$18 Adv + Fees | 21+

***This is a partially seated, partially standing room only event. First come, first served.***

Hairy Butthole is a play based on the memoir by Youngmi Mayer I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying. The show is a trauma-comedy about the parallel lives of Youngmi Mayer and her grandmother and mother. It is a blend of traditional Korean Pansori and one-person monologue featuring drag interludes and other comedic actors. Run time approx. 60 mins.

Youngmi Mayer is a standup comedian, content creator, podcast host and writer. She is the author of I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying (Little, Brown 2024).

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Sleeping Village

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Our front bar area and patio have a variety of seating. Our event space is standing room only; however, we are happy to make accommodations for guests with limited mobility or other impairments. If you are attending an upcoming event and would like to request seating please email info@​sleeping-​village.​com.

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Sleeping Village is an ADA compliant bar and music venue with accessible seating, restrooms, and indoor and outdoor spaces. We provide limited reserved areas for wheelchair access and companion seating with unobstructed views of our stage. For any specific accessibility questions or concerns, please contact us at info@sleeping-village.com.

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SAT: 6PM – 3AM

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Sleeping Village is committed to providing a welcoming and harassment-free environment for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, physical abilities, physical appearances, and beliefs. We believe in having a recorded and publicly available set of guidelines as a necessary and important part of building this environment. Please take a moment to read ours below, and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

Patrons, staff, promoters & performers agree to be considerate in speech and actions, and actively seek to acknowledge and respect the boundaries of others. Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.

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Deliberate intimidation; stalking; unwanted photography or recording; sustained or willful disruption of events; inappropriate physical contact; use of unwelcome sexual or discriminatory imagery, comments, or jokes; and unwelcome sexual attention.

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If you feel that someone has harassed you or otherwise treated you inappropriately, or if you witness this behavior, please alert a staff member in person, or email info@sleeping-​village.​com.

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We will do everything in our power to help keep you safe. If any person engages in harassing behavior, we may take any lawful action we deem appropriate, including but not limited to warning the offender, asking the offender to leave our premises, or contacting local law enforcement.

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We know this community is a caring one. Please help us keep Sleeping Village safe for everyone. Alert one of us if you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or violations of this code of conduct, even if they seem inconsequential.

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No Flash Photography.

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Hairy Butthole - A Play by Youngmi Mayer 

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Theatre

Chicago

Main Bar - Free Event | 21+

Haha Happy Hour Presents: The Good Guy Show! A standup showcase/unrelenting quest to find where all the Good Guys are in the Chicago comedy scene.

Every month, our fearless emcees and co-producers Isabel Amaya and Megan Metzger handpick four smoking hot femme/gnc/non-binary comedians and one cis straight male comedian (“The Guy”) to regale audiences with their hilariously terrible tribulations surrounding sex, dating and that crazy little thing called love. In between comics, Isabel and Megan pose hypotheticals to The Guy related to each set, because a Good Guy listens. After The Guy closes out the night, by the power of Q-code democracy, the audience determines whether or not The Guy is a Good Guy. The Good Guy Show is a good-natured, lightly-salted roast where we’ll all laugh, but also maybe learn?!?

About the producers:

Isabel Amaya is a comic from Oak Park, IL who produces, hosts, and performs around Chicago. Her comedy explores family, identity, and what it’s like to be a 27 year old woman (hard). Isabel’s jokes are primarily for women, but guys can listen too if they want.

Megan Metzger is an unambitious but brilliant comedian who comes to Chicago by way of NYC. She likes to make jokes about the TV that raised her, the sex that confused her, and all the mental illnesses she has that makes her seem really interesting and complicated.

We occasionally release tickets to sold-out shows based on the number of no-shows we have. This is often done later in the evening around the headliner’s set time, however, there is no guarantee we’ll do so, and generally, if a show is sold out online, there are no further tickets available. The best place to learn if and when we’re releasing additional tickets is via our Instagram, or sign up for the Waitlist via Dice, where you will be notified if we add more or if someone is trying to sell their ticket. We also send out weekly newsletters with show info, which you can sign up for at the bottom of our website homepage.

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HaHaHappy Hour: The Good Guy Show

comedy

Comedy

$15 Adv + Fees | 21+

Pinc Louds’ lead singer, Claudi (all pronouns accepted), moved from Puerto Rico to NYC in 2015 to fulfill their dream of playing in the subway. This immersion into the city’s underground, performing daily for a steady stream of humans from all walks of life, sculpted the sound and look of the project.

