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The Gallery Cabaret Bar and live music venue in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood. Bucktown's premier destination for live music and entertainment. Shows every night of the week.
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Our stage hosts all kinds of musical acts, comedy and, even poetry nights! Our open mics are the best in town. We have a wide array of draft b**rs and spirits to suit your needs. 21+ Two drink minimum. Let's meet the old-fashioned way, over a b**r. See you here!

ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER REASON TO CANCEL YOUR PLANS AND COME TO THE GAL CAB! We’ve got a little bit of everything this wee...
10/15/2026

ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER REASON TO CANCEL YOUR PLANS AND COME TO THE GAL CAB!

We’ve got a little bit of everything this week: open mics, rock, blues, jazz, and plenty of reasons to stay out past your bedtime.

🎤 THURSDAY 10/15 – OPEN MIC NIGHT
Think you’ve got talent? Prove it! Or just come cheer on your talented (and slightly nervous) neighbors!
Sign-ups 6:30 PM
Starts 7 PM

🔥 FRIDAY 10/16 – LIVE MUSIC
🎸 Easy Girl
🎸 Unfurnished
🎸 Hues
🎸 Cherry Decay
Music at 8:30 PM

⚡ SATURDAY 10/17 – DOUBLE THE MUSIC!
🎶 The Barrel House Boys bringing Chicago electric blues!
🎸 With SuperBig bringing the rock!
Starting at 8:30 PM |

🎷 MONDAY 10/19 – KEHSIN’S JAZZ TRIO
A little jazz to make your Monday feel less like a Monday.
Featuring Kehsin Xu, Daseul Kim & Lara Driscoll!
From 8–11 PM

🥁 TUESDAY 10/20 – OPEN JAM
Bring your instrument, bring your friends, and make some noise!
Sign-ups 6:30 PM
Starts 7 PM

🎸 WEDNESDAY 10/21 – STEWARTSPLOSION
Couch Surfing Tour Pt. 1!
Starts at 9 PM

NO COVER. GOOD MUSIC. GREAT PEOPLE.

We’re a small neighborhood bar with a big love for live music. Every drink, every donation to the musicians, and every familiar face helps keep our little music community alive.

Gallery Cabaret
2020 N Oakley Ave. Chicago, IL

HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE GAL CAB THIS WEEK!What’s better than one night of live entertainment? A WHOLE WEEK OF IT!...
10/12/2026

HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE GAL CAB THIS WEEK!

What’s better than one night of live entertainment? A WHOLE WEEK OF IT! Whether you’re here to play, sing, laugh, or just drink and pretend you know the band, we’ve got something for you!

🎷 MONDAY 10/12 – BIG BAND BOOM!
8 PM – 11 PM
Big brass, big sounds, and even bigger energy! Start your week with some jazz!

🎸 TUESDAY 10/13 – OPEN JAM
Sign-ups: 6:30 PM
Music starts: 7 PM
Bring your instrument, bring your talent, or just bring yourself! The stage is yours!

🎤 WEDNESDAY 10/14 – COMEDY AFTER MAHJONG
9 PM
Come for the laughs, stay for the questionable life decisions! Featuring Matt Chen, Jack Callahan, Danny Thomas, Sue Pontarelli, Nicole Stewart, Victor Paredes, and special guest Jonah Nink!

🎙️ THURSDAY 10/15 – OPEN MIC NIGHT
📝 Sign-ups: 6:30 PM
🎶 Starts: 7 PM
First-timer or seasoned performer, we want to hear what you’ve got! No pressure, just good vibes!

🔥 FRIDAY 10/16 – LIVE MUSIC
Show: 8:30 PM
Featuring:
🎵 Easy Girl
🎵 Unfurnished
🎵 Hues
🎵 Cherry Decay

🎸 SATURDAY 10/17 – SUPERBIG
Get ready for a night of pure energy, loud guitars, and rock that hits HARD!

NO COVER. JUST COMMUNITY.
We’re a little bar with a big love for music, art, and the people who keep it alive. Support your local artists, tip your performers, and keep live music thriving!

Gallery Cabaret
2020 N. Oakley Ave. Chicago, IL

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEK? Because the Gal Cab has plans for you…Spooky season is officially taking over at the Galle...
10/05/2026

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEK? Because the Gal Cab has plans for you…

Spooky season is officially taking over at the Gallery Cabaret, and we’ve got a little bit of EVERYTHING happening:

🎃 10/5 @ 5 PM — Decoration Day + Movie Monday
Help us decorate the bar for Halloween while we watch Scooby-Doo & Scooby-Doo 2! Movies, cocktails, decorations & your first b**r is on us! 🍺

🎸 10/6 — Open Jam
Sign-ups 6:30 PM
Starts 7 PM
Get out of the house before it gets too chilly and jam out with us.

