuten, and Mike and Jim Hinchsliff in 1996.<ref name=WWTW-ChicagoTonight-Riverwalk-2015>{{cite news|last1=Keenehan|first1=Sean|title=The Hideout Brings a Little ‘Rebel’ to the Riverwalk|url=https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2015/08/20/hideout-brings-little-rebel-riverwalk|work=[[Chicago Tonight]]|publisher=[[WWTW]]|date=20 August 2015|language=en}}</ref><ref name=ChicagoMag-BlockParty-2017>{{cite news|last1=Peña|first1=Mauricio|title=Is This Year’s Hideout Block Party the Last Hurrah?|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2017/Is-This-Years-Hideout-Block-Party-the-Last-Hurrah/|work=[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]]|date=25 August 2017|language=en}}</ref> While there are regular musical performances, the Hideout is also open and functions as a local neighborhood bar, and often hosts regular residencies and cultural events celebrating Chicago history.<ref name=ChicagoReader-Profile-2018>{{cite news|last1=Thiel|first1=Julia|title=Locations - Classic Bar, Music Venue, Other Performing Arts Venue, DJ /Dance Bar, Music Bar, Must-Visit Bar:Hideout |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/hideout/Location?oid=833389|work=[[Chicago Reader]]|date=2018|language=en}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The front bar of the Hideout was originally a [[balloon-frame]] house built in 1881 that served as a boarding house, and was known as a squatter's house at some point.<ref name=ChicagoTribRedEye-Profile-2016 /><ref name=WBEZ-15YearAnniversary-2011>{{cite news|last1=Legaspi|first1=Althea|last2=Tuten|first2=Katie|last3=Tuten|first3=Ted|title=15 years of music and block parties at The Hideout|url=https://www.wbez.org/shows/eight-fortyeight/15-years-of-music-and-block-parties-at-the-hideout/978daaa5-e338-4870-91d2-61738e24a353|work=[[WBEZ]]|date=22 September 2011|language=en|format=Audio interview includes transcript}}</ref> The rear performance area was built in the 1950s. The building has operated as a public house since 1916, began serving alcohol around 1919, and was a [[prohibition]]-era neighborhood tavern and [[speakeasy|liquor establishment]].<ref name=ChicagoTribRedEye-Profile-2016 /><ref name=HistoricBarsChicago-2010 /><ref name=UndergroundBee-HideoutBlockParty20-2016>{{cite news|last1=Loerzel|first1=Robert|title=Hideout 20-Year Reunion|url=http://www.undergroundbee.com/2016/09/13/hideout-20-year-reunion/|work=Underground Bee|date=13 September 2016}}</ref> It had a secret phone located behind the bar.<ref name=WBEZ-15YearAnniversary-2011 />


The Hideout is the original name on the 1934 license. Anecdotally, the venue got its name, "The Hideout," because of its remote location in an industrial, non-residential zone filled with factories and warehouses next to where the [[Chicago Department of Fleet Management]] stores hundreds of its snow plows.<ref name=DiscoveringVintageChicago-2015>{{cite book|last1=Bizzarri|first1=Amy|title=Discovering Vintage Chicago: A Guide to the City's Timeless Shops, Bars, Delis & More|date=2015|publisher=GPP|location=Guilford, Connecticut|isbn=978-1-493-01406-4|pages=59-61|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/discovering-vintage-chicago-a-guide-to-the-citys-timeless-shops-bars-delis-more/oclc/919431277/viewport|oclc=919431277}}</ref><ref name=ChicagoReader-IndustrialCorridor-2017>{{cite news|last1=Joravsky|first1=Ben|title=Does the North Branch Industrial Corridor Modernization Plan spell the end of the Hideout?|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/hideout-north-branch-zoning-gentrification/Content?oid=31710047|work=[[Chicago Reader]]|date=4 October 2017|language=en}}</ref>


