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What are these lists?
                       Shows of note as of 10/01/93
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              The Chicago Shows List * Better late than never
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 New this week:
     Victor Borge, College of DuPage
     Boss Hog, Lounge Ax
     Buffalo Tom / Bettie Serveert / The Verlaines, Metro
     Buzzmuscle / Dolemite / Boy King, Lounge Ax
     Buzzmuscle, Weeds
     Caspar Brotzmannn Massaker / Don Caballero / Vineland / Rodan, Lounge Ax
     Cracker, Metro
     Dead Can Dance, The Vic
     Didjits / Judge Nothing / Smoking Popes / Groovy, Elgin Turners Club
     Tim Finn, Park West
     Firesign Theatre, Arie Crown
     Dan Fogelberg, Arie Crown
     Girls Against Boys / Brainiac / Sugarsmack, Metro
     Graham Parker, Park West
     Grout / Mi El Smasho / Diseased Culture / Misery Index / Squiddly
         Diddly / Spot Don't Eat Zot, No Palace Studio
     Hip Deep Trilogy / Infraction / Masses, Metro
     Jamiroqual, Metro
     Billy Joel, Rosemont Horizon (2nd show)
     Lava Sutra / Mystery Girls, Lounge Ax
     Mr. Blotto / Hello Dave, The Vic
     Christopher Parkening, College of DuPage
     Rancid / The Queers / 8-Bark / No Empathy, Elgin Turners Club
     Redd Kross / M.O.T.O., Lounge Ax
     The Samples / Urban Twang, Metro
     Squeeze, The Vic
     Suede, Park West
     David Sylvian / Robert Fripp, Park West
     Verve / Acetone, Metro
 
 NOTES:
     Primus / The Melvins moved to the Aragon.
     Green Jelly (or do you say Jello?) cancelled.
 
 
 ARIE CROWN THEATRE
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 Oct 23 Sat 8:00         Aretha Franklin / Buddy Guy
     30 Sat 8:00         *Firesign Theatre
 Nov 02 Tue 8:00         *Dan Fogelberg (acoustic) (duh)
     03 Wed              Robert Plant / Cry Of Love
 
 
 ARAGON BALLROOM         Lawrence at Broadway
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 Oct 16 Sat 7:00         Primus / The Melvins (NEW VENUE)
 
 
 CHINA CLUB (21+)        616 W. Fulton / (312) 466-0812
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 Oct 19 Tue 6:30         Digable Planets (aa)
     27 Wed 6:30         Ice Cube
 
 
 COLLEGE OF DUPAGE       (708) 858-3110
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 Oct 23 Sat              *Victor Borge
 Nov 05 Fri              *Christopher Parkening
 
 
 CUBBY BEAR (21+)        1059 W. Addison / (312) 327-1662
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 Oct 02 Sat FREE         Allgood
     05 Tue              John & Mary (John of 10,000 Maniacs)
     15 Fri              The Insiders / Texas Rubies
     21 Thu 7:30         Adrian Belew ("A solo performance of voice, guitar
                             & conversation")
 
 
 DUKE ELLINGTON BALLROOM NIU, Dekalb, IL
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 Oct 13 Wed $15/$18      Primus / The Melvins  Info: (708?/815?) 753-1580
 
 
 ELGIN TURNERS CLUB      112 Villa St., Elgin / (708) 742-7132
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 Oct 03 Sun 6:30 $6      *Rancid / The Queers / 8-Bark / No Empathy
     10 Sun 6:30 $6      *Didjits / Judge Nothing / Smoking Popes / Groovy
                             Love Vibes
 
 
 LOUNGE AX (21+)         2348 N. Lincoln / (312) 525-6620
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 Oct 01 Fri              Eleventh Dream Day / Antietam
     02 Sat              Fudgetunnel / Pain Teens / Season To Risk
     03 Sun 9:00         Larry Cash Jr / Flop / Hugh
     06 Wed 9:00         Jonathan Richman
     07 Thu 9:00         Jonathan Richman
     08 Fri              *Lava Sutra / Mystery Girls
     09 Sat              Velocity Girl / Tsunami / Smog
     10 Sun              *Redd Kross / M.O.T.O.
     12 Tue              *Boss Hog
     14 Thu              Tiny Lights / Mommyheads
     16 Sat              *Buzzmuscle / Dolemite / Boy King
     29 Fri              Southern Culture On The Skids
     30 Sat              The Coctails / King Kong
 Nov 13 Sun              *Caspar Brotzmannn Massaker / Don Caballero /
                             Vineland / Rodan
 
 Coming: Gun Club / Agent Orange, Pitchblende / Hardvark, Tiny Lights /
         Mommy Heads, Space Streakings / Mount Shasta / Wreck, Eleven /
         Eve's Plumb, Dave Vanian & The Phantom Cords, Run Westy Run /
         Rodan / Grifters, Big Fish Ensemble, Southern Culture On The Skids,
         The Coctails / King Kong, Yo La Tengo
 
 
 METRO                   3730 N. Clark / (312) 549-0203
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 Oct 01 Fri 10:00        Big Hat / Melting Hopefuls / (Everything) / Reality
                             Scare (18+)
     02 Sat 10:00        Didjits / Supersuckers / Leather Uppers (18+)
     06 Wed 9:30 $3      Oblivion / Nubile Thangs / Parlor (18+)
     08 Fri 7:30         Bob Mould (acoustic) / Vic Chestnutt  ==SOLD OUT==
     08 Fri 11:30        Sky Cries Mary (18+)
     09 Sat 7:30         Dramarama / Slim Dunlap (aa)
     09 Sat 11:30        Genitorturers / Wickerman (18+)
     13 Wed 7:30         Living Colour / Candlebox (aa) ==SOLD OUT==
     15 Fri              Unrest / Stereolab
     16 Sat              Uptighty / Super Model / Children of Reality
     20 Wed              The Orb
     20 Wed 9:30 $3      *Hip Deep Trilogy / Infraction / Masses (18+)
     21 Thu 7:30 $12.50  Jim Rose Circus Sideshow / Ethyl Meatplow (aa)
     23 Sat 10:00        *The Samples / Urban Twang (18+)
     27 Wed 9:30 $3      Lava Sutra / Envelope / Tommyrot (18+)
     29 Fri              Verve
     29 Fri 7:00         *Buffalo Tom / Bettie Serveert / The Verlaines
     29 Fri 11:30        *Verve / Acetone
     30 Sat 7:30         Dead Milkmen
     30 Sat 11:30        *Girls Against Boys / Brainiac / Sugarsmack
 Nov 04 Thu 7:30         *Cracker (aa) (tix Sat 10am)
     12 Fri              *Jamiroqual
     19 Fri              Buzzcocks / The Doughboys / Fudge
     27 Sat              Poster Children
 
 
 NO PALACE STUDIO        1801 Division
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 Oct 02 Sat              *Grout / Mi El Smasho / Diseased Culture / Misery
                             Index / Squiddly Diddly / Spot Don't Eat Zot
                             Info: (708) 453-4451
 
 
 PARK WEST (21+)         322 W. Armitage
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 Oct 08 Fri 7:30         Vai featuring Steve Vai (aa)
     16 Sat 7:30 $7      *Tim Finn (aa)
     20 Wed 7:30         Jimmy Cliff (aa)
     22 Fri 7:30         *Suede (aa)
     31 Sun 7:30         *David Sylvian / Robert Fripp
 Nov 01 Mon 7:30         *Graham Parker
     03 Wed              Loudon Wainwright III
 
 
 RIVIERA THEATRE         4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway)
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 Oct 05 Tue 7:30         Iggy Pop / Cop Shoot Cop
     09 Sat 5:00         Bad Religion / Green Day / All / Seaweed
     15 Fri 6:00         Belly / Radiohead
     23 Sat 6:30         Paul Westerberg / Walt Mink ==SOLD OUT==
     29 Fri 6:30         Robert Cray Band / Albert Collins
     30 Sat 6:30         Robert Cray Band / Albert Collins
 
 
 ROSEMONT HORIZON
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 Nov 16 Tue              Billy Joel  ==SOLD OUT==
     19 Fri              *Billy Joel  (new show, tix Mon 10am)
 
 
 STAR PLAZA THEATER      1-65 & US 30, Merrillville, IN / (312) 734-7266
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 Oct 12 Tue              Duran Duran
     13 Wed              Duran Duran
     19 Tue              Tears For Fears
 
 
 THE VIC (21+)           3145 N. Sheffield
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 Oct 09 Sat              Margaret Becker
     10 Sun 7:30         Brian May Band (aa)
     15 Fri 7:30         Uncle Tupelo (aa)
     16 Sat 7:30         The Connells / Queen Sarah Saturday
     20 Wed 9:00         The Radiators (18+)
     22 Fri 8:30         *Mr. Blotto / Hello Dave (17+)
     23 Sat 7:30         Vince Neil / Savatage / Royal Bastards (aa)
     30 Thu 9:00         Freddy Jones Band (aa)
     31 Sun 7:30         Bad Brains / Boredoms / Prong (aa)
 Nov 02 Tue 7:30         *Dead Can Dance (aa, reserved seats, tix Sat noon)
     05 Fri 7:30         *Squeeze (aa, tix Sat noon)
 
 
 WEEDS                   1550 N. Dayton
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 Oct 22 Fri              *Buzzmuscle
 
 
 ... and though it's not a show, it bears mentioning here:
     16th Annual Old Orchard Mammoth Music And Record Mart
     Old Orchard Center, Old Orchard Rd & Skokie Blvd, Skokie
     Oct 1   11-9
     Oct 2-3 10-6
     Oct 4-8 12-9
     Oct 9   10-6
     Oct 10  10-6 (bargain day)
 
 
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 The code list:
     *       new listing
     18+     18-and-over
     21+     21-and-over
     aa      all ages
 
 All shows are all ages except where noted.
 All information listed is subject to change.  Phone First.
 
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