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BENSONHURST / $10 — Rittenhouse Bonded Rye Whiskey, Dolin Dry Vermouth, Maraschino, Cynar, Cucumber

This Manhattan variation is adapted from a drink created in 2006 by Chad Solomon and named after a neighborhood close to his home in Brooklyn. We tinkered with the proportions and swapped out Chad’s lemon twist for a fresh slice of cucumber.

—Billy

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RED DRINK / $8 — Peychaud’s Bitters, Angostura Bitters, Lemon, Cel-Ray Celery Soda, Lemon Twist

We’ve got a couple new drinks on the Whistler cocktail menu, so I’ll be rolling out photos today and tomorrow. Here’s the first one: the bitters-based (and creatively named) Red Drink.

—Billy

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If you don’t already have plans for tomorrow night (4/20), I highly recommend you find a dancing partner and head over to the 9th Annual Barn Dance Apocalypse. I went in 2012 and it might have been the most fun I had all year. Drinking beer, dressing up, square dancing, live music by the Golden Horse Ranch Band — what’s not to like?

—Billy

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Congrats to our good friends and protégés over at Scofflaw for being named Time Out’s Best New Bar! Check out the rest of the winners here.

—Billy

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thinhymns:

Hey friends, 

Half of THIN HYMNS performs in Manual Cinema as the Baden Brothers for Lula Del Ray. If you didn’t get a chance to see us back in December at the Den Theater, come check out the show at Constellation on April 20th as part of CIMM Fest. We’re proud to be a part of such a killer lineup this year. Get your tickets here. Don’t forget to type in the special promo code SHADOW for the 2 for 1 deal!

Lula Del Ray was one of the coolest things I saw last year. Do yourself a favor and go see it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

—Billy

Keep It Strange

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We’re extremely excited to have our friends Dead Native back at the Whistler on April 22nd for their record release show. Their new album “Keep It Strange” is one hell of a fuzzed-out, psychedelic ride. Listen/purchase it here.

—Billy

sidecarchi: Mig Reyes is a designer at 37 Signals (he was previously at Threadless) who is known for making beautiful and handy things. When he’s not creating design that helps companies do business better he’s hanging out in the Logan and Noble Square neighborhoods, gettin’ rad. How rad? Lets find out! Mig picked three #SideCarCHI HOTSPOTS for you to try out - on us! When you choose one of these HOTSPOTS as your SideCar destination, we apply $10 to your account for you to use towards your donations. How about them apples? Friday: Boiler Room 2210 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 Listen, you’ve worked quite hard this week. You deserve a late night with friends, full of fresh-from-the-oven pizza, PBR tallboys by the dozens, and yes, endless Jameson shots. Bring your cash, and keep those PB&J specials coming. We’re giving you a ride to Logan Square. Saturday: The Whistler 2421 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 It’s Saturday, let’s fancy it up, yeah? We’re not done with Logan Square, just yet. Hop back in that SideCar and get ready to upgrade those PBR’s to a Bodega Buck. Or maybe a Standing Stone… or an Old Salt. Pick your poison, because The Whistler has many of them. Bring your dancing shoes, too, because DJ duo Brasstax will be spinning back to back all night long. Sunday: Flo 1434 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642 If you make it through Saturday, chances are you’ll need to regroup with your friends and get some of the best brunch available in the city. Call up that SideCar one last time, we’re going to Flo in Noble Square. Bloody Mary’s, check. Mimosas, check. Endless amounts of egg options, check. Bring your “early morning” sunglasses, but leave the jacket at home. We’re having good eats in the mid 60ºs.   Download the SideCar app here. SideCar is a technology platform that connects riders with passengers that are happy to share their extra car seats. Read more here! Thanks for the shout out Mig! We’ll see you and your SideCar pals on Saturday, just make sure you have a designated driver — these cocktails are strong. —Billy
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sidecarchi:

Mig Reyes is a designer at 37 Signals (he was previously at Threadless) who is known for making beautiful and handy things. When he’s not creating design that helps companies do business better he’s hanging out in the Logan and Noble Square neighborhoods, gettin’ rad.

How rad? Lets find out!

Mig picked three #SideCarCHI HOTSPOTS for you to try out - on us! When you choose one of these HOTSPOTS as your SideCar destination, we apply $10 to your account for you to use towards your donations.
How about them apples?

Friday: Boiler Room
2210 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Listen, you’ve worked quite hard this week. You deserve a late night with friends, full of fresh-from-the-oven pizza, PBR tallboys by the dozens, and yes, endless Jameson shots. Bring your cash, and keep those PB&J specials coming. We’re giving you a ride to Logan Square.
2421 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
It’s Saturday, let’s fancy it up, yeah? We’re not done with Logan Square, just yet. Hop back in that SideCar and get ready to upgrade those PBR’s to a Bodega Buck. Or maybe a Standing Stone… or an Old Salt. Pick your poison, because The Whistler has many of them. Bring your dancing shoes, too, because DJ duo Brasstax will be spinning back to back all night long.
Sunday: Flo
1434 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
If you make it through Saturday, chances are you’ll need to regroup with your friends and get some of the best brunch available in the city. Call up that SideCar one last time, we’re going to Flo in Noble Square. Bloody Mary’s, check. Mimosas, check. Endless amounts of egg options, check. Bring your “early morning” sunglasses, but leave the jacket at home. We’re having good eats in the mid 60ºs.
 

Download the SideCar app here.

SideCar is a technology platform that connects riders with passengers that are happy to share their extra car seats. Read more here!

Thanks for the shout out Mig! We’ll see you and your SideCar pals on Saturday, just make sure you have a designated driver — these cocktails are strong.

—Billy

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