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The California Clipper The California Clipper is Humboldt Park's longest standing lounge. Cocktails, Live Music, and DJs

SNAPPED! 📸Last Saturday with Nanoos ننوس nanoos was a night to remember! The dance floor was jukin’ all night long. So m...
10/10/2026

SNAPPED! 📸

Last Saturday with Nanoos ننوس nanoos was a night to remember! The dance floor was jukin’ all night long. So much love to everyone who came out and kept it moving! 🪩

Here are some of our favorite moments from the night. Spot yourself? Tag your friends!

We’re back at it tonight with a brand new party, KLASH KLASH Party Chicago ! Come through and let’s keep the weekend going!

📸 : Ethan Jollie

THIS WEEK AT THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER:TUE 9.29 | De Aquí Y De Allá : Gilberto Méndez Rodríguez - Hispanic Heritage Month B...
09/28/2026

THIS WEEK AT THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER:

TUE 9.29 | De Aquí Y De Allá : Gilberto Méndez Rodríguez - Hispanic Heritage Month Bar Pop Up with Don Julio · 7P · FREE · Hispanic Heritage Month Pop Up! Speciality Cocktails & more.

TUE 9.29 | TRIAGE : An Industry Night - Jaqattaque, Dan B. Hood, and Jesse Sandwich · 8P · FREE · Open Format, Left Field, Punk, Pop, Minimal, Techno, House, and more. $8 Industry Handshakes.

WED 9.30 | Selections by the Clipper Bartenders · 6P · FREE · Jazz, RnB, 70s, Soul, Latin Soul, Rancheros, Dub, Minimal, Pop, 80s, 90s, New Wave, Post Punk, Coldwave, and more.

THUR 10.1 | The Bradleigh Calvin Group · 8P · FREE · Jazz, Standards, Original Music, and more. Live Music.

FRI 10.2 | Martez Brown & Brian Borden · 9P · $5 · House, Disco, Groove, Funk, Soul, Classics , Left Field, Ítalo, and more.

SAT 10.3 | Rami Gabriel · 8P · $5 · Blues, Jazz, Soul, Dub, Psych, Funk, and more. Live Music.

SAT 10.3 | Night with Nanoos ft S.Dot · 10P · $5 before 11 $10 After · Club, House, Bounce, Juke, Edits, Party Anthems, Pop, and more.

SUN 10.4 | Selections by the Clipper Bartenders · 6P · FREE · Jazz, RnB, 70s, Soul, Latin Soul, Rancheros, Dub, Minimal, Pop, 80s, 90s, New Wave, Post Punk, Coldwave, and more.

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HAPPY HOUR TUESDAY - SUNDAY 6-8 PM

Happy Hour at the Clipper! 🍸Come hang with us! Tuesday - Sunday 6–8 PMDrinks, good music, and good company.See you at th...
09/16/2026

Happy Hour at the Clipper! 🍸

Come hang with us!
Tuesday - Sunday 6–8 PM
Drinks, good music, and good company.

See you at the bar!

THIS WEEK AT THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER:TUE 9.15 | De Aquí Y De Allá : David Leon Jr - Hispanic Heritage Month Bar Pop Up wi...
09/14/2026

THIS WEEK AT THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER:

TUE 9.15 | De Aquí Y De Allá : David Leon Jr - Hispanic Heritage Month Bar Pop Up with Don Julio · 7P · FREE · Hispanic Heritage Month Pop Up! Speciality Cocktails & more. aliciaenagave Don Julio Tequila

TUE 9.15 | CHAR : Lea Jaffe (Live), Sulffffffur, Sydfalls, Cryym (Live) · 9P · FREE · Electronic, Experimental, Techno, Ambient, Downtempo, Contemporary Music, and more. Live Music.

WED 9.16 | Clipper-oke with Mary · 9P · FREE · Karaoke, Fun, and more.

THUR 9.17 | LeRoy Bach & Dan Bitney · 7P · FREE · Improvisational, Jazz, Experimental, Electronic, Ambient, Percussion, and more. Live Music.

