DAILY 4pm-4am • SAT 1pm-5am • SUN 1pm-4am

Live Music

NICK’S has live music every Friday and Saturday night.
NEVER A COVER!
Our bands play it all, from R&B, funk and sweet soul music to Chicago blues and great rock & roll. We offer great drink specials and if there’s no band, our jukebox can’t be beat. Check out our line-up and join the party!

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* THE CHICAGO CATZTHE CHICAGO CATZ

Time: 9:00 pm

The Chicago Catz are one of the Windy City’s best kept secrets and treasures. For more than 30 years, this group of professional musicians have performed at some of the most prestigious private parties and events in Chicago. “High society hors d’oeuvre music”, you’re thinking. To the contrary, The Chicago Catz serve up and dish out the hottest “get out of your seat and dance” music in town!
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* TOM HOLLAND AND SHUFFLE KINGSTOM HOLLAND AND SHUFFLE KINGS

Time: 10:00 pm

Tom Holland & the Shuffle Kings have been garnering praise all over the world for over 21 years. They play regularly in and around the Chicago area, as well as clubs and festivals all over the world.
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* CHEAP BEER DAY! 2-3 BUCKSCHEAP BEER DAY! 2-3 BUCKS

2 Dollar/3 Dollar BOTTLES/CANS
3 Dollar DRAFT BEER
5 Dollar PBR & SHOT
7 Dollar CHICAGO HANDSHAKE
5 Dollar MIXED DRINKS
3 Dollar SHOTS
BEST DEAL IN THE CITY!!!
EVERY SUNDAY – 1pm-4am
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* THIRSTY BRAIN TRIVIATHIRSTY BRAIN TRIVIA

Time: 8:00 pm

Come test you trivia knowledge for great prizes!
DRINK SPECIALS!
TUESDAYS 8pm
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* FIREBALL & FREE POOL!FIREBALL & FREE POOL!

FREE POOL EVERY WEDNESDAY!
PBR & FIREBALL SHOT = FIVE BUCKS
4pm-4am
* STAND UP & SHOUTSTAND UP & SHOUT

Time: 9:00 pm

Open Mic Comedy
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* JOHNNY DRUMMERJOHNNY DRUMMER

Time: 9:00 pm

Well crafted tunes, full of funk, soul, blues, love, lust, biting humor and tales of the common man. He is a master storyteller, who creates blues tales which touch every listener no matter their mood.
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* ROCKIN JOHNNY BURGINROCKIN JOHNNY BURGIN

Time: 10:00 pm

Rockin Johnny Burgin is one of the hardest touring and well recognized traditional Chicago blues guitarists and singers today. Since his start in the 90s on Chicago’s West Side with blues singer Taildragger, he has become a leading blues attraction throughout the United States and Europe.
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* CHEAP BEER DAY! 2-3 BUCKSCHEAP BEER DAY! 2-3 BUCKS

2 Dollar/3 Dollar BOTTLES/CANS
3 Dollar DRAFT BEER
5 Dollar PBR & SHOT
7 Dollar CHICAGO HANDSHAKE
5 Dollar MIXED DRINKS
3 Dollar SHOTS
BEST DEAL IN THE CITY!!!
EVERY SUNDAY – 1pm-4am
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* THIRSTY BRAIN TRIVIATHIRSTY BRAIN TRIVIA

Time: 8:00 pm

Come test you trivia knowledge for great prizes!
DRINK SPECIALS!
TUESDAYS 8pm
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* FIREBALL & FREE POOL!FIREBALL & FREE POOL!

