(from chicagoist.com)

Wicker Park used to be the heartbeat of Chicago’s music scene; you couldn’t stumble four feet without running into a band playing in a club, on the street or in the back of a taco shop. With this move, Wicker Park has lost one of its great cultural anchors.

Losing Double Door is a huge blow to Chicago. The only thing that lessens that blow is the understanding that the owners are looking into a new space and will launch a new era of live music elsewhere. But if ever you thought you heard the death knell of what made Wicker Park Wicker Park, it has finally sounded now.

I was lucky enough to unknowingly see the venue’s final show—a bill that included many bands I’d booked in the past and both bandmates and staff I had spent decades with. I prefer to remember the room like that: vibrant and full of life. But I think it’s a crime no one ever got to say a proper goodbye. (MORE HERE)

We’ve posted on this story as it has unfolded. It’s just sad. I wish it wasn’t real. I hope when they open their next venue we will all christen it with something awesome together!! Thanks Double Door for giving so much to the city of Chicago.