THUR 9.17 | Moren###, Miss T***k USA, Jaxx : Hosted by Tala Gallery & Jupiter Magazine · 9P · FREE · Techno, Club, Edits, and more. tala.chicago jupiter.magazine

FRI 9.18 | La Cantera presented by SRBCC · 7P · $5 · Latin Jazz, Afro Latin Jazz, Latin Classics, and more. Live Music. Segundo Ruiz Belvis

FRI 9.18 | TGIF : Gene Hunt & Sunshine Rewind · 9P · FREE · House, Disco, Groove, Funk, Chicago House , Classics , Edits, and more.

SAT 9.19 | Dill Costa Quartet · 8P · $5 · Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Samba, Brazilian Pop, Classics, and more. Live Music.

SAT 9.19 | Fugitive Artifact : In Service to the Jack Release Party - Fugitive Artifact, Conflict Bureau, Tim Zawada · 10P · $5 · House, Jak, Mutant Beat, Classics, Club, and more.

SUN 9.20 | Selections by the Clipper Bartenders · 6P · FREE · Jazz, RnB, 70s, Soul, Latin Soul, Rancheros, Dub, Minimal, Pop, 80s, 90s, New Wave, Post Punk, Coldwave, and more.

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HAPPY HOUR TUESDAY - SUNDAY 6-8 PM

THIS WEEK AT THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER:TUE 9.15 | De Aquí Y De Allá : David Leon Jr - Hispanic Heritage Month Bar Pop Up wi...
09/14/2026

THIS WEEK AT THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER:

TUE 9.15 | De Aquí Y De Allá : David Leon Jr - Hispanic Heritage Month Bar Pop Up with Don Julio · 7P · FREE · Hispanic Heritage Month Pop Up! Speciality Cocktails & more. Don Julio Tequila aliciaenagave

TUE 9.15 | CHAR : Lea Jaffe (Live), Sulffffffur, Sydfalls, Cryym (Live) · 9P · FREE · Electronic, Experimental, Techno, Ambient, Downtempo, Contemporary Music, and more. Live Music.

WED 9.16 | Clipper-oke with Mary · 9P · FREE · Karaoke, Fun, and more.

THUR 9.17 | LeRoy Bach & Dan Bitney · 7P · FREE · Improvisational, Jazz, Experimental, Electronic, Ambient, Percussion, and more. Live Music.

THUR 9.17 | Miss T***k USA, Moren###, Jaxx : Hosted by Tala Gallery & Jupiter Magazine · 9P · FREE · Techno, Club, Edits, and more. jupiter.magazine tala.chicago

FRI 9.18 | La Cantera presented by SRBCC · 7P · $5 · Latin Jazz, Afro Latin Jazz, Latin Classics, and more. Live Music. Segundo Ruiz Belvis

FRI 9.18 | TGIF : Gene Hunt & Sunshine Rewind · 9P · FREE · House, Disco, Groove, Funk, Chicago House , Classics , Edits, and more.

SAT 9.19 | Dill Costa Quartet · 8P · $5 · Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Samba, Brazilian Pop, Classics, and more. Live Music.

SAT 9.19 | Fugitive Artifact : In Service to the Jack Release Party - Fugitive Artifact, Conflict Bureau, Tim Zawada · 10P · $5 · House, Jak, Mutant Beat, Classics, Club, and more.

SUN 9.20 | Selections by the Clipper Bartenders · 6P · FREE · Jazz, RnB, 70s, Soul, Latin Soul, Rancheros, Dub, Minimal, Pop, 80s, 90s, New Wave, Post Punk, Coldwave, and more.

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HAPPY HOUR TUESDAY - SUNDAY 6-8 PM

Join the amazing team at one of the city’s most historic venues, and the neighborhood’s most beloved. We are looking to ...
09/10/2026

Join the amazing team at one of the city’s most historic venues, and the neighborhood’s most beloved. We are looking to meet hard-working, fun-loving, problem-solving, good-spirited, music-loving people to be part of building the future for a legendary Chicago institution.

