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What are these lists?
                       Shows of note as of 10/07/93
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        The Chicago Shows List * No overdubs.  Recorded electrically.
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 New this week:
     BoDeans, Tower Records
     Cop Shoot Cop / Ethyl Meatplow, Metro
     Bruce Hornsby, Arie Crown
     Howard Jones, Park West
     Michael McDermott, Park West
     Nirvana / Mudhoney / Wipers, Aragon Ballroom
     Pitchblende / Hardvark / Kill Devil Hill, Lounge Ax
     Rage Against The Machine, Metro
     Skankin' Pickle / Blue Meanies / Trenchmouth / Smoking Popes, The Vic
     Space Streakings / Mount Shasta / Wreck, Lounge Ax
     Samples / Urban Twang (2nd show), Metro
     Vision Stain / The Fighters / Small Unfriendly Rodents / Numb Nuts, No
         Palace Studio
 
 
 NOTES:
     Primus / The Melvins moved to the Aragon.
     Green Jelly (or do you say Jello?) cancelled.
     The Didjits show in Elgin is 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
     12 Fri 8:00         *Bruce Hornsby (w/tapers section?!?) (tix Sat noon)
 
 
 ARAGON BALLROOM         Lawrence at Broadway
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 Oct 16 Sat 7:00         Primus / The Melvins (NEW VENUE)
     23 Sat              *Nirvana / Mudhoney / Wipers, (tix Sat 10am)
     25 Mon              *Nirvana / Mudhoney / Wipers, (same)
 
 
 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 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
 
 
 LOUNGE AX (21+)         2348 N. Lincoln / (312) 525-6620
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 Oct 08 Fri              Lava Sutra / Mystery Girls
     09 Sat              Velocity Girl / Tsunami / Smog
     10 Sun 9:00         Redd Kross / M.O.T.O.
     12 Tue 9:00         Boss Hog / The Flying Luttenbachers / Wiseacre
     13 Wed              *Pitchblende / Hardvark / Kill Devil Hill
     14 Thu              Tiny Lights / Mommyheads
     15 Fri              *Space Streakings / Mount Shasta / Wreck
     16 Sat              Buzzmuscle / Dolomite / Boy King / Paper Tulips
     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, Big Fish Ensemble, Dave Vanian & The
         Phantom Cords, Eleven / Eve's Plumb, Run Westy Run / Rodan /
         Grifters, Southern Culture On The Skids, Star Kitty, Steel Wool,
         The Coctails / King Kong, Tiny Lights / Mommy Heads, Flat Duo Jets,
         Superkools, Chris Knox, Pleasure, Shorty, Yo La Tengo / Freakwater,
         Tiger Trap, Envelope, Superchunk
 
 
 METRO                   3730 N. Clark / (312) 549-0203
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 Oct 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 10:00        Unrest / Stereolab (18+)
     16 Sat 10:00        Uptighty / Super Model / Children of Reality (18+)
     20 Wed 9:00         The Orb (in Smart Bar) (18+)
     20 Wed 9:30 $3      Hip Deep Trilogy / Infraction / Masses (18+)
     21 Thu 7:30 $12.50  Jim Rose Circus Sideshow / Ethyl Meatplow (aa)
     22 Fri $5           *Cop Shoot Cop / Ethyl Meatplow
     23 Sat 10:00        The Samples / Urban Twang (18+)
     24 Sun 7:30         *The Samples / Urban Twang (18+)
     26 Tue $10          *Rage Against The Machine (tix @ Metro only)
     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
     31 Sun              *Special Beat
     31 Sun              *Lab Report (Smart Bar)
 Nov 04 Thu 7:30         Cracker / Counting Crows (aa)
     12 Fri              Jamiroqual
     19 Fri              Buzzcocks / The Doughboys / Fudge
     27 Sat              Poster Children
 
 
 NO PALACE STUDIO        1801 Division
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 Oct 17 Sun 2:00 $3      *Vision Stain / The Fighters / Small Unfriendly
                             Rodents / Numb Nuts
 
 
 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)
     26 Tue 7:30         *Howard Jones (aa)
     30 Sat              *Michael McDermott
     31 Sun 7:30         David Sylvian / Robert Fripp
 Nov 01 Mon 7:30         Graham Parker
     03 Wed              Loudon Wainwright III
 
 
 PLAYHOUSE               7407 W. Madison, Forest Park
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 Nov 02 Tue 7:00 $5      *Screeching Weasel / 88 Fingers Louie / The Fighters
 
 
 RIVIERA THEATRE         4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway)
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 Oct 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
 
 
 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
 
 
 TOWER RECORDS           2301 N. Clark (at Belden) / (312) 477-5994
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 Oct 11 Mon 11:00 FREE   *BoDeans (limited to 500 people, doors at 10:30)
 
 
 THE VIC (21+)           3145 N. Sheffield
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 Oct 09 Sat              Margaret Becker
     10 Sun 7:30         Brian May Band / Gary Hoey (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)
     24 Sun 7:00 $7      *Skankin' Pickle / Blue Meanies / Trenchmouth /
                             Smoking Popes
     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)
     05 Fri 7:30         Squeeze (aa)
 
 
 WEEDS                   1550 N. Dayton
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 Oct 22 Fri              Buzzmuscle
 
 
 WRIGLEYSIDE             3527 N. Clark
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 Oct 31 Sun 6:30 $5      *Smoking Popes / No Empathy / Oblivion / Bollweevils
 
 
 ... 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 4-8 12-9
     Oct 9   10-6
     Oct 10  10-6 (bargain day... the $10 Atari 400 is mine)
 
 
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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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