Uncovering Chicago’s underground #AtoZChallenge

As in years past, this month I’m participating in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. 2016 marks my fifth anniversary, so to celebrate, I’m hosting Friday Blog-Ins here in San Diego; you can find out more info about where we’re meeting each week on my A to Z Challenge page.

My monthly theme is Chicago From A to Z, so stay tuned from Monday to Saturday for new posts on the Windy City. Or sign up for my mailing list (delivered weekly, on Fridays) so you don’t miss a thing!

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What’s underground in Chicago?

Some of these are physically underground, while other are more a state of mind…

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• Chicago Underground Collective – a series of musical duos that consists of rotating personnel; this link goes to the fifth album, Boca Negra, by Chad Taylor and Rob Mazurek
• Chicago Underground Film Festival (June 1-5, 2016) – the longest running underground film festival in the world (founded in 1993), showcasing independent, experimental and documentary films
• Chicago Underground Comedy – from their website: “this alt-comedy haven revels in its reputation as a comic’s playground, and has no regrets for any of the silly goofs, wacky antics, or plain-old tomfoolery it may have gotten into after a few drinks over the years”
• Choose Chicago – Underground Chicago: The Layers of Our City
• Underground – a bar on the Near North Side, open from 10 PM to 4 AM, Wednesdays through Sundays (open ’til 5 AM on Saturdays)

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Like its neighbor to the north, Montreal, Chicago also has an Underground City of sorts. They call it the Pedway, and it’s actually more of an underground walkway than a full-fledged city, but it’s a good start, especially during those frosty Midwestern winters!

Prince songs that start with U

In continued tribute to Prince, your video of the day is Uptown.

Uptown: it’s where I wanna be
Uptown: set your mind free
Uptown: get my body hot
Get down – I don’t wanna stop

What about U?

Have you ever explored any underground cities or sights?

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