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In 1947, Angelo "Sax" Favia took over the Hideout. His nephew Phil Favia and Phil's wife Eleanor “Chuckie” Favia helped Sax build the back room with their honeymoon money in 1954. The Favia family ran The Hideout as an unmarked bar until 1996. The Hideout was frequented by working class locals who were employed in area warehouses and factories which included Simpson Steel, Merit Printing, and Hannah Cabinet Company.<ref name=ChicagoTribRedEye-Profile-2016 /><ref name=UndergroundBee-HideoutBlockParty20-2016 />
The Hideout began as a [[balloon-frame]] house built in 1881 as a boarding house for nearby factory workers.<ref name=ChicagoTribRedEye-Profile-2016>{{cite news|last1=Schroering|first1=Heather|title=From working class to working artist, The Hideout is more than a music club|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-the-essentials-the-hideout-20161206-story.html|work=[[RedEye|RedEye Chicago]]|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=8 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=WBEZ-15YearAnniversary-2011>{{cite news|last1=Legaspi|first1=Althea|last2=Tuten|first2=Katie|last3=Tuten|first3=Ted|title=15 years of music and block parties at The Hideout|url=https://www.wbez.org/shows/eight-fortyeight/15-years-of-music-and-block-parties-at-the-hideout/978daaa5-e338-4870-91d2-61738e24a353|work=[[WBEZ]]|date=22 September 2011|language=en|format=Audio interview includes transcript}}</ref> In 1916, the building became a public house which began serving alcohol around 1919 as a [[prohibition]]-era neighborhood tavern and [[speakeasy|liquor establishment]].<ref name=ChicagoTribRedEye-Profile-2016 /><ref name=HistoricBarsChicago-2010 /><ref name=UndergroundBee-HideoutBlockParty20-2016>{{cite news|last1=Loerzel|first1=Robert|title=Hideout 20-Year Reunion|url=http://www.undergroundbee.com/2016/09/13/hideout-20-year-reunion/|work=Underground Bee|date=13 September 2016}}</ref> In 1934, after Prohibition ended, it became a legal bar with the name "The Hideout".<ref name=ChicagoTrib-Profile-2011>{{cite news|last1=Borrelli|first1=Christopher|title=A day at The Hideout. The Hideout's longevity steeped in loyalty: From humble beginnings without a PA or business plan, the joint on Wabansia might be Chicago's best music spot|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-09-22/entertainment/ct-ott-0923-hideout-main-20110922_1_dive-bar-hideout-tim-tuten|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=22 September 2011|language=en}}</ref> Anecdotally, the venue got its name, "The Hideout," because of its remote location in an industrial, non-residential zone filled with factories and warehouses next to where the [[Chicago Department of Fleet Management]] stores snow plows.<ref name=DiscoveringVintageChicago-2015>{{cite book|last1=Bizzarri|first1=Amy|title=Discovering Vintage Chicago: A Guide to the City's Timeless Shops, Bars, Delis & More|date=2015|publisher=GPP|location=Guilford, Connecticut|isbn=978-1-493-01406-4|pages=59-61|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/discovering-vintage-chicago-a-guide-to-the-citys-timeless-shops-bars-delis-more/oclc/919431277/viewport|oclc=919431277}}</ref><ref name=ChicagoReader-IndustrialCorridor-2017>{{cite news|last1=Joravsky|first1=Ben|title=Does the North Branch Industrial Corridor Modernization Plan spell the end of the Hideout?|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/hideout-north-branch-zoning-gentrification/Content?oid=31710047|work=[[Chicago Reader]]|date=4 October 2017|language=en}}</ref>


