Any loyal reader of Nerd City will already know that our friend TEM is an exceptionally talented artist/designer who makes some totally mind-blowing digital collages that he makes available for download directly from his Flickr here. You may notice something particularly interested about his latest piece, Untitled 27, though.  That’s right!  It’s the Nerd City [...]

It came, I saw, I got shnockered. The Craft Brewers Conference and World Beer Cup arrived in Chicago last week, and Nerd City was there for pics!

The opening night “gala” @ the Field Museum totally ruled. Our good buddies/sponsor Piece Brewery was there, and their pizza was a total hit.

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The week of April 7th, our beautiful city of Chicago is being invaded…by Beer!

The Craft Brewers Conference and World Beer Cup are being held at the Sheraton, and it’s going to be the shit! Our sponsor/best-brewery-in-the-world Piece Brewery will be there, and Nerd City can’t wait to see them win.

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Piece Brewery (awesome sponsor and home of the world-famous Nerd City podcast) is hosting their “Jam For Haiti” featuring legendary Cheap Trick-er Rick Nielsen Tonight!

Party starts @ 9 p.m.  With beer sales and $5 cover going to an important cause, you can finally use your drinking problem for good (after so much bad).
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It’s almost here! One of the coolest events in Chicago Nerd history, this Saturday March 6th, Chicago Comics and Challengers Comics present their “Strange Tales” signing and party (with beer provided by Nerd City and Piece).

Seriously, this should be so rad it will hurt.

Our good buddies, rockers Galactic Inmate, are playing  Cal’s thanksgiving eve night! Swing by Piece first to drink some Festivus beer, then head down to the loop’s shittiest/best bar:  Cal’s Liquors. Seriously, Cal’s is a super rad joint and Galactic Inmate totally rule. This is a show not to be missed.

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Wednesday night, @ Piece Brewery @ 9PM, it’s Thanksgiving Eve! Featuring $4 Wild Turkey shots, the tapping of their holiday Festivus beer, and live band karaoke, it is guaranteed to be the shit. Plus, enjoy your last non-turkey related meal for months with some of their deeeelicious pizza.

Piece Brewery
1927 W. North Ave.
Chicago, Il 60622
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This Tuesday, Sept. 29th, Piece Brewery celebrates Oktoberfest. Featuring the tapping of their Oktoberfest brew, and a specially-featured Thuringer pizza, this should, as always, be a drunken, lederhosen-clad good time. Das is all.

Come out to Piece on Monday evening, June 15th, from 5-7 p.m. to help Nerd City record the landmark 50th episode of our podcast!  This promises to be a star-studded event featuring many of our past guests and, hopefully, you!  Come hang out with us, have some great pizza and beer, and maybe chime in [...]

Starting this Monday, Dec. 8th, Nerd City will begin recording our podcast every Monday @ 5 pm at Piece Brewery,  1927 W. North Avenue, Chicago, Il. Stop by for beer specials, pizza, and nerd-related goodness. This Monday  our guest will be Piece brewer Jonathan Cutler. See you there.