michael mcdermott @ the SPACE in evanston

last night, one of heath's friends called us up to let us know that he and his girlfriend were on their way to evanston to see michael mcdermott at the space and to ask if we wanted to join them. after dinner at the firehouse grill, we went over to the new venue called the space (the society for preservation of art and culture in evanston - clever, right?). the location contains a restaurant/lounge, as well as a multi use room (performances, art shows, etc.), and recording space. it's about 3-4 blocks from our apartment and just opened in february. we had been meaning to check it out, as it was new, always packed, and looked like it had a really cool atmosphere. we were extremely impressed with the place last night. the music was fantastic (michael's performance was incredible, and we got to sit at a little bistro table about 15 ft away from the stage), the room that he played in was amazing with great atmosphere, and, although we didn't eat last night, we've since heard the food is very good, particularly their wood-fired pizzas. unfortunately, i don't have any pictures, but we're excited that such a fun place opened up so close to us!