Entertainment Program

Enjoying fine food and wine with the accompaniment of premier live entertainment has remained an essential part of civilized life since ancient times. However, pairing top flight live entertainment with quality food and beverage presentations is one of the most difficult achievements in Chicago’s hospitality industry. We can book, promote, and supervise live shows that will elevate your business.

Considerations

  • Which types of live entertainment work best in a given venue?

  • How often should live entertainment occur - on a regular basis or just on “special occasions”?

  • How can the venue be sure that it is indeed hiring quality performers?

  • What is appropriate compensation for these performers?

  • How does the venue generate revenue to pay this appropriate compensation?

Experience

Booking, promoting and supervising over 10,000 live music shows at major music venues including:

  1. City of Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago, IL

  2. Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, IL

  3. B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted, Chicago, IL

  4. Elsewhere on Lincoln, Chicago, IL

  5. Elsewhere on Clark, Chicago, IL

  6. Bill’s Bar, Evanston, IL

  7. Hilton Orrington Hotel, Evanston IL

  8. Chicago B.L.U.E.S., New York, NY

  9. Village Gate Nightclub, New York, NY

  10. Tramps Nightclub, New York, NY

Media Interviews

The New York Times | CBS National Morning News | NPR | The New York Post | The Chicago Tribune | The Chicago Sun Times | Chicago Reader | WFMT with Studs Terkel and Ray Nordstrand | Chicago Magazine | WBEZ | WXRT | WGN TV

Let’s talk!

We have owned and operated venues in Chicago and understand your side of the table: the constant economic and social pressures of running a bar or restaurant. For a free consultation pertaining to your specific wine list and your special venue, contact us.