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February 10, 1994

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What are these lists?
                    Shows of note as of 02/10/94
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 New this week:
     Altan, Abbey Pub
     Blind Melon, Riviera Theatre  (tix Fri noon)
     Cocteau Twins, Riviera Theatre  (tix Sat noon)
     Flop / Rosehips, Lounge Ax
     James live in-store, Rose Records
     Jawbreaker, Off The Alley  (tix available at the Queers show or at
         Record Swap if they don't sell out)
     Kurtis Blow / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five / Kool Moe Dee &
         The Original Treacherous Three / Sugarhill Gang / Whodini, Park
         West  ==CANCELLED==
     Low / Dolly Varden, Empty Bottle
     Machines Of Loving Grace, Metro
     Morphine, Lounge Ax
     Oleta Adams, Park West  (tix Sat noon)
     Pearl Jam, Chicago Stadium  (No ticket info yet)
     Q101's Random Acts I, Metro  (I just report 'em)
     Red Red Meat, Reckless Records
     Rev. Horton Heat / Flat Duo Jets / Run Westy Run, Metro
     The Sea And Cake / The Joy Poppers, Empty Bottle
     Sepultura / Fudgetunnel / Clutch / Fear Factory, Riviera Theatre  (tix
         Sat noon)
     Shawn Colvin acoustic, Park West  (tix Sat noon)
     Skatalites, Metro
     Tommy Chong, Cubby Bear
     Tripping Daisy / Eve's Plum, Metro
     Vambo Marble Eye / She, Lounge Ax
     Vic Vacume & The Attachments / Gel-Tones / Wickerman / Killer Kitchen
         Utensils, Number One Soul
     The Waste Kings / The Mortals, Empty Bottle
     Wolverton Brothers / Fig Dish / Vix Krater, Empty Bottle
 
 
 Abbey Pub:  3420 W. Grace (at Elston) / (312) 478-4408
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 Feb 18 Fri 8:00         *Altan
     18 Fri 10:00        *Altan
 
 
 Ajax Records:  2156 W. Chicago Ave., / (312) 772-4783
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 Feb 13 Sun 3:00 FREE    Labradford
 
 
 Aragon Ballroom:  Lawrence at Broadway
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 Feb 25 Fri              Black Sabbath / Motorhead / Morbid Angel
 Mar 17 Thu              UB40 / US3
 
 
 Cafe Kismet:  131 N. Genesee, Waukegan / (708) 244-1111
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 Feb 25 Fri 8:30         The Smoothies
 
 
 Chicago Stadium
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 Mar 10 Thu              *Pearl Jam (No ticket info yet)
 
 
 Cubby Bear (21+):  1059 W. Addison / (312) 327-1662
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 Mar 05 Sat 8:00         *Tommy Chong
     05 Sat 11:00        Webb Wilder
 
 
 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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 Feb 11 Fri              *Wolverton Brothers / Fig Dish / Vix Krater
     12 Sat              *Low / Dolly Varden
     18 Fri              *The Waste Kings / The Mortals
     19 Sat              *The Sea And Cake / The Joy Poppers
 Mar 06 Sun              *Morphine
 
 COMING: Veruca Salt, Boy King, Venison, God Bullies, Johnboy, Dis, Mother, 
         God & Texas, Hog Lady, Squash Blossom, The Forbidden Dimension, 
         Honcho Overload, Steakdaddy Six
 
 
 Fitzgerald's:  6615 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn / (708) 788-2188
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 Mar 25 Fri              Webb Wilder
     26 Sat              Webb Wilder
 
 
 Lounge Ax (21+):  2348 N. Lincoln / (312) 525-6620
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 Feb 11 Fri              Rocket From The Crypt / Rodan / '68 Comeback
     12 Sat              Dolomite / Archers Of Loaf / Labradford
     13 Sun              Uptighty / Mint Aundry / Figdish
     17 Thu              *Vambo Marble Eye / She
     18 Fri              Red Red Meat / Boy King
     19 Sat              Matt Wilson & Planet Maker / The Dysfunctionells
     22 Tue 7:00         *Flop / Rosehips
 Mar 05 Sat              *Morphine
 
 COMING: Donkey, Hammerhead, Undone, Laughing Hyenas, Wig, Ed Hall / 
         Specula, Chokebore, Apollo 9, Paul K. & The Weathermen / The Waste 
         Kings, Tom Cora & The Ex / Tortoise, Hazel, 2 Fast 4 Love, Trumans 
         Water, Shorty / Jackonuts / Harvey Milk, Antenna, Nicholas 
         Tremulis, Uncle Tupelo
 