Through the “litteral” underground, Claudi met the musicians (keyboard/bassist Marc Mosteirin and drummer Matt Dallal) and other artists that would turn Pinc Louds into the full-blown spectacle they are today. Busking in the parks and tunnels opened many doors for the band, who quickly gained a cult following and by 2018 were selling out shows in such NYC venues as (le) Poisson Rouge, Market Hotel and Joe’s Pub, as well as tours throughout the US, Puerto Rico, Europe and Chile.

Their music blends punk energy and crooner-style singing with elements of psych-folk, art-rock, electronica and Afro-Caribbean music to create a sound that is as exciting as it is unique. Their influences include such diverse artists as Pixies, Billie Holiday, Daniel Johnston, Cortijo y su Combo and Animal Collective.

In 2020, with venues closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Pinc Louds began playing regularly at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. These physically-distanced shows gained popularity and brought together a community hungry for music, joy and human connection. They were hailed as the band that “saved summer” by ABCNews and Gothamist and "NYC's best imaginary band" by The Village Voice. The magic created in these outdoor shows can be seen in this video for their song “Spellbound".

In 2022, Claudi had a mental breakdown and quit music for one year. After a brief hospitalization and a subsequent job rejection from Trader Joes, Claudi decided to continue making art and music. Pinc Louds returned to the streets in 2023 with their most raw, vulnerable and unhinged songs to date. They also left behind the wig and high speaking-voice which had been a part of Claudi’s persona since the beginnings of the band. This newfound sense of honesty propelled the songs that comprise their newest album, “You Can’t Eat the Moon and Be a Werewolf Too”. It is music you can dance and crumble to at the same time. A party in the ward. A shout to the Heavens... A kiss to the Hells.

Pinc Louds w/ Rami Gabriel

Gigs

Early Bird $20 + Fees, Advance $25 + Fees, $30 at the Door | 21+

Laylit is a platform and collective celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora. Over the last four years their dance parties in New York City and Montreal have carved out an unmatched place in North American nightlife, becoming an anticipated social gathering and unique musical experience.

Each party takes you on a genre-spanning journey, highlighting the incredible musical diversity, depth and richness that comes out of the region. Laylit has established its place on the scene with a signature electronic sound blending shaabi, dabke, mahraganat, Arabic pop and hip-hop with contemporary, boundary pushing dance music (techno, breakbeat, hyperpop, jersey, ukg, bass, dancehall, baile etc.) inspired by New York and Montreal’s thriving underground clubs.

Featured in multiple publications including the New York Times and Pitchfork, Laylit is celebrating its 7-year anniversary this fall with parties across the globe.

Laylit values inclusivity and unity across cultures, languages, dialects, religions, identity and sexual orientations.

Stay in the loop! Join our Laylit newsletter for future party drops and exclusive updates right here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/laylitnewsletter See you on the dance floor!

This is an 18+ event

Laylit

$20 Adv + Fees | 21+ | Early Show

***This is a seated event. First come, first served.***

Hayden Pedigo: man, myth, master of disguise; un-picker, finger-picker, absurdist, perfectionist. An innovator of the instrumental genre, challenger of the stereotypical, son of a truck-stop preacher. His new album, 'I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away' is, Hayden reflects, not a straightforward solo guitar record, but in a sense “a micro-dose psychedelic album." Unafraid to push the parameters of American primitive, the walls of the album’s world are fuzzed-up and glimmering. Pedigo’s trademark, highly skilled guitar compositions, more intricate than ever, are augmented by influences he’s never been able to achieve on previous records, drawing strongly from the uncanny psychedelia of larger-than-life culture in the American South, so often bigger, stranger, more unnerving than fiction. Throughout 'I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away', moments of genre-defying, unapologetic exuberance are carefully balanced with delicacy and intricacy.

Hayden Pedigo w/ Geoff Farina

Letting Go

Calling all service and music industry workers in Chicagoland! We're starting a special series on Mondays just for you, with chances to network, kick back, and commiserate with your fellow lifers. We'll have industry-specific DJs, plus a just for you drink combo — $10 for a Modelo pint and a shot of Don Julio, all night long, every Monday.

We open at 6 PM, DJ at 8 PM.

A range of Italo disco, house, techno, funk.

Industry Night w/ ADHDJ

$15 Adv + Fees | $20 at the Door | 21+

**A Night for Women, Non-Binary, and Trans Goths**

Featuring a risqué cabaret by Sihaya Scarlet and DJs Scary Lady Sarah and Lidia Domito

All proceeds donated to Chicago Women's Health Center

Chicago Gothic Scene Presents: Sisters and Shadows of the Night

Main Bar, Free Event | 21+

MAGENTA is a DJ and musician from Chicago known for spinning dark and gritty industrial, EBM, and punk as a resident DJ for Sinister Sundays.

