The lovely and vivacious mrs. o and I got a chance to see Dick Dale, with opening act Ambassadors to Earth, a couple three weeks ago at SPACE in Evanston.

It was a pretty good show. Double barrelled surf rock! Amplification was perfect. A good time was had by all.

A cozy little venue it is, bar/pizza joint in front. Order a pie, eat while you listen to music. Waitresses make sure you don't go dry.

SPACE hosts a variety of acts. We'll go back for sure, if and when another act suits our fancy.

http://evanstonspace.com/

I agree, the Space is a great venue and they usually have pretty good acts. I also saw Dick Dale there a couple of years ago or so. I wonder why he only plays there when he comes to Chicago, I would love to see him at Martyr's or Fiztgeralds, which are closer to me!

My guess is , they are'nt offering to pay him as much as Space is. To my knowledge , he has'nt played either venue. Maybe Fitzgerald's once or twice. I really stopped following him a long time ago , so , I'm not sure.