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Located in Chicago Old Town neighborhood, Joe's Bar is Chicago's premier country music concert bar. Over the last several years, major touring acts such as Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, have played the intimate concert venue. Joe's is located at 940 W. Weed Street, Chicago.
Joe's Bar, US99 and CountryMusicChicago.com received a special shout out from ABC7 Chicago reporter John Garcia during a special segment featuring the local country music scene. The report aired on the 10PM newscast following the CMA Awards, which also aired on the same network. "Sources" … [Read more...]
It was just a few short months ago when rising country star DJ Miller crossed paths with the one man he has spent his life idolizing….but had never once spoken a word to. What was the setting of this chance meeting you might ask? A hotel lobby….of course. “Chains couldn’t keep me from … [Read more...]
With one listen to Edens Edge, it is obvious this trio has created a sound shaped by their individual influences. Following the success of their single "Amen" the young musicians from Arkansas — Hannah Blaylock, Dean Berner, and Cherrill Green — are making their debut on Big Machine Records with … [Read more...]
Edens Edge is bringing their unique sound to Joe's Bar this Friday, February 17th! With one listen to the talented trio, it's obvious they have created a sound shaped by their individual influences. Following the success of their recent single "Amen" these three young musicians from Arkansas -- … [Read more...]
Country rocker Colt Ford is planning to play over 200 shows in 2012, including this Friday night at Joe’s Bar. And while many of his fellow rockers are known to get a little rowdy after the show, Ford says he usually has other…more important things to do…such as TWEET. “Oh yeah, I don’t … [Read more...]
Chicago restaurant power brokers RJ and Jerrod Melman have partnered up with Joe’s Bar founders, Ed Warm and Tom DiSanto, to form a new country and western bar in Chicago's River North neighborhood. The new venue, planned to open this summer, will occupy the former Frankie Z’s location at 435 N. … [Read more...]
Little Big Town is one of those distinctive country bands that have the unique ability of being able to rile up the crowd with hand clapping hits such as Little White Church and Boondocks just as easily as they can tear their heart out in ballads like Kiss Goodbye and Shut Up Train. It just might be … [Read more...]
Eileen’s Blog If you have been wondering where the reviews are, well, the country music industry slows down a bit after the major holiday shopping season. We just haven’t had a ton of new material to review! Now, looking forward, the music release calendar is still pretty scarce but a few … [Read more...]
Our hometown boy is coming home…just in time for the holidays. One of country music’s fastest rising stars Brett Eldredge will appear at Joe’s Bar this Friday, and in an exclusive interview with Country Music Chicago, Eldredge says an appearance at the venue was high on his list of … [Read more...]
Jessica Rae is no stranger to the music scene. She started playing violin at the age of four, but it wasn't until recently that Jessica decided to throw her voice out into the world letting everyone know her talent didn't stop at the violin strings. With her unique voice and infectious laugh, the … [Read more...]