Calling all service and music industry workers in Chicagoland! We're starting a special series on Mondays just for you, with chances to network, kick back, and commiserate with your fellow lifers. We'll have industry-specific DJs, plus a just for you drink combo — $10 for a Modelo pint and a shot of Don Julio, all night long, every Monday.

We open at 6 PM, DJ at 8 PM.

Industry Night w/ MAGENTA

Riot Fest Welcomes KiNG MALA: THE DEVOTION TOUR w/ Dezi

Chaos Mode

21+

Welcome to the Garden of Eden - a sapphic religious reclamation party. Come in your best biblical inspired fit, grab your catholic girls school bible, and hop into the free photobooth. Prepare to dance the night away with sets from Jeanine, performances from Haus of Paint, and more- its going to be the sapphic night of your dreams, just in time to wind down 2025.

Oh! And don't miss this.. It's Eden's 30th birthday which means we're celebrating ALL December birthdays, show ID at the door to get a Birthday Wristband and join the DJ on stage boiler room style.

New to Garden Of? Read our code of conduct and/or house rules! Tickets are non-refundable. 21+ always. By attending you consent to being photographed and used on socials.

Sapphic Garden Of Eden

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Party

$13 Adv + Fees | 21+

The Knee-Hi's are a female fronted garage rock band existing as a living love letter to rock & roll and have been described as the "sweethearts of punk rock". They're serving a mixture of rock, punk, glam, & power pop!

Bunny Gaubert is the front woman of LA-based Lucky Horse Red. Gaubert lived in Chicago for years and worked for venues like Empty Bottle and labels like Burger Records. Now, a full-time Playboy Model, Gaubert steps outside of her modeling-comfort-zone to write a heartfelt, intense, and droning record, informed by her musical experience. Described as a cross between Nico's vocal work and Marianne Faithfull's songwriting, the record clocks in around 42 minutes of pure psychedelic bliss. Lucky Horse Red is backed instrumentally by star power and incredible musicianship. Lucky Horse Red are a 6 piece comprised of vocalist Bunny Gaubert, bassist Keilah Nina of The Aquadolls, multi-instrumentalist and husband Laine Gaubert, Guitarist Mark Martino, Guitarist Jake Melendez, drummer Mika Rebina, and additions from pedal steel-er Colin Croom (Twin Peaks, MJ Lenderman's touring band) and harpist Leng Bian. Their self-titled debut record is available on streaming via Shuga Records.

The Knee Hi's w/ Babe Ruthless, Lucky Horse Red

Main Bar - Free Event | 21+

DJ SNOWDOGE joins us again, spinning lots of riot grrrl/feminist punk/post punk/garage music with emphasis on women transgender non binary artists.

Calling all service and music industry workers in Chicagoland! We're starting a special series on Mondays just for you, with chances to network, kick back, and commiserate with your fellow lifers. We'll have industry-specific DJs, plus a just for you drink combo — $10 for a Modelo pint and a shot of Don Julio, all night long, every Monday.

We open at 6 PM, DJ at 8 PM.

Industry Night w/ DJ Snowdoge

Main Bar - Free RSVP | 21+

Guitar for Guaraldi is an annual tribute series in Chicago devoted to pianist and composer Vince Guaraldi known famously for his work on the Charlie Brown holiday specials. Come get into the Christmas spirit, with the Mich Shirey Trio as they perform true-to-form guitar arrangements of the Charlie Brown Christmas album, along with favorites from Guaraldi’s catalog!

“Adapting the sound and swing of 88-note keyboard jazz to a stringed instrument is no small task, and the results aren’t always pleasant to the ear. (I speak from listening experience.) Mich, who has loved Guaraldi’s soundtrack since childhood, embraced the challenge and triumphed; his trio’s handling of this music delivers the same gentle, soulful spirit that makes that 1965 album a must-play experience every year.” – Derrick Bang, Author of “Vince Guaraldi at the Piano”

Guitar for Guaraldi: A Charlie Brown Christmas Tribute

Sliding Scale $15 + fees | 21+

WE L🫶VE CHICAGO!!!

Come spend a Friday evening in December listening to music, watching hilarious comedians, and buying art by local artists. Food in collaboration with Street Vendors of Chicago. All proceeds go to The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and The National Immigration Justice Center. Immigrants make Chicago F#cking awesome. We will be joined by artists Smushie, Astrachan, No Lonesome, and Trio. With comedy by Sonal Aggarwal, Hoja Lopez, Sage Huston, Kristi Durkin, Kenya Elan, Asra Khan, and Mo Burns. Get a portrait done by Terrible Portraits!

