In 1992 the Empty Bottle started out as a cat-ridden hole-in-the-wall bar in Ukrainian Village (just south of Wicker Park) where you could get any one of nine beers for a buck-fifty or less, play pool for 50 cents, and find everything from Monster Magnet to Bill Monroe on the jukebox. We’ve done a bunch of shows since then; in fact, we’ve been anything but empty these last 25 or so years, thanks to the same low prices, lack of attitude, and dedicated regulars that made the original bar such a success.