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In October 1996, Tim Tuten, a [[Chicago Public Schools]] teacher, his wife Katie Tuten, who worked for [[Catholic Charities USA|Catholic Charities]], and identical twin brothers Mike Hinchsliff, a paper salesman, and Jim Hinchsliff, a financial analyst, bought The Hideout from prior owner Phil Favia.<ref name=WBEZ-15YearAnniversary-2011 /><ref name=ChicagoReader-WillSuccessSpoil-1998>{{cite news|last1=Margasak|first1=Peter|title=Will Success Spoil the Hideout?|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/will-success-spoil-the-hideout/Content?oid=897085|work=[[Chicago Reader]]|date=20 August 1998|language=en}}</ref> They co-own and co-run the Hideout.<ref name=WWTW-ChicagoTonight-Riverwalk-2015 /><ref name=ChicagoMag-BlockParty-2017 /><ref name=Metromix-Profile-2018>{{cite news|last1=Tuten|first1=Tracy|title=Bar/Club/Music Venue - Wicker Park: Hideout|url=http://chicago.metromix.com/venues/mmxchi-hideout-venue|work=[[Metromix]]|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=2018}}</ref> Katie Tuten's father, Tom Nicholson, had been a regular at the Hideout, and was initially evasive about sharing the location of his favorite bar. At the time the Hideout was an unmarked bar with a location not widely shared, where many blue-collar workers like her father, who worked at nearby warehouses and factories owned by [[U.S. Steel]] and [[Procter & Gamble]], would go after work.<ref name=ChicagoReader-WillSuccessSpoil-1998 /> Since that time when Katie discovered her dad's local bar, around 1986, Katie and Tim Tuten became regulars at the Hideout.<ref name=Chicagoist-BlockPartyInterview-2013 /><ref name=PioneerPress-HideoutHistory-2004>{{cite news|last1=Loerzel|first1=Robert|title=Hideout’s not so hidden anymore|url=http://www.robertloerzel.com/2004/09/23/hideouts-not-so-hidden-anymore/|work=[[Pioneer Press]]|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
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In 1947, Angelo "Sax" Favia took over the Hideout.{{cn|date=August 2018}} His nephew Phil Favia and Phil's wife Eleanor “Chuckie” Favia helped Sax build the back room with their honeymoon money in 1954.{{cn|date=August 2018}}<!-- I suspect this information is in one of the historical books but I don't have access to those. --> The Favia family ran The Hideout as an unmarked bar until 1996. The Hideout was frequented by working class locals who were employed in area warehouses and factories such as [[U.S. Steel]] and [[Procter & Gamble]].<ref name=ChicagoReader-WillSuccessSpoil-1998 /><ref name=ChicagoTribRedEye-Profile-2016 />


In 2011, co-owner Tim Tuten gave a brief history of the balloon-framed building to the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'':
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Phil Favia died in 1994; in 1996, Eleanor Favia sold the bar to Tim Tuten, a [[Chicago Public Schools]] teacher, his wife Katie Tuten, who worked for [[Catholic Charities USA|Catholic Charities]], and identical twin brothers Mike Hinchsliff, a paper salesman, and Jim Hinchsliff, a financial analyst.<ref name=ChicagoReader-WillSuccessSpoil-1998>{{cite news|last1=Margasak|first1=Peter|title=Will Success Spoil the Hideout?|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/will-success-spoil-the-hideout/Content?oid=897085|work=[[Chicago Reader]]|date=20 August 1998|language=en}}</ref> Katie Tuten's father had been a regular at the Hideout, then an unmarked bar whose location was not widely shared. Once Katie found the bar around 1986, she and Tim Tuten became regulars there.<ref name=ChicagoReader-WillSuccessSpoil-1998 /> The Tutens and Hinchskiffs continue to co-own and co-run the Hideout.<ref name=WWTW-ChicagoTonight-Riverwalk-2015>{{cite news|last1=Keenehan|first1=Sean|title=The Hideout Brings a Little ‘Rebel’ to the Riverwalk|url=https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2015/08/20/hideout-brings-little-rebel-riverwalk|work=[[Chicago Tonight]]|publisher=[[WWTW]]|date=20 August 2015|language=en}}</ref>
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It was likely built by Irish workers in the late 1800s, then over time went from being a home to a public house, then an illegal bar run by Irish bootleggers — the Irish were dredging the [[Chicago River]] then, and building the grain elevators around [[Goose Island (Chicago)|Goose Island]], building the subways. So [[Prohibition]] ends in 1933. And then it becomes a legal bar in 1934 — also called the Hideout. Then it falls into the hands of the Italians, who ran it for 49 years. Then we come in.<ref name=ChicagoTrib-Profile-2011>{{cite news|last1=Borrelli|first1=Christopher|title=A day at The Hideout. The Hideout's longevity steeped in loyalty: From humble beginnings without a PA or business plan, the joint on Wabansia might be Chicago's best music spot|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-09-22/entertainment/ct-ott-0923-hideout-main-20110922_1_dive-bar-hideout-tim-tuten|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=22 September 2011|language=en}}</ref>}}