We Love Chicago Winter Festival

On The Rise: Nick Brower / Jonah Klein / Conor Lynch

Main Bar - Free Event | 21+

Join us on Friday, Dec. 26th, to celebrate the music of Prince and his connected bands and projects from The Time, Sheila E, Madhouse, Vanity 6, 94 East and more. Music starts at 9 p.m. w/ DJs MassTransit, Spinello, Ron Mahogany & J-Humph as we pay homage to the Purple One.

Princemas

Main Bar - Free Event | 21+

Round Trip Records owner Paul Nixon DJs all night long.

Industry Night sponsored by Don Julio.

Pairs well with Tequila: try our $10 shot + beer combo or our $12 ranch water!

Industry Night w/ Round Trip Records DJs

Sliding Scale | 21+

NOWHERE2RUN & Sleeping Village present... BLOODRAVE NYE

GOTH INDUSTRIAL TECHNO

FEATURING:

Rita Lukea (of Pixel Grip)

NOWHERE2RUN

DJ Speedsick

Anastasiia Zeitmann (of Sexual Purity)

Clarissa

visciouswishes B2B Duty

BLOODRAVE NYE

$15 Adv (with fees) $15 at Doors | 21+

Lé Bump is a Chicago-based DJ and creative collective shaping the future of the city's nightlife. Founded by BEN4EVR, Mel Brunelle, and NORMALDRUGS, the group has built a reputation for curating events that have grown from underground word-of-mouth to essential fixtures on the scene. Their sets move seamlessly through Chicago House, Trance, and UKG, delivering dynamic, high-energy experience that captivates crowds from start to finish.

Lé Bump (Tomorrow Never Knows Fest)

$17 Adv + Fees | 21+

This show is a part of Tomorrow Never Knows Fest! Check out other shows and learn more at tnkfest.com

99jakes w/ Andrewgoestohell, Casper McFadden (Tomorrow Never Knows Fest)

$13 Adv + Fees | 21+

Chicago's Mute Duo is Skyler Rowe (drums/percussion) and Sam Wagster (pedal steel). Building on simple, composed melodies, Mute Duo explores an atmosphere ranging from sparse chimes to pummeling drone with a free, rhythmic fluidity, and minimal electronic textures. Their second LP, ‘Lapse in Passage,’ was released by American Dreams Records in 2020, followed by ‘Migrant Flocks’ which came out in the spring of 2023. The duo frequently plays with special guests and recently released the cassette,’5amSky,’ (featuring a live collaboration with Matthew Lux, Andrew Scott Young, and Chelsea Bridge) on Astral Editions. In the summer of 2024, the Duo opened for REZN on an extensive three week West Coast tour.

Stephen Holliger is an Illinois-based sound artist and performer known for his project Swim Ignorant Fire, blending looped guitar, field recordings, and textural drones into deeply emotional soundscapes. His upcoming solo tour supports the release of Fives and Sixes on Room40 (Australia) — a record that weaves family archive tapes, memory, and loss into meditative ambient compositions. Whether solo or with Swim Ignorant Fire’s evolving ensemble, Holliger’s music explores grief, ritual, and renewal with raw honesty and patience. Longtime collaborator Nate Hahn will be joining this date on pedal steel guitar.

ragenap+dathon is the collaborative project of Joel Berk (ragenap) and Corey Lyons (dathon). Together, they weave meditative, intricate and immersive soundscapes that explore the outer reaches of drone, minimalism, and free improvisation. Each set is a unique journey, building on a foundation of coiled points and harmonic textures before pushing towards the dark star.

Mute Duo w/ Swim Ignorant Fire, ragenap+dathon (Tomorrow Never Knows Fest)

$22 Adv + Fees | 21+

This show is a part of Tomorrow Never Knows Fest! Check out other shows and learn more at tnkfest.com

Austra (Tomorrow Never Knows Fest)

Lose It

Austra - Risk It

$18 Adv + Fees | 21+

This show is a part of Tomorrow Never Knows Fest! Check out other shows and learn more at tnkfest.com

Motel Breakfast w/ Astrachan, Samuel Aaron (Tomorrow Never Knows Fest)

$18 Adv + Fees | 21+

From Chicago’s South Side, music artist Shawnee Dez intently engages her audience, encouraging energy exchanges first and foremost. Dez is concerned with ancestral knowledge and performance as an opportunity to channel from and communicate with the past, present, and future. In her 2025 single, Lullabye the Fire, Dez confronts the split nature of being an artist, creating during a time of mass destruction and confusion. Utilizing harmonic layering, a fusion of live instrumentation and digital production, and her dynamic, multi-ranged alto melodic voice, she paints a vivid picture. Dez is a self-taught sound healer who utilizes the wisdom of ancient instruments such as singing bowls, shakers, the gong, and her voice to promote full-body healing.