FREE POOL EVERY WEDNESDAY!
PBR & FIREBALL SHOT = FIVE BUCKS
4pm-4am
* STAND UP & SHOUTSTAND UP & SHOUT

Time: 9:00 pm

Open Mic Comedy
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* COREY DENNISONCOREY DENNISON

Time: 9:00 pm

It’s not uncommon to see Corey belting out the blues, unamplified, in the heart of the audience while the band steps in time to the groove.
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* MIKE WHEELER BANDMIKE WHEELER BAND

Time: 10:00 pm

Mike Wheeler has a vast knowledge of music and a voice that’s reminiscent of the late Sam Cooke. He can sing and play everything so well that you may forget what the original record even sounds like. From Jazz to Rock, from popular music to Top 40, he slides in and out of musical genres with sophistication, ease and indulgence. Mike Wheeler is a brilliant staple in the Chicago blues community, playing and writing songs for a variety of Chicago artists including, Nellie Tiger Travis, Peaches Staten, Sam Cockrell, Demetria Taylor, Big Ray & Cadillac Dave. Mike was a well known member of Big James &The Chicago Playboys, a notable band in Chicago and recorded five albums with the group. He has travelled the world as an ambassador for Chicago blues music. He’s been to Monaco, France, Switzerland, Spain and Belgium, just to name a few. He’s also shared the stage with the most elite musicians the world has known, including Willie Kent, Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, George Benson, Jimmy Johnson and Shemekia Copeland. Mike was inducted in the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame in 2014.
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* CHEAP BEER DAY! 2-3 BUCKSCHEAP BEER DAY! 2-3 BUCKS

2 Dollar/3 Dollar BOTTLES/CANS
3 Dollar DRAFT BEER
5 Dollar PBR & SHOT
7 Dollar CHICAGO HANDSHAKE
5 Dollar MIXED DRINKS
3 Dollar SHOTS
BEST DEAL IN THE CITY!!!
EVERY SUNDAY – 1pm-4am
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* THIRSTY BRAIN TRIVIATHIRSTY BRAIN TRIVIA

Time: 8:00 pm

Come test you trivia knowledge for great prizes!
DRINK SPECIALS!
TUESDAYS 8pm
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* FIREBALL & FREE POOL!FIREBALL & FREE POOL!

FREE POOL EVERY WEDNESDAY!
PBR & FIREBALL SHOT = FIVE BUCKS
4pm-4am
* STAND UP & SHOUTSTAND UP & SHOUT

Time: 9:00 pm

Open Mic Comedy
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* DOC MALORTDOC MALORT

Time: 9:00 pm

Come get some Live Blues & R&B!!!
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* SWEET DIEZEL JENKINSSWEET DIEZEL JENKINS

Time: 10:00 pm

Sweet Diezel Jenkins mashes up hits of yesterday and today, adding a heavy hand of backyard feel good party vibe with a dash of gritty juke joint smoky goodness. Using a range of artists from Usher and Kings of Leon, to the Stones and James Brown, the Sweet Diezel Jenkins blueprint was brought to life. It’s gonna be a party y’all!
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* CHEAP BEER DAY! 2-3 BUCKSCHEAP BEER DAY! 2-3 BUCKS

2 Dollar/3 Dollar BOTTLES/CANS
3 Dollar DRAFT BEER
5 Dollar PBR & SHOT
7 Dollar CHICAGO HANDSHAKE
5 Dollar MIXED DRINKS
3 Dollar SHOTS
BEST DEAL IN THE CITY!!!
EVERY SUNDAY – 1pm-4am
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* THIRSTY BRAIN TRIVIATHIRSTY BRAIN TRIVIA

Time: 8:00 pm

Come test you trivia knowledge for great prizes!
DRINK SPECIALS!
TUESDAYS 8pm
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* FIREBALL & FREE POOL!FIREBALL & FREE POOL!

FREE POOL EVERY WEDNESDAY!
PBR & FIREBALL SHOT = FIVE BUCKS
4pm-4am
* STAND UP & SHOUTSTAND UP & SHOUT

Time: 9:00 pm

Open Mic Comedy
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* GERALD McCLENDONGERALD McCLENDON

Time: 9:00 pm

Gerald, known in Chicago as the “Soulkeeper.” One of the most reminiscent and versatile soul, R&B, singer/songwriter/performers in the recording industry.
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* BARBARA CLIFFORDBARBARA CLIFFORD

Time: 10:00 pm

Born and bred in Chicago, she is a 4ft, 11inch singer performing rockin’ blues, rockabilly, & soul around Chicago with the help of “The Shakin’ Tailfeathers”. For the majority of her adult life, she’s been singing all kinds of styles, but her passion has always been Roots-Americana music.

Calendar developed and supported by Kieran O’Shea

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