At present, the Hideout has a patio-like front porch with picnic table seating, a front bar located in the original building, and a back performance area in the 1954 addition, In addition to the front and rear bars, the Hideout has a patio-like front porch with picnic table seating, often lit up by white twinkle lights. In addition to live music performances, the Hideout hosts diverse types of events such as comedy stand-up sets and to open mic nights with poetry performances, among others.<ref name=Guardian-LocalsGuideChicago-2018 />
The Hideout is made up of a patio-like front porch with picnic table seating, often lit up by white twinkle lights. Upon entering the Hideout, there is a long bar area at the front of the building, with a performance area in the back part of the Hideout where the stage is set up, lit by Christmas lights.<ref name=UndergroundBee-HideoutBlockParty20-2016 /> Diverse types of events are held, ranging from live performances by local and national act, comedy stand-up sets, to open mic nights with poetry performances among others.<ref name=Guardian-LocalsGuideChicago-2018 />


=== North Branch Industrial Corridor ===
=== North Branch Industrial Corridor ===
In 2016, the area where the Hideout is located was previously zoned as an industrial and manufacturing space, but Mayor [[Rahm Emanuel]] proposed changing the classification to residential. In the summer of 2016, Major Emanuel released plans to move the [[Chicago Department of Fleet and Facility Management]] fleet to 67th and Wentworth, the location of the old Kennedy-King College campus. The area would then go up for bid to be developed. In May 2017, a report detailing the Industrial Corridor Modernization plan was released, which shows maps of the area where the Hideout is located in the impacted zone.<ref name=ChicagoReader-IndustrialCorridor-2017 /><ref name=CityOfChicago-NBICPlan-2017>{{cite news|last1=City of Chicago|last2=Department of Planning Development|last3=Department of Transportation|title=Mayor Emanuel's Industrial Corridor Modernization: North Branch Framework|url=https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/dcd/supp_info/industrial/NBIC_Adopted_Final_For-Web.pdf|work=[[City of Chicago]]|date=May 2017}}</ref>
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The Hideout is located in Chicago's North Branch Industrial Corridor, an area that had been zoned and used for manufacturing and other industrial purposes.<ref name=ChicagoReader-IndustrialCorridor-2017 /> In July 2017, the city of Chicago passed an ordinance allowing much of the North Branch Industrial Corridor to be zoned for mixed-use development.<ref name=CurbedChicago-Zoning-2017>{{cite news |url=https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/7/27/16050734/chicago-development-north-branch-zoning-ordinance-approved |title=Chicago City Council approves sweeping North Branch zoning ordinance |last=Koziarz |first=Jay |work=Curbed Chicago |date=July 27, 2017}}</ref> There are concerns that the Hideout could be impacted by proposed development of the area<ref name=ChicagoReader-IndustrialCorridor-2017 /> but, as of July 2018, plans to stay in business.<ref name=ChicagoTrib-IndustrialCorridor-PlanToStay-2018>{{cite news|last1=Chu|first1=Louisa|title=Hideout, DMK restaurants plan to stay as Lincoln Yards builds, Stanley’s Grill unsure|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-business-react-to-lincoln-yards-hideout-20180720-story.html|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=20 July 2018}}</ref>

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In 2017, plans to develop the North Branch Industrial Corridor, the area where the Hideout is located, were released.<ref name=ChicagoReader-IndustrialCorridor-2017 /> Questions about the negative impact on the Hideout and its future existence were discussed, based on concerns about tax increases and the threat of [[eminent domain]].<ref name=ChicagoReporter-NBIC-Criticisms-2016>{{cite news|last1=Black|first1=Curtis|title=Emanuel would rather help developers build new condos than protect high-paying jobs|url=https://www.chicagoreporter.com/emanuel-would-rather-help-developers-build-new-condos-than-protect-high-paying-jobs/|work=[[The Chicago Reporter]]|date=12 May 2016}}</ref> As of July 2018, the Hideout has plans to stay in business.<ref name=ChicagoTrib-IndustrialCorridor-PlanToStay-2018>{{cite news|last1=Chu|first1=Louisa|title=Hideout, DMK restaurants plan to stay as Lincoln Yards builds, Stanley’s Grill unsure|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-business-react-to-lincoln-yards-hideout-20180720-story.html|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=20 July 2018}}</ref>