🀄 10/7 — Fall Mahjong League
Plus Beat Speak featuring Adam Gottlieb @ 9 PM
More people to meet in a Mahjong League. Play or learn the game and make some new friends!
After stay for poetry!

🎙️ 10/8 — Open Mic Night
Sign-ups 6:30 PM
Starts 7 PM
The longest running Open Mic come and see what it’s all about.

🔥 10/10 @ 8 PM — Chauncie + Mild Pulp
Saturday night = live music and questionable decisions.

👻 10/11 @ 6 PM — Spooky Halloween Cabaret
Broadway tunes, spooky music, ghost stories, a costume contest & more! Suggested $10 charity donation.

Come for one night, accidentally end up here all week. We won’t judge. 🖤🍻

NEW MONTH, NEW LINEUP AT THE GAL CAB! October is kicking off with music, movies, community, and plenty of reasons to han...
10/01/2026

NEW MONTH, NEW LINEUP AT THE GAL CAB!

October is kicking off with music, movies, community, and plenty of reasons to hang out with us.

🎤 10/1 Open Mic Night
Sign-ups 6:30 PM
Starts 7 PM
You already know what’s going on…

💜 10/2 Loud for Liberation!
A benefit show for Healing to Hope featuring The Tragedies, Pink Cobras, James the Boneless & Liberation Station.
Starts at 7 PM
$15 suggested donation

🎬 10/5 Movie Monday
Double feature: Scooby-Doo + Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Starts 7 PM
Be there for themed cocktails, fresh popcorn and a trip to Spooky Island!

🎸 10/6 Open Jam
Sign-ups 6:30 PM
Starts 7 PM
We want to see you there! Take that band out of the garage and on the stage!

📝 10/7 Beat Speak
Featuring Adam Gottlieb
Starts 7 PM
We know you have some feelings, but poetry is for everyone.

Come support local artists, meet some new people, grab a drink, and keep independent music & art alive at the Gal Cab.

WHAT NIGHT ARE YOU COMING TO GAL CAB FOR THIS WEEK?We’ve got a PACKED week at Gallery Cabaret. Jazz, jams, open mics, a ...
09/28/2026

WHAT NIGHT ARE YOU COMING TO GAL CAB FOR THIS WEEK?

We’ve got a PACKED week at Gallery Cabaret. Jazz, jams, open mics, a night in the shadows, and a benefit show to close it out.

🎺 MONDAY 9/28
Da Bones Jazz Trombone Quintet 7:30–8:30 PM
Opening for the Chicago Trombone Jazz Band at 8:30 PM featuring the legendary Holly McGuire!

🥁 TUESDAY 9/29
OPEN JAM
Sign-ups at 6:30 PM
Jam starts at 7 PM
Bring your instrument, bring your friends, and get on stage!

🌑 WEDNESDAY 9/30
A Night in the Shadows
Starts at 7:30 PM
Come see what’s lurking in the Gal Cab shadows…

🎤 THURSDAY 10/1
OPEN MIC
Sign-ups at 6:30 PM
Starts at 7 PM
Music, comedy, poetry, weird talents. WE WANT TO HEAR IT AND SEE IT!

💜 FRIDAY 10/2
LOUD FOR LIBERATION!
A benefit show for Healing to Hope featuring The Tragedies, Pink Cobras, James the Boneless & Liberation Station.
Starting at 7 PM
$15 suggested donation

Live music.
Cold drinks.
Bucktown weirdness.
That’s Gal Cab.

👇 Which night are we seeing you?

HERE’S WHAT’S GOING ON AND COMING UP!We’ve got a stacked lineup coming your way. Open mics, jazz, rock, flamenco, jams, ...
09/24/2026

HERE’S WHAT’S GOING ON AND COMING UP!

We’ve got a stacked lineup coming your way. Open mics, jazz, rock, flamenco, jams, and plenty of reasons to grab a drink and hang out.

🎤 9/24
Open Mic Night
Sign-ups at 6:30 PM
Starts at 7 PM
Come hang out, crack a joke or even discover a new band to love. Drinks are cold and ready for you.

🍸 9/25
Friday After Work with RB Green
Starts at 6 PM
Then Odd Man Out at 9:30 PM

⚡ 9/26
Rock the Ward at 8 PM
Patrick Gilsenan for 32nd Ward Alderman
Performances by Jack Riedy & The Dealbreakers, Microcosms + PENG
Come support the music!

💃 9/27
Flamenco Jam Session at 4 PM
Musicians, singers, dancers, students & flamenco lovers welcome!

🎺 9/28
Jazz Night
Da Bones Jazz Trombone Quintet at 7:30–8:30 PM
Opening for the Chicago Trombone Jazz Band at 8:30 PM

🥁 9/29
Open Jam
Sign-ups at 6:30 PM
Starts at 7 PM
Time to get that band out of the garage and on to the stage!

