Simpsons tavern chicago

This Halloween, one bar in Chicago has an amazing costume—Replay, a beer, bourbon, and arcade bar in Chicago's Lincoln Park, is dressing up as Moe's Tavern from the Simpsons. You can expect lots of Duff beer, some red and green paneling, and a Moe cutout grumpily staring you down. As far as atmosphere, they also have Simpsons-inspired wall and floor art, standees, and framed pictures. There are even Simpsons pinball and arcade games that you can play for free.

Plus, you can take a picture with a guy dressed as Duffman, Duff's mascot and spokesperson. No surprise: the popup has yielded some pretty great Instagram posts.

You can check them out here to see the cocktail list, the Moe standee, some of the wall art, and more. We're hoping that, come Halloween, we'll see shots of folks dressed as Moe, Homer, Barney Grumble, Lenny Leonard, and Carlton Carlson Junior hanging out there, to get the full experience. This is fantastic! Well done to the folks at replaylakeview friday. Meanwhile, Replay's Lake View location is decked out to look like a giant 8-bit Mario versus Donkey Kong, with Mario dodging barrels from a very angry Donkey Kong up on the third floor fire escape.

Moe's Tavern will be open every day of the week at North Sheffield Avenue. It's open 5 p. When the venue closed earlier this summer, former employee Michael Polino announced plans to open a music venue and restaurant in the space. What's taken its place: Those with a taste for more experimental jazz will find a multifaceted lineup of shows at Constellation.

Run by local musician Mike Reed, the space hosts everything from local improvisers to national touring acts. A strong candidate to replace the homey vibe of Katerina's is the recently opened Promontory in Hyde Park which has booked legends like Maceo Parker and Stanley Clarke right out the gate. Miller, Hannibal Buress and Kumail Nanjiani all performed there. The bar closed in to make way for soccer hooligans. Lounge Ax What it was: The legendary Lincoln Avenue rock club was essentially a hallway, a low ceiling tunnel that amplified the small stage at the back to gloriously loud levels.

The joint could get so cramped you'd seek the photo booth by the entrance for breathing room. Before the proliferation of midsize indie venues, this was the spot. He'd pop up there frequently, too, up until the end in January What's taken its place: Lincoln Hall sits a few buildings down from this former spot, and books similar names, but that capacity, balconied room doesn't quite capture the vibe as well as Empty Bottle. It opened its doors for all ages from —pm, before the dance owls swooped in until 3am, at which point each night the speakers blasted the grinding synths of Severed Heads' " Dead Eyes Open " as a farewell alarm.

The nascent Smashing Pumpkins took the stage here in black capes, as did much of the local industrial scene. It may have closed in , but you can still buy black leather and spikes on Belmont. What's taken its place: Dark disco is undead and well on Belmont at Berlin , especially on Wednesday nights, when DJ Pete Augusta leads the weekly Static party, spinning tributes to the Cure and other sun-adverse classics.

Pepper's Hideout What it was: The blues clubs of today are as much of a museum as a music venue. In the '60s, that wasn't the case. Blues could still take the public's conscious and booties by storm. In , the spot moved to S Michigan in the South Loop, where the debauchery of the disco era showed its influence in wonderful ways. There were talent shows and transvestite revues.

Like, a handful of half-circle booths in midnight-blue leather and a gorgeous vintage wood bar that sat maybe Moe's Tavern pop-up bar! A post shared by Natalia M. And an arcade bar is not complete without some games. Replay's Moe's Tavern will also feature classic Simpsons arcade and pinball games for free. Moe's Tavern is already set up, so guests do not have to wait to see it.

Replay Lincoln Park is open 5 p. Monday through Thursday; 3 p.