== Programming ==
== Programming ==

Revision as of 04:45, 5 August 2018

The Hideout Inn
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Hideout
Location in Chicago
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Hideout
Location in Illinois
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Hideout
Location in the United States
Alternative namesThe Hideout
General information
TypeBalloon-frame house
Address1354 W. Wabansia Ave
Town or cityChicago, Illinois
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°54′50″N 87°39′45″W / 41.9138°N 87.6625°W / 41.9138; -87.6625
Groundbreaking1881 (1881)
Opened1933 (1933)
RenovatedOctober 1996 (1996-10)
OwnerTim and Katie Tuten
Mike and Jim Hinchsliff
Known forNeighborhood bar
Music venue
Speakeasy
Other information
Seating typeGeneral admission
Seating capacity100
ParkingStreet
Website
HideoutChicago.com
The Bottle Rockets performing at The Hideout in Chicago on November 21, 2015

The Hideout (officially The Hideout Inn) is a former factory bar, music venue, and community center[1] located in an industrial area between Lincoln Park and Bucktown neighborhoods of Chicago in an area called the Elston Avenue Industrial Corridor.[2] The Hideout has been an important venue for live rock music since it was purchased by long-time friends, Tim and Katie Tuten, and Mike and Jim Hinchsliff in 1996.[3][4] While there are regular musical performances, the Hideout is also open and functions as a local neighborhood bar, and often hosts regular residencies and cultural events celebrating Chicago history.[5]

History

The front bar of the Hideout was originally a balloon-frame house built in 1881 that served as a boarding house, and was known as a squatter's house at some point.[1][6] The rear performance area was built in the 1950s. The building has operated as a public house since 1916, began serving alcohol around 1919, and was a prohibition-era neighborhood tavern and liquor establishment.[1][2][7] It had a secret phone located behind the bar.[6]

The Hideout is the original name on the 1934 license. Anecdotally, the venue got its name, "The Hideout," because of its remote location in an industrial, non-residential zone filled with factories and warehouses next to where the Chicago Department of Fleet Management stores hundreds of its snow plows.[8][9]

In 1947, Angelo "Sax" Favia took over the Hideout. His nephew Phil Favia and Phil's wife Eleanor “Chuckie” Favia helped Sax build the back room with their honeymoon money in 1954. The Favia family ran The Hideout as an unmarked bar until 1996. The Hideout was frequented by working class locals who were employed in area warehouses and factories which included Simpson Steel, Merit Printing, and Hannah Cabinet Company.[1][7]

In October 1996, Tim Tuten, a Chicago Public Schools teacher, his wife Katie Tuten, who worked for Catholic Charities, and identical twin brothers Mike Hinchsliff, a paper salesman, and Jim Hinchsliff, a financial analyst, bought The Hideout from prior owner Phil Favia.[6][10] They co-own and co-run the Hideout.[3][4][11] Katie Tuten's father, Tom Nicholson, had been a regular at the Hideout, and was initially evasive about sharing the location of his favorite bar. At the time the Hideout was an unmarked bar with a location not widely shared, where many blue-collar workers like her father, who worked at nearby warehouses and factories owned by U.S. Steel and Procter & Gamble, would go after work.[10] Since that time when Katie discovered her dad's local bar, around 1986, Katie and Tim Tuten became regulars at the Hideout.[12][13]

In 2011, co-owner Tim Tuten gave a brief history of the balloon-framed building to the Chicago Tribune:

It was likely built by Irish workers in the late 1800s, then over time went from being a home to a public house, then an illegal bar run by Irish bootleggers — the Irish were dredging the Chicago River then, and building the grain elevators around Goose Island, building the subways. So Prohibition ends in 1933. And then it becomes a legal bar in 1934 — also called the Hideout. Then it falls into the hands of the Italians, who ran it for 49 years. Then we come in.[14]

The Hideout is made up of a patio-like front porch with picnic table seating, often lit up by white twinkle lights. Upon entering the Hideout, there is a long bar area at the front of the building, with a performance area in the back part of the Hideout where the stage is set up, lit by Christmas lights.[7] Diverse types of events are held, ranging from live performances by local and national act, comedy stand-up sets, to open mic nights with poetry performances among others.[15]

North Branch Industrial Corridor

In 2016, the area where the Hideout is located was previously zoned as an industrial and manufacturing space, but Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed changing the classification to residential. In the summer of 2016, Major Emanuel released plans to move the Chicago Department of Fleet and Facility Management fleet to 67th and Wentworth, the location of the old Kennedy-King College campus. The area would then go up for bid to be developed. In May 2017, a report detailing the Industrial Corridor Modernization plan was released, which shows maps of the area where the Hideout is located in the impacted zone.[9][16]

