Friday Nights Live at Montrose Room October 9, 2009

Cutting-edge bands and music aficionados are converging once a week at the new Montrose Room in Rosemont for Friday Nights Live, a rousing music showcase featuring some of Chicagoland’s most acclaimed bands. Located in the chic InterContinental Chicago O’Hare hotel (5300 N. River Road, Rosemont), The Montrose Room brings the high energy of the Windy City to Rosemont packaged in an intimate nightclub setting. Boasting a state-of-the-art acoustic design, ringside cabaret seating (think Park West – West) and the Ice Bar – a suave lounge that serves martinis in glasses made of pure ice, The Montrose Room is the suburb’s hottest new venue for an unforgettable night of entertainment.

The Lineup (bios and/or photos available upon request to publicist Jody Grimaldi):
10/9 – FNR (80s and 90s Hard Rock hits and Pop songs of today)
10/16 – Lubriphonic (groovy Organic Funk Rock)
10/23 – Train Company (Rock/Blues/Pop) and Chris Buerhle (Pop/Rock)
10/30 – Dave Tamkin (Rhythmic-Acoustic Rock)
11/6 – Kimi Hayes (Rock/Blues/Country)
11/13 – Robert Hynes Band (Rock/Blues)
11/27 – Xristo & Caison (R&B/Hip Hop/Rap), Dual Impact (Club/Pop/Rock) and Holy Nothing (Rock) – plus a fashion show

The Essentials:
The Montrose Room doors open for Friday Nights Live at 8:30 pm, and the cover is only $5 per person. Patrons must be 18 and older for admittance. Drink specials include $3 domestic beers and $5 Absolut cocktails. Convenient on-site parking is $5 or free with $10 purchase (bar or admission). For more information on The Montrose Room, please visit www.icohare.com/montrose_room or call 847/544-5300.

About the InterContinental Chicago O’Hare:
The InterContinental O’Hare offers a variety of entertaining and cultural experiences that set it apart from its competitors and increase guest loyalty. The year-old hotel attracts leisure travelers, business professionals and local residents alike. With an acclaimed art gallery cared for by three professional curators, three on-site restaurants including McCormick & Schmick’s and The

Capital Grille, and the new Montrose Room, the InterContinental O’Hare is in a league of its own among large hotels in the area and offers entertainment that rivals the best in the region. For more information on the InterContinental O’Hare, visit www.icohare.com or call 847/544-5300.

About Portfolio Hotels & Resorts:
Headquartered in Oak Brook, IL, Portfolio Hotels & Resorts is a hospitality management company that specializes in managing unique, boutique-style hotels, destination resorts and significant branded urban hotels in major domestic and destination markets. The company was established in 2005 by former Chicago-based Coastal Hotels founders Helmut Horn and Graham Hershman, industry veterans whose past experience includes development of the Hawthorne Suites brand, the Highlands Inn in Carmel, CA, and Cheeca Lodge in the Florida Keys. Their current portfolio of 24 branded and independent hotels includes the boutique Inns of Monterey properties in Monterey, CA; the Orchard Garden Hotel in San Francisco, the first newly constructed LEED-certified hotel in California; the upscale Harvest Inn in St. Helena in the Napa Valley, the 470 room Hyatt Regency Woodfield in Schaumburg, IL, the 802 room Sheraton Gateway LAX, and the 560 room luxury InterContinental Chicago O’Hare. For more information about the company, visit www.portfoliohotels.com.

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