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'''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]].   
'''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 (who [[Ben Weasel]] called "s paranoid freak who was a dead ringer for Eddie Murphy"), changed the name to Chez Delphonse in the mid 90s - Chez adopted a Carribean theme and stopped booking shows.  After Chez Delphonse the bar became it's current name/location, Flounders Bar and Grill, in [[1999]].   


The venue itself was quite small and intimate, the room for the shows was in the back of the bar.  Many shows were sparsely populated, playing mostly for the other bands and personal friends.  Because of the low numbers, the bands were often not paid for the gigs. 


== Address ==
== Address ==
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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]
* [[The Bhopal Stiffs]] - half a dozen or so shows
* An early show of the Smashing Pumpkins in [[1987]] or [[1988]] (rumor)
* An early show of the Smashing Pumpkins in [[1987]] or [[1988]] (rumor)
* Screeching Weasel & Bhopal Stiffs played a show together in the summer of 1986
* Dead Milkmen
* Dead Milkmen
* Poster Children
* Poster Children
* Devil Luggage (late incarnation of [[Toothpaste]])
* Devil Luggage (late incarnation of [[Toothpaste]])
* [[Barbie Army]]
* [[Barbie Army]]
* December 10, 1987 - [[No Empathy]], [[The Maggots]], [[Mystery Girls]]
* Chesterfield Kings and Precious Wax Drippings


== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
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* [[Jim Elison]] from [[Material Issue]] used to book the bands in the mid 80's  
* [[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
* 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]] [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/screechingweasel_main.html]
* [[Russ Forster]] and [[Ben Weasel]] met there, resulting in the first SW record to be on [[Underdog Records]] [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/screechingweasel_main.html]


== External Links ==
== External Links ==


* [http://chicagopunkpix.com/forum/index.php?topic=1125.0 CPP thread discussing Batteries Not Included]
* [http://chicagopunkpix.com/forum/index.php?topic=1125.0 CPP thread discussing Batteries Not Included]
* [http://www.citizenlunchbox.com/punk/flyers/showem.php?page=4 P.o.P flyer of the No Empathy show at BNI]


[[Category:Venues]]
[[Category:Venues]]
[[Category:Screeching Weasel]]

Latest revision as of 19:44, 23 December 2015

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 (who Ben Weasel called "s paranoid freak who was a dead ringer for Eddie Murphy"), changed the name to Chez Delphonse in the mid 90s - Chez adopted a Carribean theme and stopped booking shows. After Chez Delphonse the bar became it's current name/location, Flounders Bar and Grill, in 1999.

The venue itself was quite small and intimate, the room for the shows was in the back of the bar. Many shows were sparsely populated, playing mostly for the other bands and personal friends. Because of the low numbers, the bands were often not paid for the gigs.

Address

  • 2201 N. Clybourn
  • 60614

Shows and Bands who played there

Fun Facts

External Links