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== Shows and Bands who played there == | == Shows and Bands who played there == | ||
* [[Screeching Weasel]]'s first gig in the summer of [[1986]] [http://www.redlinedistribution.com/interviews/benweasel.shtml] | * [[Screeching Weasel]]'s first non-house gig in the summer of [[1986]] [http://www.redlinedistribution.com/interviews/benweasel.shtml] | ||
* An early show of the Smashing Pumpkins in [[1987]] or [[1988]] (rumor) | * An early show of the Smashing Pumpkins in [[1987]] or [[1988]] (rumor) | ||
* Dead Milkmen | * Dead Milkmen | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 9 July 2007
Batteries Not Included was a bar/venue from August of 1985 to about 1994 or 1995. They put on a fair amount of punk shows during its run. The owner of BNI, changed the name to Chez Delphonse and gave it a Carribean theme. After Chez Delphonse the bar became it's current name/location, Flounders Bar and Grill, in 1999.
Address
- 2201 N. Clybourn
- 60614
Shows and Bands who played there
- Screeching Weasel's first non-house gig in the summer of 1986 [1]
- An early show of the Smashing Pumpkins in 1987 or 1988 (rumor)
- Dead Milkmen
- Poster Children
- Devil Luggage (late incarnation of Toothpaste)
- Barbie Army
- December 10, 1987 - No Empathy, The Maggots, Mystery Girls
Fun Facts
- Jim Elison from Material Issue used to book the bands in the mid 80's
- The original building is from 1880 and is possibly haunted
- Russ Forester and Ben Weasel met there, resulting in the first SW record to be on Underdog Records [2]