When off the stage, Shawnee’s work centers on creativity and community advocacy. She activates spaces such as SUG N JAM Open Mic, allowing participants to express themselves unapologetically. In June 2020, Shawnee organized the first mass Juneteenth Black JoyRide bike ride, a critical mass demonstration through Chicago’s Metropolitan area. This ride was born as a symbol of liberation and mobility, attributes Dez often speaks of in her music.

Lilla Sol is a Chicago-based sister duo that creates genre blending music rooted in storytelling. For these sisters, music is a means of cathartic expression; a key to deeper understanding of both personal and shared experiences. Their sound explores sonic realms that include piano, cello, guitar, and lush vocal harmony.

Shawnee Dez w/ Lilla Sol (Tomorrow Never Knows Fest)

$22.50 Adv + Fees | 21+

Shiner has always been about evolution, dodging genre labels and pushing musical boundaries since their inception in the early '90s. Known for their punishing yet melodic approach to rock, the band’s sound has morphed from the raw, untamed energy of their early years to something more refined, layered, and introspective on their latest release, BELIEVEYOUME.

Schadenfreude, the band's last record, released just as the world was shutting down in early 2020. "Great timing on our part," says Josh Newton (guitar). "Schadenfreude was dark and maybe a little claustrophobic, which makes sense, in retrospect. This new record, BELIEVEYOUME, feels more open and more immediate. We came in with fewer pre-written ideas and just reacted to each other in real time. Less brooding, more instinct. Still heavy, still weird—just breathing a little more."

Recorded over a series of multi-day sessions at bass player / engineer Paul Malinowski’s Kansas City studio (Massive Sound), BELIEVEYOUME took shape quickly and with purpose. "Initially, it was a process of sifting through phone recordings, picking what hit us, and then going straight into the studio to flesh it out,” says Allen Epley (vocals / guitar). “The results felt immediate, with no room for overthinking.” While most of the basic recording was all done live, additional instrumentation was tracked by Josh Newton (guitars / keyboards) at Massive Sound and at his home in LA, and Epley's vocals were tracked at his home studio in Chicago. Once the songs were locked, occasional touring member and mixer Mario Quintero (Spotlights) and Malinowski fine-tuned the mixes before handing the record off to Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering in Portland. In the end, the band's mix of live, spontaneous energy and post-production prowess shaped the final sound, a blend of the band’s signature heaviness with a newfound openness.

Lyrically, BELIEVEYOUME wanders into much more introspective territory, touching on themes of aging, relationships, and escapism. “We really dug into the personal stuff this time,” Epley shares, explaining certain songs explore the dark humor of relationships gone wrong, while other songs center on manipulation, toxic behavior, and our collective unwillingness to face what is coming. As a whole, the record is a reflection on the struggles and contradictions in life, all wrapped up in Shiner’s signature blend of heavy riffs and haunting melodies. The title BELIEVEYOUME comes from a phrase in “Asleep in the Trunk,” one of the record’s standout tracks. “It’s one of those phrases that’s tossed around so much it’s lost its meaning,” Epley explains. “But when you step back and think about it, it can mean so many things in the context of a relationship. It could be about believing in yourself, in the other person, or in the relationship as a whole, or it could be about the loss of belief.” That ambiguity is central to the album’s themes, relationships that ebb and flow, and the complexity of human connection.

With BELIEVEYOUME, Shiner has created a record that feels both immediate and timeless. It’s the band at their most honest, raw, and self-aware. While Shiner's sonic influences continue to evolve, they remain rooted in the shared experiences that have always bonded them as musicians. “Honestly, the biggest influence is just the band itself,” says Malinowski. “Our sound has grown and changed so much over the years, and that evolution led us to this record.” As for their plans to bring it all to the stage, the band is already looking ahead to an extensive tour in 2025, including dates across the U.S., Europe, and beyond. “The plan is to tour the universe and beyond,” Epley jokes, “but in all seriousness, we’ll be coming to most places soon.”

From their early days of shaking the walls of basement shows to their latest sonic adventure, Shiner has never stopped pushing forward. And as always, they’re still making music for themselves...and for anyone who’s ready to listen.

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