Roscoe Village

Beat Kitchen has anchored Roscoe Village's live-music calendar since 1994, operating out of an 1889 building whose back room was once a neighborhood butcher shop. Touring and local musicians, comedians, and artists take the stage nearly every night, covering every genre. Ongoing residencies include Chicago Underground Comedy, a Bluegrass Brunch, and Concerts for Kids. The music hall runs about 1,600 square feet with a capacity of 275 standing. Hungry Brain closed suddenly in December 2014, then was brought back by Mike Reed, who also owns and books the nearby experimental-leaning Constellation. The bar kept its cheap beer and a jukebox filled with deep cuts, along with performances from Chicago's experimental jazz scene. The low-lit room offers retro furnishings and arcade games, with programming that spans open jam sessions, indie singer-songwriters, and electronic sets. The calendar leans heavily into improvisation and avant-garde sets. It is open Friday through Sunday only. Beyond the two venues, Retro on Roscoe takes over Roscoe Street every August as a multi-day festival of live music and local food.

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Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont Ave
Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont Ave

Roscoe Village

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Upcoming shows99

Tomorrow · Wednesday, September 2 · 1 show

Shrineburner

Thursday, September 3 · 2 shows

Steel Beans … Is a Psyop Tour - North America Tour

Bricktown Sound: Eternally Yours

Friday, September 4 · 2 shows

Sound & Gravity 2026 - FRIDAY BEAT KITCHEN

Kalia Vandever

Saturday, September 5 · 4 shows

Bluegrass Brunch

Sound & Gravity 2026 - SATURDAY BEAT KITCHEN

Sound And Gravity

O'Farrill's Elephant

Sunday, September 6 · 4 shows

Sunday Spotlight Brunch

Sound & Gravity 2026 - SUNDAY BEAT KITCHEN

Sound And Gravity

McPhee/Vandermark/Corsano, Halvorson/Courvoisier, 7 Poets Tr

Monday, September 7 · 2 shows

Henry Moodie - Mood Swings World Tour

Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Wednesday, September 9 · 1 show

Sheeba

Thursday, September 10 · 1 show

overtonight

Friday, September 11 · 2 shows

PUNK BLACK FOH Fest (An Anti-ICE Fest)

Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf

Saturday, September 12 · 3 shows

Bluegrass Brunch

Music for the Masses: Dark 80's New Wave Nite

Peter Cunningham and the Bread and Butter Band

Sunday, September 13 · 2 shows

Sunday Spotlight Brunch

Winded City - Ten Year Anniversary

Monday, September 14 · 2 shows

Bob Log III

Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Tuesday, September 15 · 1 show

Joe Jordan - The Heart Sessions Tour

Wednesday, September 16 · 1 show

Powerplant

Thursday, September 17 · 1 show

guardin

Friday, September 18 · 3 shows

Gabe Lee

Not That Innocent: 2000s Dance Party

The Sidepieces

Saturday, September 19 · 1 show

Marty Schwartz Live in Chicago

Sunday, September 20 · 1 show

Gable Price and Friends

Tuesday, September 22 · 1 show

Palmyra

Wednesday, September 23 · 1 show

RAEGAN

Thursday, September 24 · 1 show

Phoebe Ryan - Mine & Yours: The Tour

Friday, September 25 · 1 show

Stephen Dawes

Saturday, September 26 · 1 show

Charlie Burg

Sunday, September 27 · 1 show

Unsane

Tuesday, September 29 · 1 show

Iguana Death Cult

Wednesday, September 30 · 2 shows

Sorry Ghost

Beisel

Thursday, October 1 · 1 show

Walden

Friday, October 2 · 1 show

The Holdup

Saturday, October 3 · 3 shows

Cryogeyser

Music for the Masses: Dark 80's New Wave Nite

Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf