Enjoy more time to make fresh memories with family and friends with a 3rd night complimentary.
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Stay 2 nights, receive the 3rd night complimentary for select dates and room types. Resort fees are charged on all nights. Based on availability at time of booking. May not be combined with any other offer, package, promotion or amenity inclusive program.
This spring season, embrace time together that will leave you with cherished memories to last a lifetime. Play in the Coliseum Pool and explore Crystal Cove beach. Luxuriate in our oversized Villas and spacious Bungalows that are designed to welcome all ages with the comforts of home while relishing the resort life.
Minimum 2 night stay required. Nightly Resort Credits are applicable towards food & beverage, spa, golf, or cabana rentals. Credits are not cumulative; any unused portion is not combinable with credits on additional nights. Cannot be applied towards room and tax, resort fee, retail, alcohol, events, any applicable taxes, gratuities, delivery charges and/or service charges. Credits have no cash value if unused. Complimentary upgrade is a one level upgrade from the room type originally booked. Promotion is based on availability at time of booking. May not be combined with any other offer, package, promotion or amenity inclusive program.
This is the golf trip you and your friends have been waiting for. Enjoy 36-holes of ocean view golf, great food, craft cocktails and resort-living in a Villa with plenty of space for everyone in your group.
Minimum 2 night stay required. Daily $300 Golf or Spa credit can only be used towards golf green fees or spa treatments. Daily breakfast credits can be used at Coliseum Pool & Grill or In-Room Dining. Credits are not applicable towards room and tax, resort fee, retail, alcohol, event, any applicable taxes, gratuities, delivery charges and/or service charges.May not be redeemed for cash. Credits are not cumulative and must be used daily. Offer may not be combined with any other offer, package, promotion or amenity inclusive program. Credits are only valid for the stay dates of the reservation.
Linger together a little longer with this transporting two-night retreat. Enjoy soothing renewal massages, delicious dining with the freshest local ingredients, and the privacy of your spacious Bungalow. Special savings on additional treatments and retail therapy in the Spa Boutique invite you to take the time to treat yourself well.
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Minimum length of stay and room category restrictions may apply to some dates. Please note that a change in the number of adults will impact your nightly room rate. Full Terms & Conditions
Golf Package: Package Includes 15% off room accommodations, one (1) round of golf and one (1) complimentary twilight round per registered guest. Subject to availability. Minimum length of stay and room category restrictions may apply to some dates. Adding or changing the number of registered guests will change the room rate and total price for the stay. Offer may not be combined with any other offer, package, promotion or amenity inclusive program. Offer may be changed or canceled at any time at the sole discretion of the Resort.
Breakfast in Bed Package: Subject to availability. Minimum length of stay and room category restrictions may apply to some dates. Package includes a $45 breakfast credit per registered guest. Adding or changing the number of registered guests will change the room rate and total price for the stay. Offer may not be combined with any other offer, package, promotion or amenity inclusive program. Resort credits are valid during the booking in which it was reserved for. Credits can be used at Coliseum Pool & Grill, Pelican Grill, or In-Room Dining and are not applicable towards room, tax, gratuity, service fees or resort fee; may not be redeemed for cash. Offer may be changed or canceled at any time at the sole discretion of the Resort.
Biking to work in the wee hours of the morning? Or just looking to get out on the weekends for some night life? While cycling is generally done during the day, there are steps you can take to make a night ride more safe.
Prepare for your first night bike ride with these beginner tips and must-have bike accessories. From adding the right lights to your bike to wearing reflective gear, make sure you are seen to avoid an unwanted accident.
While your handlebar light might have a flash mode, avoid using it at night. Aimed at a driver, it can be disorienting and cause an accident. This goes for bright lights in general. A good rule of thumb is to point the light toward the ground 20 feet ahead.
On a night bike ride, be sure to wear reflective clothing. A great way to accomplish this rather easily is to use reflective tape. Reflective tape can not only be applied to fenders, frames and other bike parts, but also to your own clothing. Be sure to add reflective tape to your helmet.
You should always wear a helmet biking, even in the daylight hours, but at night especially. Make sure to choose a suitable helmet that not only fits well, but offers extra accessories to make you more visible to traffic and other bikers, such as the aforementioned reflective tape.
Even if you ride with a backpack, you still need to protect certain items from rain and other elements. For extra security, pack your phone, wallet and more valuable, fragile items in a Pelican personal utility case.
You mentioned the Times piece. The framing of that piece, how it situated you guys in metal, was interesting. Metal is a genre in which the fans are very passionate about the rules of it all. What was your perception of how the band was categorized?
We all came up in the Chicago DIY punk and hardcore scene, playing shows at Fireside Bowl and various all-ages spaces around town. The music that we were consuming up to that point had been largely punk and hardcore. It was the scene we existed in. From our perspective, even though we were cribbing from some metal influences, the internal perspective of the band was that we were of the hardcore scene.
When we started attracting a more metal fanbase, it was all fun and good, and what was interesting about the band was that, locally, the first thing we noticed after never attracting more than 50 people at hardcore shows is that we started pulling much bigger crowds from all these different scenes. We were playing music that existed at a cross-section of multiple genres, so no one could really claim it.
For that album in particular, we had a big support tour opening for Opeth, who had just put out Blackwater Park, their huge breakthrough album. That was an eye-opening experience, because metal tours feel really different from what we're used to. They were very private, shut-off, and particular about getting the things they needed. It was good professional experience in terms of understanding how to mount a bigger tour, but at the same time, we felt pretty alienated, and their fans felt pretty good about alienating us too. [Laughs] We weren't trying to be a metal band, we were just trying to do our own thing, and if people were put off by that, I get where they were coming from, because metal is tribalistic.
I'm always interested in talking to people from Chicago about Chicago. I feel like there's always something interesting going on musically in Chicago. What makes Chicago music scenes what they are?
Like ourselves, there's a lack of ambition to be a big band. There's more of an impetus to woodshed and create your own thing. There's so many different scenes and sub-scenes here, and people traveling freely between those scenes and soaking up influences. That's why you see so many bands developing their own thing, which generates this wealth of time and influences to develop different ideas.
Everybody's really supportive here, too. As soon as we started playing Empty Bottle, we became friends with Rob and Brian from 90 Day Men, and Noah from Milemarker. All these people immediately embraced what we were doing and became supporters of each others' music. Whatever cool and interesting thing you're doing, there's going to be people who come out and support it, and that kind of encouragement fosters a tremendous amount of creative energy here.
The shows since we came back have not been correct barometers for where the band stands right now. We did a House of Vans thing, we did a beer festival. We did six dates in Europe, two of them were festivals and four were headline shows. Two of the headline shows were flops, two were huge successes. We're doing four shows in August, the ticket sales look good right now, so we'll see. I'm trying not to get too caught up in what our standing is, though. I just want to keep doing the work. This nostalgic period has also been interesting and fun, but we've started writing again too, and now I'm more excited about making new music and moving past this retrospective era.
Tell me more about the ups and downs of playing shows post-pandemic.
The first show back, which was at Sleeping Village in Chicago, an underplay for us, sold out. It was our first show with Laurent in over 10 years, and we'd never taken a break from the band before, so the rest of us had been off for two years. It was like getting back on a bicycle. I didn't know if I remembered how to do it, and then it just came back to me. The feeling of positivity that was radiating off of our fans...I don't know if I'll ever forget it, it was such an incredible experience. The fests we've played have been really great, too. We played this fest in rural Germany called Freak Valley Fest, which was an interesting one. It's a one-stage festival, and they had us go on at midnight, so after eight hours of music and people drinking all day, the headlining slot felt kind of cursed. But people hung in there! It was gratifying.