Please send  resume/work history to [email protected]

THIS WEEK AT THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER:TUE 9.8 | Selections by the Clipper Bartenders · 6P · FREE · Jazz, RnB, 70s, Soul, L...
09/07/2026

THIS WEEK AT THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER:

TUE 9.8 | Selections by the Clipper Bartenders · 6P · FREE · Jazz, RnB, 70s, Soul, Latin Soul, Rancheros, Dub, Minimal, Pop, 80s, 90s, New Wave, Post Punk, Coldwave, and more.

WED 9.9 | Selections by the Clipper Bartenders · 6P · FREE · Jazz, RnB, 70s, Soul, Latin Soul, Rancheros, Dub, Minimal, Pop, 80s, 90s, New Wave, Post Punk, Coldwave, and more.

THUR 9.10 | Selections by the Clipper Bartenders · 6P · FREE · Jazz, RnB, 70s, Soul, Latin Soul, Rancheros, Dub, Minimal, Pop, 80s, 90s, New Wave, Post Punk, Coldwave, and more.

FRI 9.11 | Rene Avila’s Afro Cuban Band · 7P · $5 · Mambo, Salsa, Jazz, Afro Cuban, Guajiro, Danzón, Guaracha, and more. Live Music.

FRI 9.11 | Big Fellas: Shon Dervis & Mr.Jaytoo · 9P · $5 · House, Disco, Edits, Groove, Funk, Classics, and more.

SAT 9.12 | Dirty Disco: Erica Kane, Mothafunk, Roar Medicine · 10P · $5 · Disco, Groove, Funk, Classics, House, Edits, and more.

SUN 9.13 | Selections by the Clipper Bartenders · 6P · FREE · Jazz, RnB, 70s, Soul, Latin Soul, Rancheros, Dub, Minimal, Pop, 80s, 90s, New Wave, Post Punk, Coldwave, and more.

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HAPPY HOUR TUESDAY - SUNDAY 6-8 PM

THIS WEEK AT THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER:TUE 9.1 | Hot on the Heels : Ryan Sullivan (LIVE), Wheelbite, Beau Wanzer · 9P · FRE...
08/31/2026

THIS WEEK AT THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER:

TUE 9.1 | Hot on the Heels : Ryan Sullivan (LIVE), Wheelbite, Beau Wanzer · 9P · FREE · Electronic, Electro, Techno, Club, Minimal, Mutant, Experimental, and more. Live Music.

WED 9.2 | Backwoods Barbie : A Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Dolly Parton. Hosted by Ramona Slick with DJ sets by Dan B. Hood & Miss Toto. Performances by Ramona Slick, Helvetikah Black, Vanda LaRose, and Matisyn Darling · 8P · $5 All Door Proceeds to Brave Space Alliance · Join us for a night celebrating her life, her music, and everything she gave us along the way. We’ll have performances, DJs, and plenty of Dolly throughout the night.

THUR 9.3 | Millia, Lizard & Company · 6P · FREE · Ambient, Electronic, Dub, Groove, House, and more.

FRI 9.4 | The John Wesley Experience · 7P · $5 · Jazz, RnB, Soul, Neo Soul, and more. Live Music.

FRI 9.4 | Dion Bracken & DJ Bullit · 9P · $5 · House, Disco, Edits, Deep House, Classics, and more.

SAT 9.5 | Natalie Scharf Quartet · 8P · $5 · Jazz, Swing, Bops, 20s and 30s, and more. Live Music.

SAT 9.5 | Night with Nanoos ft dev.n · 10P · $5 before 11 $10 After · Juke, Club, House, Footwork, Global, Edits, and more.

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HAPPY HOUR TUESDAY - SUNDAY 6-8 PM

Tonight! We celebrate the birthday of the King of Pop! Michael Jackson Birthday Tribute with Jesse De La Peña and Rick C...
08/29/2026

Tonight! We celebrate the birthday of the King of Pop!

Michael Jackson Birthday Tribute with Jesse De La Peña and Rick Cruz · 9P · $5 · Hits, Classics, and Deep Cuts from Michael Jackson and more. Fresh Mixes & Nonstop Dancefloor Magic. Funk, Open Format, RnB, and more.

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