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The 10 Greatest Stoner Movies Smoky Bacon Mac And Cheese The Richest Rappers In The World 20 Scene Stealing Movie Performances The 20 Best Beer and Cheese Recipes Ever X FACTOR THE CITY'S TOP LIVE BAND KARAOKE BARS Picture this adrenaline rush: Tonight, you can walk onstage and take the mic to sing, backed by your own guitarist, bassist and drummer. Yes, we're talking live band karaoke — and here's your rundown of the top spots in the city to rock it. Reggie's Music Joint Nothing screams rock star like this industrial dive on the forgotten streets of South State. Make your musical debut at the oldest live band karaoke joint in town, where the punk-oriented backing band's decibels will split the eardrums of anyone who dares question your star appeal. The spoils: $50 cash prize to the winner. Losers can still enjoy drink specials and half-off appetizers. Wednesdays 8p (10:30p start this week). 2105 S. State St., South Loop (312-949-0120) Faith & Whiskey Even if you can't sing, a good stage presence and confident dance moves will keep you from getting booed off stage. A few shots of whiskey before you go on will help loosen the nerves and get your dancing feet moving before busting into Billy Ocean's “Caribbean Queen.” Liquid courage: Get some motivation from $1 domestic bottles or $5 Jack Daniel's shots. Thursdays 10p. 1365 W. Fullerton Ave., Lincoln Park (773-248-9119) Piece Pizza, beer and that drunk chick determined to reach all the high notes of “I Believe In a Thing Called Love” by The Darkness are the new makings of your Saturday night outing. Sit back and enjoy the show with their New Haven-style thin-crust and award-winning microbrew pints; or get on stage with the house band. Saturdays 11p. 1927 W. North Ave., Wicker Park (773-772-4422) Stanley's Kitchen and Tap Your Sunday Funday just got a lot more fun, and drunk. Round out your weekend with mic in hand singing your go-to Journey cover at the top of your lungs. Even if you can't stay on key, you've got dozens of whiskeys and homemade apple pie to help you forget any off-pitch performance. Sundays 10:30p. 1970 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Park (312-642-0007) MORE STORIES TOP IN NIGHTLIFE Meet Your Newest Drink of Choice (Or 5 of Them) Vote for Chicago's Best Bar Where to Go When You're Really, Really Good-Looking Can You Name the Top 5 New Bars This Spring? Prepare to Laugh Your Pants Off Your Cure for a Common Case of March Madness Meet Your Newest Drink of Choice (Or 5… The Best Colorado Ski Resort You've Never… Blow Her Away at Chicago's 5 Classiest… AGONY IN SLOW MOTION The Secret to a Cooler Bedroom You, DeNiro, and Sin City's Most Opulent V… X Factor | Rundown | Chicago http://rundown.com/chi/3359-x-factor 2 of 3 3/31/14, 1:26 PM

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Page 1: X Factor | Rundown | Chicagojay-gentile.com/wp-content/uploads/Pages-from-X-Factor-Rundown-C… · X FACTOR THE CITY'S TOP LIVE BAND KARAOKE BARS Picture this adrenaline rush: Tonight,

The 10 GreatestStoner Movies

Smoky Bacon MacAnd Cheese

The RichestRappers In The

World

20 Scene StealingMovie

Performances

The 20 Best Beerand Cheese Recipes

Ever

X FACTORTHE CITY'S TOP LIVE BAND KARAOKE BARS

Picture this adrenaline rush: Tonight, you can walk onstage and take the mic to sing,backed by your own guitarist, bassist and drummer.

Yes, we're talking live band karaoke — and here's your rundown of the top spots in thecity to rock it.

Reggie's Music JointNothing screams rock star like this industrial dive on the forgotten streets of South State.Make your musical debut at the oldest live band karaoke joint in town, where thepunk-oriented backing band's decibels will split the eardrums of anyone who daresquestion your star appeal.The spoils: $50 cash prize to the winner. Losers can still enjoy drink specials andhalf-off appetizers.Wednesdays 8p (10:30p start this week). 2105 S. State St., South Loop (312-949-0120)

Faith & WhiskeyEven if you can't sing, a good stage presence and confident dance moves will keep youfrom getting booed off stage. A few shots of whiskey before you go on will help loosenthe nerves and get your dancing feet moving before busting into Billy Ocean's“Caribbean Queen.”Liquid courage: Get some motivation from $1 domestic bottles or $5 Jack Daniel'sshots.Thursdays 10p. 1365 W. Fullerton Ave., Lincoln Park (773-248-9119)

PiecePizza, beer and that drunk chick determined to reach all the high notes of “I Believe In aThing Called Love” by The Darkness are the new makings of your Saturday night outing.Sit back and enjoy the show with their New Haven-style thin-crust and award-winningmicrobrew pints; or get on stage with the house band.Saturdays 11p. 1927 W. North Ave., Wicker Park (773-772-4422)

Stanley's Kitchen and TapYour Sunday Funday just got a lot more fun, and drunk. Round out your weekend withmic in hand singing your go-to Journey cover at the top of your lungs. Even if you can'tstay on key, you've got dozens of whiskeys and homemade apple pie to help youforget any off-pitch performance.Sundays 10:30p. 1970 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Park (312-642-0007)

MORE STORIES

TOP IN NIGHTLIFE

Meet Your Newest Drink of Choice(Or 5 of Them)

Vote for Chicago's Best Bar

Where to Go When You're Really,Really Good-Looking

Can You Name the Top 5 New BarsThis Spring?

Prepare to Laugh Your Pants Off

Your Cure for a Common Case ofMarch Madness

Meet Your Newest Drinkof Choice (Or 5…

The Best Colorado SkiResort You've Never…

Blow Her Away atChicago's 5 Classiest…

AGONY IN SLOWMOTION

The Secret to a CoolerBedroom

You, DeNiro, and SinCity's Most Opulent V…

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