Chicago

1840 N Damen Ave, at Churchill; Bucktown; 773.904.8364

Just opened by a former attorney who fondly remembers surviving largely on soup during his broke law student days, BSC is a bright, pastel-walled 16-seat cafe keeping it simple with a rotating selection of nine soups (pulled from the owner's 90-strong list), beginning with standards like lobster bisque, fire roasted vegetable, and Michigan mushroom barley. Stay tuned for signature items like a spicy crab with toasted corn, a summer-appropriate gazpacho, and "gumbolaya", an andouille-chicken-shrimp filled Cajun-Creole hybrid that, unlike you, also has mussels.

Chi's BTC has just rolled out a robust line of off-kilter tees inspired by flicks you probably caught on cable last night. Among the sweetness is a shot of the infamous "Brooks was here/So was Red" room from Shawshank, a couple of Blues Brothers tributes (the famed "106 miles to Chicago..." with requisite sunglasses and cigarettes, and a closeup of Elwood's 1060 W. Addison driver's license), and "El Perfecto Asesino", a black-and-white portrait of Leon from The Professional (No women, no kids. That's the rules.). Rules Leon learned from Artie Lange.

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7-10pm at Holiday Club, 4000 N Sheridan Rd, at Irving Park; Wrigleyville; 773.348.9600

Break up the monotony of midweek with Thrillst's Old School Summer Throwback Party, a wild shindig going down tonight at Holiday Club to commemorate the swingin' summers of days of yore with free-flowing Canadian Club and Dos Equis, go-go dancing goodness compliments of the Janes, t-shirt giveaways from the Novem Store, and tuneage from Dave Roberts, who you should remember to compliment on his 2004 ALCS performance.