In 2017, plans to develop the North Branch Industrial Corridor, the area where the Hideout is located, were released.[9] Questions about the negative impact on the Hideout and its future existence were discussed, based on concerns about tax increases and the threat of eminent domain.[17] As of July 2018, the Hideout has plans to stay in business.[18]

Programming

In addition to rock, country, and folk music performances, the Hideout hosts hip-hop and LGBTQ dance nights, as well as comedy showcases. It hosts poetry events, including Gregorio Gomez's Weeds Poetry Night, which started at Weeds Tavern in 1986, and is the longest running poetry open mic in Chicago. The Hideout has also hosted political action meetings and events focused on community building.[19] During the 2008 presidential election, the Hideout was a meeting place for campaign supporters working to get Barack Obama elected.[20] Tuten has said that he sees the Hideout as a nexus of social justice, progressive politics, and activism in a collegial environment that incorporates music, art, and the community.[1]

Since 1996, the venue has hosted the Hideout Block Party which Chicago magazine described as “perennially the best music fest of the year.”[21] The Hideout Block Party is a 2-day musical extravaganza that includes kid-friendly entertainment.[8] The co-owners put up a rented stage in the adjacent empty lot with attendance growing from 200 to 300 people to 1,000, to more recently, upwards of 7,000 people attending.[12][22]

Since 1997, the Hideout has hosted Chris and Heather’s Annual Country Calendar Show, a night of performances by singer-songwriter Chris Ligon which includes an annual "Country Calendar" featuring portraits of country, folk, pop, rock, and jazz artists created by his wife, cartoonist Heather McAdams. The performances of each show are made up of songs of the country artists featured in the calendar with musicians portraying the subjects, and in the past have included Joel Patterson, Kelly Hogan, Neko Case, and Nora O’Connor, among many others. There are often viewings of rare 16mm film footage showing the artists.[23]

Since 1997, the band Devil in a Woodpile – founded by bassist Tom V. Ray (Bottle Rockets) and washboard player Rick "Cookin'" Sherry, with Joel Patterson on guitar – have been the house band at the Hideout, playing a regular weekly Tuesday night gig, and then now Thursday night gig for over 21 years.[10] Sometimes they play outside on the porch.[24] The band was the backing band of legendary Delta Blues David "Honeyboy" Edwards and got their name from the Noah Lewis song, "Devil in the Woodpile." Honeyboy performed at the Hideout many times before passing away in 2011 at the age of 96. Honeyboy also performed at the Hideout's Big Shoulders Inauguration Ball for President Obama in Washington, D.C. in 2009.[25]

Since January 2009, the Hideout has hosted Soup & Bread at the Hideout, which provides free community meals that are cooked by volunteer chefs with donated food each week at the Hideout, with a social component of community-building. It runs every week from January through March. This model has been expanded into the local surrounding communities, nationally to New York City, Seattle, and Wisconsin, as well as internationally to places like Oslo, Norway. The events are also fundraisers to donate to local food pantries.[26][27]

In 2009, Tim Tuten, who was a long-time Barack Obama supporter, went to work at the U.S. Department of Education on special projects in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.[28] Shortly after Obama was inaugurated, Tuten, the Hideout, and the Interchange Festival put together a Washington, D.C. benefit for the Future of Music Coalition at the Black Cat which was called the Big Shoulders Ball.[29] The ball included performances by many from the Hideout's extended musical family, featuring Andrew Bird, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Eleventh Dream Day, Freakwater, Griffin Rodriguez from Icy Demons, Jon Langford, Judson Claiborne, Sally Timms, Ted Leo, and The Waco Brothers.[25] The ball was covered extensively in the press.[30]

In September 2011, the Hideout hosted a book release party for college journalism professor and Punk Planet magazine founder Dan Sinker.[31] Sinker had created the profanity laden Twitter account where he impersonated Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel called @MayorEmanuel.[32] The book chronicled that experience leading up to the 2011 Chicago mayoral election and the epic long-form satire Sinker created in the Twitter feed.[31] Mayor Emanuel ended up attending the event at the Hideout, which included performances by Jeff Tweedy and Louder Than a Bomb, to shake audience members' hands.[33]

