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January 28, 1994

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What are these lists?
                    Shows of note as of 01/28/94
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          The Chicago Shows List:  ...opens with a deafening roar...
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 New this week:
     Almost True / Yard Sale, Metro
     Bob Evans / Bubblegum Thunder, Lounge Ax
     Buffalo Tom / The Spinanes, The Vic  (tix Sat 10am)
     The Drovers / Big Hat, Metro
     Flaming Lips, Metro  (XRT or JBTV for ticket info)
     Freddy Jones Band, The Vic  (tix Sat noon)
     Hawkwind / Helios Creed / Sleep, Lounge Ax
     James, The Vic  (tix Sat 10am)
     Kurtis Blow / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five / Kool Moe Dee &
         The Original Treacherous Three / Sugarhill Gang / Whodini, Park
         West
     Matt Wilson & Planet Maker, Lounge Ax
     Pleasure / Lava Sutra, Lounge Ax
     Poi Dog Pondering, The Vic  (tix Sat 10am)
     The Queers / The Bollweevils / The Fighters / Winepress, Off The Alley
     Redd Kross, Metro
     Rocket From The Crypt / Rodan / '68 Comeback, Lounge Ax
     Slim Dunlap / Ike Reilly / Community #9 / The Gel-Tones, Metro
     Thax After Dark, Lounge Ax
     Three Blue Teardrops / Tommyrot / The Mean Reds, Metro
     UB40 / US3, Aragon Ballroom
     Warren Zevon, Park West  (tix Sat 10am)
     Well Of Souls / Cut / Big'N, Metro
 
 
 Ajax Records:  2156 W. Chicago Ave., / (312) 772-4783
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 Jan 30 Sun FREE         Seam
 Feb 13 Sun FREE         Labradford
 
 
 Aragon Ballroom:  Lawrence at Broadway
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 Mar 17 Thu              *UB40 / US3
 
 
 Avalon:  959 West Belmont / (312) 472-3020
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 Feb 02 Wed              Crash Test Dummies ==SOLD OUT==
     12 Sat              Dread Zeppelin
 
 
 Biddy Mulligan's:  7644 N. Sheridan / (312) 761-6532
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 Jan 29 Sat              Spirit
 Feb 04 Fri              Sweet
 
 
 Elbo Room:  2871 N. Lincoln, (312) 549-7700
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 Feb 27 Sun              Exene Cervenka / Professor Griff / Don Bajema
                             (Spoken word)
 
 
 Empty Bottle:  1035 N. Western / (312) 276-3600
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 Jan 28 Fri              Small Ball Paul / Throw
     29 Sat              Wreck / Triple Fast Action
 
 
 Lounge Ax (21+):  2348 N. Lincoln / (312) 525-6620
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 Jan 28 Fri              Laughing Hyenas / Hammerhead / Wig / Undone
     29 Sat              New Duncan Imperials / Brown Betty
 Feb 02 Wed              *Thax After Dark
     03 Thu              *Bob Evans / Bubblegum Thunder
     04 Fri              *Hawkwind / Helios Creed / Sleep
     05 Sat              *Pleasure / Lava Sutra
     11 Fri              *Rocket From The Crypt / Rodan / '68 Comeback
     18 Fri              Red Red Meat / Boy King
     19 Sat              *Matt Wilson & Planet Maker
 
 COMING: Hammerhead, Undone, Laughing Hyenas, Wig, Dolomite / Archers of 
         Loaf / Labradford, Ed Hall / Specula, Chokebore, Apollo 9, Flop, 
         Paul K. & The Weatermen, Tom Cora & The Ex / Tortoise
 
 
 Metro:  3730 N. Clark / (312) 549-0203
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 Jan 28 Fri 10:00        The Lupins / Baby M / Brain Kiss / The Mummys
     29 Sat 7:00         Quicksand / Seaweed / Hum
     29 Sat 11:00        Luck Of Eden Hall / The Renfields / So Scared (18+)
 Feb 02 Wed 9:30 $3      No Pain / Simple Simon / Pope Salad (18+)
     04 Fri 7:30         Alex Chilton / The Ben Vaughn Combo
     04 Fri 11:00        Possum Dixon / Blind Venetians (18+)
     05 Sat 7:30         Swervedriver / Medicine
     05 Sat 11:00        Raging Slab / 77 Luscious Babes (18+)
     09 Wed 9:30 $3      G-Men / Doghouse / Subliminal EX (18+)
     11 Fri 7:30         Teenage Fanclub / Yo La Tengo (aa)
     11 Fri 11:00        Math / The Flying Luttenbachers / Wiseacre / The
                             Scissor Girls
     12 Sat              Dhamba 8 / Malukosamba / Las Toallitas
     16 Wed              *Three Blue Teardrops / Tommyrot / The Mean Reds
     18 Fri FREE         *Flaming Lips (XRT or JBTV for ticket info)
     19 Sat              *The Drovers / Big Hat
     24 Thu              Bob Mould (solo acoustic) ==SOLD OUT==
     25 Fri              *Slim Dunlap / Ike Reilly / Community #9 / The
                             Gel-Tones
     26 Sat 7:30         *Well Of Souls / Cut / Big'N
     26 Sat 11:30        *Almost True / Yard Sale
 Mar 04 Fri              *Redd Kross
 
 
 Off The Alley:  18061 S. Dixie Hwy, Homewood / (708) 798-2252
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 Feb 20 Sun 6:30 $5      *The Queers / The Bollweevils / The Fighters /
                             Winepress
 
 
 Park West (21+):  322 W. Armitage
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 Jan 28 Fri 7:30 $12     Lowen & Navarro / Ralph Covert / Billy Falcon (aa)
 Feb 09 Wed 7:30         Leo Kottke / Susan Werner
     17 Thu 7:30         Nick Heyward / Moxy Fruvous (aa)
     18 Fri              *Kurtis Blow / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious
                             Five / Kool Moe Dee & The Original Treacherous
                             Three / Sugarhill Gang / Whodini (aa)
     20 Sun              Celine Dion
     24 Thu 7:00         John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
     25 Fri 7:30         *Warren Zevon (tix Sat 10am)
 
 
 Riviera Theatre:  4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway)
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 Feb 05 Sat 7:30         Concrete Blonde / The Oblivious
     14 Mon 7:30         Juliana Hatfield Three / Dig / Veruc Salt
     23 Wed 7:00         John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
 
 
 Schubas Tavern (21+):  3759 N. Southport (at Belmont) / (312) 525-2508
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 Feb 26 Sat              John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
 
 
 The Vic (21+):  3145 N. Sheffield
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 Feb 04 Fri              The Radiators
     05 Sat              Stewart Copeland & The Rhythmatists (reserved
                             seats)
     11 Fri 7:30         Mighty Mighty Bosstones / New Bomb Turks / Cyclone
                             Temple (aa)
     11 Fri 8:00         *Freddy Jones Band (17+) (tix Sat noon)
     16 Wed 7:30         The Wonder Stuff / Chapterhouse (aa)
     17 Thu 7:30         Poi Dog Pondering (aa) ==SOLD OUT==
     18 Fri 7:30         *Poi Dog Pondering (aa) (tix Sat 10am)
     20 Sun 7:30         *James (aa) (tix Sat 10am)
     26 Sat 7:30         *Buffalo Tom / The Spinanes (aa) (tix Sat 10am)
 Mar 18 Fri              Andreas Vollenweider
 
 
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 The code list:
     *       new listing
     18+     18-and-over
     21+     21-and-over
     aa      all ages
 
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     comes closest to the actual retail price of their showcase, without
     going over, wins that showcase.
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