Hey guys, I introduced myself in the lodging thread, but I'll do it again here in case some havent read that one.
I live 2 minutes away from where this years Powerfest is going to be. I am pumped to be able to see Morgana Lefay in my hometown. I've been a fan since my senior year of high school shortly after Sanctified came out. I've bought every album since then as they came out.
I was at last years show. I was the guy that sang Rumours of Rain karaoke the night before last year.
As for stuff to do. I'll say this, Mr Kelley's Music Box is a physically larger venue than JJ Kelleys is, so for that, there will be more room for the show, but unfortunately, its in a much more boring area.
If any of you are looking for something to do the night before the show, there are two strip clubs near the place. One is about 3 minutes down the road, called Club 390. Its a topless bar with full nude dances. I believe the cover is $10, but its a pretty decent place. About 5 minutes away, on route 30 is Jimmy's. Its not as nice of a place, but theres no cover to get in. I know alot of you are staying in the hotels near I-80 and Halsted. There is another nudie bar called The Skybox which is about 2 minutes north of that area that is fairly large. I know they have full nude private dances there, but they also have a $10 cover. Although all well drinks and bottled beers are $1. If you want to know where the places are with "champagne rooms", well, you'll just have to ask!
If nudity isnt your thing, theres a little shithole bar across the street from the Musicbox called TZers. Its sort of a neighborhood type bar. Not much is exciting there, but they do have 4-5 pool tables and is decently sized, so theres places to sit down.
If you want to go to a little nicer of a bar, theres a couple in Homewood, IL, which is about 5 minutes away from the Music box. Two that come in mind are Lassens, and the Fifth Quarter. Fifth Quarter is a bit larger of a bar, and has more TVs in it and an excellent kitchen. It is a typical sports bar themed place. Lassens is a smaller bar, but on Thursday nights, they have 25 cent wings, and I tell ya, these are some of the best wings I've ever had. Theyre huge...bigger than Hooters wings. Plus they also serve $2.50 32 oz Mason Jars with Bud Light if thats your thing. I highly recomend the wings if you want. Another cool thing about Lassens is they have one of those Internet jukeboxes where you can download some obscure stuff and play it. You cant get Morgana Lefay on it, but people look at me weird when I am playing old school Anthrax, Testament, and Maiden on there!
Lets see...if you wanted to go back to JJ Kelleys (where the show was last year) for some Thursday night karaoke, its maybe a 15-20 minute drive...depending on traffic. There is still a LOT of construction around where JJ Kelleys is.
If you want Hooters, the one by JJ Kelleys in Lansing, IL is the nearest one...so once again, thats about 15-20 minutes from the Music box.
I am grasping for things to do in the area, but if anyone has any questions, I'm here to answer them! Take care!
-Mike
I live 2 minutes away from where this years Powerfest is going to be. I am pumped to be able to see Morgana Lefay in my hometown. I've been a fan since my senior year of high school shortly after Sanctified came out. I've bought every album since then as they came out.
I was at last years show. I was the guy that sang Rumours of Rain karaoke the night before last year.
As for stuff to do. I'll say this, Mr Kelley's Music Box is a physically larger venue than JJ Kelleys is, so for that, there will be more room for the show, but unfortunately, its in a much more boring area.
If any of you are looking for something to do the night before the show, there are two strip clubs near the place. One is about 3 minutes down the road, called Club 390. Its a topless bar with full nude dances. I believe the cover is $10, but its a pretty decent place. About 5 minutes away, on route 30 is Jimmy's. Its not as nice of a place, but theres no cover to get in. I know alot of you are staying in the hotels near I-80 and Halsted. There is another nudie bar called The Skybox which is about 2 minutes north of that area that is fairly large. I know they have full nude private dances there, but they also have a $10 cover. Although all well drinks and bottled beers are $1. If you want to know where the places are with "champagne rooms", well, you'll just have to ask!
If nudity isnt your thing, theres a little shithole bar across the street from the Musicbox called TZers. Its sort of a neighborhood type bar. Not much is exciting there, but they do have 4-5 pool tables and is decently sized, so theres places to sit down.
If you want to go to a little nicer of a bar, theres a couple in Homewood, IL, which is about 5 minutes away from the Music box. Two that come in mind are Lassens, and the Fifth Quarter. Fifth Quarter is a bit larger of a bar, and has more TVs in it and an excellent kitchen. It is a typical sports bar themed place. Lassens is a smaller bar, but on Thursday nights, they have 25 cent wings, and I tell ya, these are some of the best wings I've ever had. Theyre huge...bigger than Hooters wings. Plus they also serve $2.50 32 oz Mason Jars with Bud Light if thats your thing. I highly recomend the wings if you want. Another cool thing about Lassens is they have one of those Internet jukeboxes where you can download some obscure stuff and play it. You cant get Morgana Lefay on it, but people look at me weird when I am playing old school Anthrax, Testament, and Maiden on there!
Lets see...if you wanted to go back to JJ Kelleys (where the show was last year) for some Thursday night karaoke, its maybe a 15-20 minute drive...depending on traffic. There is still a LOT of construction around where JJ Kelleys is.
If you want Hooters, the one by JJ Kelleys in Lansing, IL is the nearest one...so once again, thats about 15-20 minutes from the Music box.
I am grasping for things to do in the area, but if anyone has any questions, I'm here to answer them! Take care!
-Mike