 
 Metro:  3730 N. Clark / (312) 549-0203
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 Feb 11 Fri 7:30         Teenage Fanclub / Yo La Tengo (aa)
     11 Fri 11:00        Math / The Flying Luttenbachers / Wiseacre / The
                             Scissor Girls (18+)
     12 Sat 10:30        Dhamba 8 / Malukosamba / Las Toallitas (18+)
     16 Wed 9:30 $3      Three Blue Teardrops / Tommyrot / The Mean Reds
                             (18+)
     18 Fri 10:00 FREE   Flaming Lips (18+) ==SOLD (sic) OUT==
     19 Sat              The Drovers / Big Hat / Daniel McGuiness (18+)
     23 Wed              Surrendur Dorthi / Third Stone / Obvious
     24 Thu              Bob Mould / Vic Chesnutt ==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 7:30         *Machines Of Loving Grace
     04 Fri              Redd Kross / Dandelion / Lava Sutra
     11 Fri              Jawbox / Girls Against Boys / Trenchmouth
     12 Sat              *Q101's Random Acts I (I just report 'em)
     15 Tue              *Tripping Daisy / Eve's Plum
     18 Fri              *Skatalites
     19 Sat              *Rev. Horton Heat / Flat Duo Jets / Run Westy Run
 
 
 Number One Soul:  127 S. Grove, Elgin / (708) 697-5304
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 Feb 19 Sat              *Vic Vacume & The Attachments / Gel-Tones /
                             Wickerman / Killer Kitchen Utensils
 
 
 Off The Alley:  18061 S. Dixie Hwy, Homewood / (708) 798-2252
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 Feb 12 Sat 7:00 $5      Sedition / Gravel Bone
     19 Sat 7:00 $5      Mystified Thinking / Faith / A.F. A.F.
     20 Sun 6:30 $5      The Queers / The Bollweevils / The Fighters /
                             Winepress
     26 Sat 7:00 $5      Snap Judgement / Tortoise / Worm Hole
 Mar 31 Thu 7:00         *Jawbreaker (tix available at the Queers show or
                             at Record Swap if they don't sell out)
 
 
 Park West (21+):  322 W. Armitage
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 Feb 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 ==CANCELLED==
     20 Sun              Celine Dion ==SOLD OUT==
     24 Thu 7:00         John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
     25 Fri 7:30         Warren Zevon
 Mar 01 Tue 7:30         Mr. Big (aa)
     10 Thu 7:30         *Oleta Adams (aa) (tix Sat noon)
     24 Thu 7:30         The Roches
     25 Fri 7:30         Shawn Colvin acoustic ==SOLD OUT==
     25 Fri 10:30        *Shawn Colvin acoustic (tix Sat noon)
 
 
 Reckless Records:  3157 N. Broadway / (312) 404-5080
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 Feb 19 Sat 3:00 FREE    *Red Red Meat
 
 
 Riviera Theatre:  4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway)
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 Feb 14 Mon 7:30         Juliana Hatfield Three / Dig / Veruca Salt
     23 Wed 7:00         John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
 Mar 05 Sat 7:00         Joe Satriani / Rollover
     08 Tue 7:30         *Blind Melon (tix Fri noon)
     22 Tue 7:30         *Cocteau Twins (tix Sat noon)
     23 Wed 6:30         *Sepultura / Fudgetunnel / Clutch / Fear Factory
                             (tix Sat noon)
 
 
 Rose Records:  3259 N. Ashland
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 Feb 22 Tue 5:30 FREE    *James live in-store
 
 
 Rosemont Horizon:  Touhy & Mannheim, Rosemont
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 Feb 24 Thu 7:30         Rod Stewart
 Mar 29 Tue 7:30         Rush / Primus
     30 Wed 7:30         Rush / Primus
 
 
 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 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) ==SOLD OUT==
     19 Sat 7:30         Poi Dog Pondering (aa) ==SOLD OUT==
     20 Sun 7:30         James (aa) ==SOLD OUT==
     26 Sat 7:30         Buffalo Tom / The Spinanes / St. Johnny (aa)
 Mar 18 Fri              Andreas Vollenweider
 Apr 01 Fri 7:30         Richard Thompson and his band (aa) (tix Sat noon)
 
 
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 The code list:
     *       new listing
     18+     18-and-over
     21+     21-and-over
     aa      all ages
     K or U  Kosher
 
 All shows are all ages except where noted.
 All ticket prices are rounded up to the next dollar.  The contestant who
     comes closest to the actual retail price of their showcase, without
     going over, wins that showcase.
 All information listed is subject to change.  Phone First.
 
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