Julia and Patrick at Lounge Ax a Long Time Ago

Taken from the Facebook Lounge Ax page (which I cannot see, so...). Not sure of photographer. Thinking it's probably Heather Whinna, but if you know, please let us know.

In the background lurks Sheila Sachs.

Hideout's Fifth Annual Christmas Panto

We attended our third Hideout Christmas Panto. As always it stealthily avoids my ability to adequately describe what we saw. The AV Club posted a good interview with Sally Timms about the Brit panto tradition and the liberties taken by The Hideout crew.

I may never fully recover from what I saw that night. I took pictures.

Cleopatra (Jon Langford) and Eunuch (Amy Lombardi)

People Love You When You're Dyin'

January 2000
Lounge Ax
Chicago, IL

Click the post title above to view the trailer for an unfinished movie documenting the last two weeks for one of the coolest, most beloved, most welcoming rock dumps in the world.

Given a month to close because their new landlord refused to renew their lease, Lounge Ax cleared the decks and booked two straight weeks of the best rock shows you’ll ever see and that no festival has ever come close to replicating.

After they closed, their space remained empty for nearly two years. The bar that finally replaced it is now closed.

I miss you Lounge Ax.

If you shot this video, PLEASE get in touch.