Upcoming shows.


Dec
8

Maggie Winters, Daniel Kraus, Gerald Dowd

— Maggie Winters: Comedian/Actor. Taryn on "The Righteous Gemstones." @saggiesplinters LINK: https://www.tiktok.com/@saggiesplinters?lang=en

— Daniel Kraus: Best-selling author. His novels include "Shape of Water" and the new "Whalefall" LINK: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Whalefall/Daniel-Kraus/9781665918169

— Gerald Dowd, Musician, "the hardest working drummer in Chicago," new album "Father's Day" LINK: https://geralddowd.bandcamp.com/album/home-now

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The Interview Show With Nora O'Connor, Rebecca Makkai and Ricky Cobb (@Super70sSports)
Apr
12

The Interview Show With Nora O'Connor, Rebecca Makkai and Ricky Cobb (@Super70sSports)

“The Interview Show” is a long-running live talk show and former PBS program hosted by Mark Bazer.

Nora O’Connor is a singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist with a great new solo album called “My Heart.”

They’re excited to finally be making this show together happen!

Here’s how it’s going to work. Mark is going to interview Nora. Then she’s going to perform a full set of music.

But first … Mark is also going to interview:

— Rebecca Makkai, the author of “The Great Believers” (a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award Finalist) and the brand-new novel, “I Have Some Questions for You.”

— Ricky Cobb, the creator of the hilarious Twitter feed @Super70sSports and the new Jimmy Kimmel-produced game show “Super Maximum Retro Show.”

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The Interview Show: Political Extremism, Poetry and Power Pop
Oct
7

The Interview Show: Political Extremism, Poetry and Power Pop

Tickets at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3109571/the-interview-show-with-mark-bazer-chicago-hideout-chicago

This month’s guests:

— JARED HOLT & JIORE CRAIG 

Senior Research Manager and Head of Digital Integrity at Institute for Strategic Dialogue, an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to safeguarding human rights and reversing the rising tide of polarization, extremism and disinformation 

 — KATHLEEN ROONEY

Novelist, poet and founding editor of Rose Metal Press. Latest book is “Where Are the Snows,” a poetry collection, is the winner of the X.J. Kennedy Prize. Other books include “Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk” and “Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey.” 

— BABY TEETH

The legendary Chicago power pop trio (Peter Andreadis, Jim Cooper, Abraham Levitan) has unretired! Upcoming album is “Carry On Regardless.” “Integration of the FM era's most outré top 40 stuff … shouldn't come this easy, or sound this good.” — Pitchfork

— DAN GREENSTONE

Documentary filmmaker and podcaster. New podcast, “Madness on Trial,” featuring conversations with the country's leading historians, psychiatrists, lawyers, and scholars about the insanity defense.

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The Interview Show at FitzGerald's
Jun
8

The Interview Show at FitzGerald's

tickets at: https://bit.ly/3N43Fc5

Reserved Tables for Four, $20/seat 
$15 General Admission 

The Interview Show” is a long-running live talk show and WTTW program hosted by Mark Bazer.

Toronzo Cannon is one of Chicago’s preeminent bluesmen whose most recent album for Alligator Records is “The Preacher, The Politician or The Pimp.”

Together, they’re unstoppable. OK, that’s probably a bit much. But they are doing a joint FitzGerald’s show! Here’s how it’s gonna work.
 Mark is going to interview Toronzo about his music, his life and his love of “The Brady Bunch.”
 He’s also going to interview:
 
— Rex Huppke, the very funny USA Today columnist (formerly of the Chicago Tribune)
 
— Natalie Moore, the multi-tool writer (playwright, nonfiction author, WBEZ reporter) whose new play is “The Billboard: A Play About Abortion”
 
And then Toronzo is going to take over, with a set of what the Chicago Tribune calls “deep, contemporary Chicago blues ... razor-sharp guitar and compelling, forceful singing.”
 
Grab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUE

Or enjoy full service dining inside the club when doors open.

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