What New Location?
As I was posting the activites for the weekend yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice that the information about what was happening at The Velvet Lounge indicated that it was happening at its “new location.” Now, I have known that the Velvet Lounge was moving because it was all over the website for the pre-eminent jazz club in Chicago. So, I decided to do a little investigating.
First off, you can click HERE for the Velveg Lounge website. Check it out. It’s a great place.
It turns out, the Velvet Lounge has been operating at its new location, at 67 E. Cermak since about this time last year. Which had me begging the question, why did they feel they had to indicate the shows this weekend were at the “new location.”
My guess? Just laziness. Also, realize that WDCB is a suburban radio station and suburbanites really don’t come into the city of Chicago all that much. Therefore, they probably were unaware of the move. Plus, for a while, the Velvet Lounge was operating at two locations until everything was absolutely set and moved to the Cermak address. Finally, the one on South Indiana was closed and, voila, now there is only one Velvet Lounge again.
I have talked about this club before, but it never hurts to remind folks. It’s a truly great place to see jazz and it is run by a classic jazz musician, Fred Anderson. He’s a great guy, plays great jazz himself and knows how to create the perfect jazz atmosphere.
So, don’t be thrown and think you are going to the wrong Velvet Lounge. There is only one and it is on Cermak. Just enjoy.
Tags: city_of_chicago, classic_jazz, jazz_club, jazz_musician, radio_station, suburbanites, velvet_lounge, WDCBPOSTED IN: Bands, Chicago, jazz, jazz clubs
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