🌑 9/30
A Night in the Shadows at 7:30 PM
Come discover a new sound and act by SHADOW NEWMAN

Seven days. Seven different vibes. One little neighborhood bar that refuses to be boring. 🖤

Gallery Cabaret
2020 N Oakley Ave. Chicago, IL

Which night are you pulling up? 👇

Coming in HOT!Welcoming back INCIDENTAL to the Gal Cab tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 23rd. Incidental is a high-e...
09/23/2026

Coming in HOT!

Welcoming back INCIDENTAL to the Gal Cab tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 23rd.

Incidental is a high-energy original alt rock band.

They combine genres like blues, rock, punk, soul, and nu metal in a vocal driven rock show.

They are not a cover band. They are all original.

Come out and support and hear what the Gal Cab has to offer! 🎶🎸

WHAT NIGHT ARE WE SEEING YOU AT GAL CAB THIS WEEK?We’ve got a full week of live music, jams, and plenty of reasons to av...
09/21/2026

WHAT NIGHT ARE WE SEEING YOU AT GAL CAB THIS WEEK?

We’ve got a full week of live music, jams, and plenty of reasons to avoid going home early.

Monday 9/21
Simpático @ 8 PM 🎺
Relax, have a cocktail and enjoy the music.

Tuesday 9/22
Open Jam🎶
Sign-ups 6:30 PM
Music starts 7 PM
Bring your instrument, bring your friends, jump in!

Thursday 9/24
Open Mic Night🎤
Sign-ups 6:30 PM
Starts 7 PM
New song? Weird song? Half-finished song? We wanna hear it.

Friday 9/25
Friday After Work🎧 + Odd Man Out 🎸
RB Green kicks things off @ 6 PM
Then Odd Man Out @ 9:30 PM

Saturday 9/26
ROCK THE WARD 🎸 @ 8PM
Patrick Gilsenan for 32nd Ward Alderman
Featuring Jack Riedy & The Dealbreakers, Microcosms + PENG

Sunday 9/27
Flamenco Jam Session 💃
4 PM
Open to flamenco musicians, singers, dancers, students & enthusiasts!

One week. A whole lotta music. Come find your night at the Gal Cab. 🎶🍻

Gallery Cabaret
2020 N Oakley Ave. Chicago, IL

KARAOKE TONIGHT AT 8 PMWarm up those vocal cords, lower those standards, and come sing your heart out at the Gal Cab. 👇 ...
09/19/2026

KARAOKE TONIGHT AT 8 PM

Warm up those vocal cords, lower those standards, and come sing your heart out at the Gal Cab.

👇 COMMENT YOUR GO-TO KARAOKE SONG BELOW 👇

We need to know what you’re emotionally screaming into the microphone tonight.

And most importantly… come buy a drink and help fund Abhi’s Chica-Chida Peanut Butter Tequila addiction. 🥜🥃
It’s getting expensive. We’re concerned. But not concerned enough to stop him.

🎤 Karaoke starts at 8 PM
🍹 Drinks flowing
🎶 Bad singing encouraged
🥜 Peanut butter tequila decisions inevitable

Gallery Cabaret
2020 N Oakley Ave. Chicago, IL

WHAT NIGHT ARE WE SEEING YOU AT GAL CAB THIS WEEK? We’ve got a full week coming up!Open mics, touring bands, jazz, and a...
09/17/2026

WHAT NIGHT ARE WE SEEING YOU AT GAL CAB THIS WEEK?

We’ve got a full week coming up!
Open mics, touring bands, jazz, and a good old-fashioned open jam. Pick your night (or just make Gal Cab your second home for the week).

🎤 9/17 OPEN MIC NIGHT
Sign-ups at 6:30 PM
Starts at 7 PM
Bring a song, a poem, a joke, or whatever you’ve been practicing in your bedroom.

🔥 9/18 LIVE MUSIC @ 8 PM
Speed Babes • Heavy Sleeper • Fjord Ta**us
Three bands. One stage. Get in here.

🍒 9/19 KARAOKE @ 8 PM
Come to sing your heart out with Abhi and Rithika!!

🎺 9/21 MONDAY NIGHT JAZZ @ 8 PM
Simpático takes over Gal Cab. No cover, donations welcome!

🥁 9/22 OPEN JAM
Sign-ups at 6:30 PM
Starts at 7 PM
Bring your instrument and come make some noise with us.

And yes… there’s even more upcoming. Tag us! We love to see it!

Gallery Cabaret
2020 N. Oakley Ave., Chicago

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2020 N Oakley Avenue
Chicago, IL
60647

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 2am
Tuesday 5pm - 2am
Wednesday 5pm - 2am
Thursday 5pm - 2am
Friday 5pm - 2am
Saturday 5pm - 3am
Sunday 5pm - 2am

Telephone

+17734895471

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