Lincoln Hall
Chicago, Illinois
Generally speaking, there are two main types of music venues — those big enough to hold nearly everyone that wants to be there, and those that are so small as to barely hold anyone at all. Luckily, the Schuba brothers understood this when they bought and opened Lincoln Hall. Having run a legendary music-focused tavern for 20 years, they purchased the building to create a place for many music lovers to listen to live bands while keeping the intimacy that made their bar famous. While we'll let you be the judge of that, you can guarantee it'll sound better than the mega-concerts at the United Center.
Photos: Clayton Hauck, Brigid Gallagher