In the spring, the Hideout hosts a Farmer Talent Show, where community-supported agriculture (CSA) farmers from the Band of Famers organization of The Chicagoland CSA Coalition (a project of Illinois Stewardship Alliance) put on a talent show with singing and dancing and provide information on the CSA model.[34][35]

Since April 2014, at Tim Tuten's suggestion, the Hideout has hosted a live monthly talk show and discussion forum and focused on politics and education and community issues called First Tuesdays.[36] The show is hosted by Chicago Reader reporter Ben Joravsky and ProPublica reporter Mick Dumke.[9]

For ten weeks in the summer of 2015, the Hideout opened a pop-up location along the Chicago Riverwalk between State Street and Wabash Avenues.[3][37]

For the September 2015 World's Fair in Milan, Italy, the Hideout participated in the Chicago Sister Cities project, which pairs Milan, Italy with Chicago. The Hideout provided music programming as well as a food made by Soup & Bread for a fundraiser for a local food non-profit that focuses on food security.[38]

Since 2016, the WTTW public television program The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer, is filmed at the Hideout.[39][40]

Starting in the summer of 2017, the Hideout puts on the Picnics on the Porch series of musical nights, which features food and musical performances.[41]

The Hideout has hosted a free jazz series in partnership with the International Anthem (Scottie McNiece) jazz label with performances by Chicago-area musicians like Jodie Branch, Junius Paul, Makaya McCraven, among others.[19]

Performers who have appeared at the Hideout include Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Glenn Kotche, John Stirratt and Mikael Jorgensen, etc. Billy Corgan played a series of 9 Monday evening show during which he created the band Zwan. Peformers like Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) and Neko Case played between sets.[8] Musicians like Robbie Fulks, Wilco, and Eleventh Dream Day often do workshopping and residencies at the Hideout.[1][22][42] Fulks' residency lasted 7 years.[43]

Among notable performers and performances: Booker T. Jones, Jon Brion, Jon Langford playing solo or with The Waco Brothers or The Sadies, Mavis Staples, The Eternals, The New Pornographers who played their first show in Chicago at the Hideout, The White Stripes, and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) in a Sun Ra tribute, among many others.[6] Andrew Bird has performed at the Hideout regularly, often in surprise shows.[44]

The Hideout has been the site of local record label anniversary shows, ranging from Touch and Go Records to Bloodshot Records, and has partnered with the A.V. Club on events like the annual Hideout Block Party.[12]

The Hideout has collaborated with many Chicago-based institutions, including the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, also known as CIMMfest, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the University of Chicago, among others.[42]

In 2012, The Hideout was featured in an episode of Anthony Bourdain's Travel Channel show The Layover episode called "48 Hours in Chicago."[45]

Selected ongoing events

  • Gregorio Gomez's Weeds Poetry Night
  • Farmer Talent Show[35]
  • 1996-present: Hideout Block Party[12][22]
  • 1997-present: Chris and Heather’s Annual Country Calendar Show[23]
  • 1997-present: Devil in a Woodpile – every Thursday night[24]
  • 2009-present: Soup & Bread[26][27]
  • 2014-present: First Tuesdays – hosted by Ben Joravsky from Chicago Reader and Mick Dumke from ProPublica[9]
  • 2016-present: The Interview Show (WTTW) – hosted by Mark Bazer[40]
  • 2017-present: Picnics on the Porch[41]

Selected discography

Beyond hosting live music and community-based events, the Hideout has hosted many events that are recorded live by both Chicago-area as well as established artists. The recordings reflect a diverse group of performers, many from the extended Bloodshot Records family, but also ranging from jazz to comedy standup.[46]

In 2002, Andrew Bird recorded a live record at the Hideout.[44] In 2008, Grammy nominated Mavis Staples recorded a live album called Live: Hope at the Hideout at the Hideout[47]

Awards and honors

In 2017, the Chicago Tribune compared spending time at the Hideout akin to being in a tavern that resembles your family's living room, albeit accompanied by having legendary music in the back lounge.[48] Listing the Hideout as one of the top 10 must-visit places in Chicago, The Guardian calling it beloved local bar that is both friendly and a musical institution.[15]

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