Hot For Skippy

Who remembers a venue down in Steger, IL called Another Hole In The Wall? 🤘

We had some memorable Hot For Skippy shows there back in the day. Maybe not the best location (ha!), but definitely some fun times on that stage. We booked those gigs through Xeonlive Management – remember working with Darlene to get those dates locked in!

That venue also holds a less-than-fond memory... it's where our drummer's cymbals got stolen right during load-out! 😡 That sucked big time and hit the wallet pretty hard.

BUT, on a much brighter note, it wasn't all bad! Another Hole In The Wall was also the place where we first met the guys in Hemlock! Seriously cool dudes with awesome personalities – running into them was definitely a highlight of playing there. Crazy how connections happen!

Anyone else ever play or catch a show at Another Hole In The Wall back then?

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! Who remembers Hot For Skippy battling it out back in the day? 🤘 We clawed our way to the finals in the Battle of the Bands!
One of the iconic venues hosting those finals was Stage 83 in Lemont. Selling tickets was WORK, but playing that stage was always epic. Those shows, often put on by Gorilla Productions (still going?), definitely helped us book gigs later on, even taking us out to Cleveland!
Stage 83 was a blast outside the competitions too. Shame it became the Jaguar Club and eventually closed. Let's be real, Stage 83 was the OG spot! 😂
Big question for the locals: Did you ever hang out at Stage 83 back then? What shows did you see there?